Legal Opinion
Russel H. Beatie, Jr. v. City of New York Rudolph Giuliani, Mayor, Mayor of the City of New York Council of the City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 2, 1997No. 1151, Docket 96-9131PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
Today, cigar makers cannot keep up with the demand for their product. William G. Flanagan, Cigar Madness, Forbes, April 21, 1997, at 134. Reasons advanced for this new-found popularity range from the attraction the politically incorrect cigar holds for those who dislike to run with the herd, to the role of the cigar as a status symbol, as telling as a cellular telephone. See JR Tobacco of America, Inc. v. Davidoff of Geneva, 957 F.Supp. 426, 428 (S.D.N.Y.1997). In the midst of this cigar-smoking renaissance, and after considerable public debate, the City of New York…
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