SCOTUSBlog Petition of the Day: Constitutional Challenge to Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement

From SCOTUSblog:

Title: S&M Brands, Inc. v. Caldwell
Docket: 10-622
Issue(s): (1) Whether a binding agreement among multiple states and private companies is immunized from antitrust scrutiny under the state-action immunity doctrine of Parker v. Brown, 317 U.S. 341 (1943); and (2) whether a binding agreement among multiple states, with both intra- and interstate effects, violates the Compact Clause, Article I, § 10, cl. 3 of the United States Constitution, in the absence of congressional approval.

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Seems worthwhile for Indian country to watch this case, even participate, since the tobacco MSA has had such a dramatic impact on Indian country business activities.