Jurisdiction Ruling Against Tribal Cigarette Company Correct, California Argues

Mealey's (June 8, 2020, 6:43 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A California appeals court correctly held that the state has jurisdiction to regulate the sale of cigarettes by an Indian tobacco company in California, so review of the dispute by the U.S. Supreme Court is not needed, the state tells the high court in a June 5 response brief filed at the request of the court (Native Wholesale Supply Company v. People of California ex rel. Xavier Becerra, No. 19-985, U.S. Sup.)....