Altria Group, Inc. v. Good
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Altria Group v. Good, 555 U.S. 70 (2008), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a state law prohibiting deceptive tobacco advertising was not preempted by a federal law regulating cigarette advertising.
Quick Facts Altria Group v. Good, Argued October 6, 2008 Decided December 15, 2008 ...
Altria Group v. Good | |
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Argued October 6, 2008 Decided December 15, 2008 | |
Full case name | Altria Group, Inc., et al. v. Stephanie Good, et al. |
Docket no. | 07-562 |
Citations | 555 U.S. 70 (more) 129 S. Ct. 538; 172 L. Ed. 2d 398 |
Case history | |
Prior | Summary judgment for defendants, 436 F. Supp. 2d 132 (D. Me. 2006); reversed, 501 F.3d 29 (1st Cir. 2007); cert. granted, 552 U.S. 1162 (2008). |
Holding | |
Federal law does not preempt the application of state law prohibiting deceptive practices in advertising to the advertisement of tar and nicotine rates in cigarettes. First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens, joined by Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Dissent | Thomas, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Alito |
Laws applied | |
15 U.S.C. § 1334(b) (Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act); Me. Rev. Stat. Ann., Tit. 5, § 207(Supp. 2008) (Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act) |
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