3rd Circuit Panel Questions If Philadelphia Flavored Cigar Ban Is Preempted

Mealey's (July 8, 2021, 5:09 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on June 23 heard oral arguments as the city of Philadelphia appeals a district court’s ruling enjoining enforcement of the city’s ordinance restricting sales of flavored cigars and roll-your-own tobacco products, which Philadelphia argues is targeted at adults and should not be preempted by an existing state law regulating youth access to tobacco products....