FDA v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co.

Decided June 20, 2025. Amy Coney Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-1187 · 606 U.S. 226 (2025) · Cited 9 times

Holding

Retailers who would sell a new tobacco product if not for the FDA’s denial order may seek judicial review of that order under 21 U. S. C. §387l(a)(1).

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. · 572 U.S. 118 (2014)
• Clarke v. Securities Industry Assn. · 479 U.S. 388 (1987)
• Block v. Community Nutrition Institute · 467 U.S. 340 (1984)
• Bank of Am. Corp. v. City of Miami · 581 U.S. 189 (2017)
• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. · 514 U.S. 122 (1995)
• Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp · 397 U.S. 150 (1970)
• Bennett v. Spear · 520 U.S. 154 (1997)
• National Credit Union Administration v. First National Bank & Trust Co. · 522 U.S. 479 (1998)
• OBB Personenverkehr AG v. Sachs · 577 U.S. 27 (2015)
• Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation · 497 U.S. 871 (1990)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath · 341 U.S. 123 (1951)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Yee v. City of Escondido · 503 U.S. 519 (1992)
• United States v. Gonzales · 520 U.S. 1 (1997)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Sanders Bros. Radio Station · 309 U.S. 470 (1940)
• Air Courier Conference of America v. American Postal Workers Union · 498 U.S. 517 (1991)
• Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon · 596 U.S. 450 (2022)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2025). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).