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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al. v. Food and Drug Administration, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-40076 · judgment March 21, 2024


Certiorari denied · November 25, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 9% cert probability (95% interval 6%–13%)

Before the decision, about 2.1× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

NICHOLAS L. SCHLOSSMAN CONSTANTINE PAMPHILIS LATHAM & WATKINS LLP KASOWITZ BENSON 300 Colorado Street TORRES LLP Austin, TX 78701 1415 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100 Counsel for Petitioner Houston, TX 77002 ITG Brands LLC LEONARD A. FEIWUS NANCY ELIZABETH KASCHEL KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES LLP 1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019 Counsel for Petitioner Liggett Group LLC

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ryan Jeffrey Watson

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
4 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Nov 25 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 06 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024.
  3. Nov 05 2024
    Reply of petitioners R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  4. Oct 21 2024
    Brief of respondents Food and Drug Administration, et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Sep 20 2024
    Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
  6. Sep 20 2024
    Brief amicus curiae of Altria Group, Inc. filed.
  7. Sep 20 2024
    Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
  8. Sep 20 2024
    Brief amici curiae of National Advertisers, et al. filed.
  9. Aug 26 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 21, 2024.
  10. Aug 23 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 20, 2024 to October 21, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Aug 19 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 20, 2024)