2nd Circuit:  State Cigarette Rule Challenged By Indian Company Is Constitutional

Mealey's (February 9, 2021, 1:44 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 8 affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a Canadian First Nations-owned cigarette manufacturer’s constitutional challenge to a Connecticut state regulation requiring detailed import and sales records after finding that potential discrepancies in the manufacturer’s records caused by sales in Indian country will not immediately cause the manufacturer to lose its sales license....