FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC
U.S. Supreme Court · decided April 2, 2025 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- April 2, 2025
- Term
- October Term 2024
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Alito
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2024 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321, 337 . SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION v. WAGES AND WHITE LION INVESTMENTS, L. L. C., DBA TRITON DISTRIBUTION, ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 23–1038. Argued December 2, 2024—Decided April 2, 2025 This case concerns whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lawfully denied respondents authorization to market certain electronic nicotine delivery system products—known as electronic cigarettes, e- cigarettes, or vapes. These products have rapidly gained popularity during the past 20 years, offering existing smokers a potentially safer alternative to traditional combustible cigarettes. But e-cigarettes carry their own health risks, and the panoply of available flavors— which include not only traditional cigarette flavors (like tobacco and menthol) but also fruit, candy, and dessert flavors—appeals to non- smokers, particularly younger Americans. The FDA has long had the responsibility…
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