R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. et al., Plaintiffs, v. U.S. Food & Drug Administration et al., Defendants. (2022)

FINAL JUDGMENT

Upon consideration of the record and the parties' arguments, it is declared that enforcement against plaintiffs of the rule issued by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration on March 18, 2020, entitled Tobacco Products; Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements, 85 Fed. Reg. 15,638, would be unlawful as contrary to constitutional right under the First Amendment. That rule is hereby vacated.

All other relief prayed for is denied without prejudice, with the exception of attorneys' fees and costs, which may be moved for after this final judgment. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d).

The clerk of court is directed to enter this document on the docket as a final judgment. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 58.

So ordered by the court on December 7, 2022.

J. CAMPBELL BARKER United States District Judge