FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC
145 S. Ct. 898 · Decided April 2, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC was decided on April 2, 2025 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Consumer protection” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2024
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-1038
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 898 · 221 L. Ed. 2d 436 · 2025 U.S. LEXIS 1368
- Docket number
- 23-1038
- Decided
- April 2, 2025
- Argued
- December 2, 2024
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Consumer protection
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
Full case caption
FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC
SCDB identifiers: case 2024-003, docket 2024-003-01.
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