First Nations Cigarette Company Appeals Connecticut Regulations To 2nd Circuit

Mealey's (June 15, 2020, 3:26 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A Canadian First Nations-owned cigarette manufacturer in a June 1 appellant brief urges the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse the dismissal of its constitutional challenge to a Connecticut state regulation on cigarette sales, which it asserts is an irrational requirement that is “impossible” to comply with and that conflicts with applicable federal law by regulating commerce beyond the state’s borders (Grand River Enterprises Six Nations Ltd. v. John Biello, Acting Commissioner of Connecticut Department of Revenue Services, No. 20-1044, 2nd. Cir.)....