FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
E174544
FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. is a landmark 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Food and Drug Administration lacked authority under existing law to regulate tobacco products as customarily marketed.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. canonical | 1 |
| Food and Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1534744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. Context triple: [Brown & Williamson, involvedIn, FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.]
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A.
United States v. American Tobacco Co.
United States v. American Tobacco Co. was a landmark 1911 U.S. Supreme Court antitrust case that led to the breakup of the American Tobacco Company under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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B.
Helvering v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Helvering v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is a 1930s U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed federal tax treatment of corporate stock transactions involving the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
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C.
1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
The 1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act is a U.S. law that mandated health warnings on cigarette packages and restricted tobacco advertising as part of the first major federal effort to inform the public about the dangers of smoking.
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D.
Center for Tobacco Products
The Center for Tobacco Products is the U.S. FDA division responsible for regulating the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products to protect public health.
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E.
1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act
The 1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act was a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened cigarette labeling requirements and banned cigarette advertising on television and radio to reduce smoking-related health risks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. Target entity description: FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. is a landmark 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Food and Drug Administration lacked authority under existing law to regulate tobacco products as customarily marketed.
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A.
United States v. American Tobacco Co.
United States v. American Tobacco Co. was a landmark 1911 U.S. Supreme Court antitrust case that led to the breakup of the American Tobacco Company under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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B.
Helvering v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Helvering v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is a 1930s U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed federal tax treatment of corporate stock transactions involving the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
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C.
1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
The 1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act is a U.S. law that mandated health warnings on cigarette packages and restricted tobacco advertising as part of the first major federal effort to inform the public about the dangers of smoking.
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D.
Center for Tobacco Products
The Center for Tobacco Products is the U.S. FDA division responsible for regulating the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products to protect public health.
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E.
1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act
The 1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act was a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened cigarette labeling requirements and banned cigarette advertising on television and radio to reduce smoking-related health risks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
United States administrative law
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United States food and drug law ⓘ tobacco regulation ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1999-12-01 ⓘ |
| citation | 529 U.S. 120 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedIn | 2000 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2000-03-21 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 98-1152 ⓘ |
| fullName |
FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
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surface form:
Food and Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
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| holding |
Congress had not granted the FDA jurisdiction to regulate tobacco products as customarily marketed
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The Food and Drug Administration lacked authority under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to regulate tobacco products as customarily marketed ⓘ |
| impact | limited FDA authority over tobacco products until new congressional legislation ⓘ |
| joinedByInDissent |
David H. Souter
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John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| keyFinding |
Congress had created a distinct regulatory scheme for tobacco products separate from the FDCA
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FDA regulation of tobacco as a drug-device combination would have required banning tobacco, which Congress did not intend ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
administrative law
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federal regulation of tobacco ⓘ scope of agency authority ⓘ statutory interpretation ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Sandra Day O’Connor
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surface form:
Sandra Day O'Connor
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| originatedFrom | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ |
| petitioner | Food and Drug Administration ⓘ |
| precedentialStatus | binding precedent in U.S. federal courts ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Chevron deference
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major questions doctrine ⓘ |
| relatedStatute | Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent |
Brown & Williamson
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surface form:
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
other tobacco companies ⓘ |
| result | Fourth Circuit judgment affirmed ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal regulation of cigarettes
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federal regulation of smokeless tobacco ⓘ |
| subsequentDevelopment | Congress later enacted the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 granting FDA explicit authority over tobacco ⓘ |
| volume | 529 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. Description of subject: FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. is a landmark 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Food and Drug Administration lacked authority under existing law to regulate tobacco products as customarily marketed.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
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FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
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this entity surface form:
Food and Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation