Legal Opinion

Council of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of America v. State

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided March 16, 2006No. A03-2020Published

1Opinion of the Court

713 N.W.2d 300 (2006)

COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA, et al., Appellants,

v.

The STATE of Minnesota, et al., Respondents.

No. A03-2020.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

March 16, 2006.

Rehearing Denied May 16, 2006.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

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…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Lehnhausen v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Jenness v. FortsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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