Food and Drug Administration v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co.
145 S. Ct. 1984 · Decided June 20, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Food and Drug Administration v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. was decided on June 20, 2025 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal courts of appeals” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2024
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-1187
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 1984 · 222 L. Ed. 2d 472 · 2025 U.S. LEXIS 2386
- Docket number
- 23-1187
- Decided
- June 20, 2025
- Argued
- January 21, 2025
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Jurisdiction of federal courts of appeals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA)
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Food and Drug Administration v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 2024-030, docket 2024-030-01.
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