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The huge stakes in a Supreme Court case about vaping by children and teens

FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, which the Supreme Court will hear on the first Monday in December, is a significant case in its own right. It involves the Food and Drug Administration’s long-delayed attempt to regulate flavored nicotine vapes and to prevent children from becoming addicted to nicotine because they are enticed by vapes with fruit or candy flavors. The huge stakes in a Supreme Court case about vaping The justices face the awkward task of reviewing some very shoddy work by Judge Andy Oldham, a potential future colleague. But the case is also significant for another reason. Seven federal appeals courts unanimously rejected legal challenges to the FDA’s decision not to au... [Read more]

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