Legal Opinion
Council of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of America v. State
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 16, 2006No. A03-2020PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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We are asked to determine the constitutionality of Minn.Stat. § 297F.24 (2004), Minnesota’s Cigarette Fee Act (the Act). Appellants, Council of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of America, Carolina Tobacco Co., and Winner Tobacco Wholesale, Inc. (collectively, appellants), challenge the constitutionality of the Act on three grounds: (1) violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Sections 3 and 8, of the Minnesota Constitution; (2) violation of *303the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Lehnhausen v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Dahlberg Brothers, Inc. v. Ford Motor CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
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3Cited by10 opinions
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