Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 18, 2011No. 10-5227PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Circuit Judge:
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On March 31, 2010, the President signed into law the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (“PACT Act”), Pub.L. No. 111— 154, 124 Stat. 1087 (2010). The Act, which significantly amended its predecessor, the Jenkins Act, was aimed primarily at combating three evils: tobacco sales to minors, cigarette trafficking, and circumvention of state taxation requirements. Pub.L. No. 111-154, § 1(b), reprinted in 15 U.S.C. § 375 note (findings 1-10). The means Congress selected to achieve these ends are the subject of the litigation in this case. Congress reasoned that by requiring…
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