Legal Opinion
Council of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of America v. State
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided August 24, 2004No. A03-2020PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT H. SCHUMACHER, Judge.
Appellants Council of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of America, Carolina Tobacco Company, and Winner Tobacco Wholesale, Inc. brought this action to prohibit enforcement of Minn.Stat. § 297F.24 (Supp.2003), alleging that the statute violates the First Amendment, Equal Protection and state uniformity clauses. Appellants further contend that the statute is a bill of attainder and unconstitutional special legislation.
MinmStat. § 297F.24 is not a direct attempt to regulate speech but has a legitimate legislative purpose and therefore is not an infringement of…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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