Judge Grants Summary Judgment On Tribe’s Challenge To Federal Tobacco Rules

( March 3, 2025, 2:35 PM EST) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California federal judge granted a motion for summary judgment filed by U.S. government agencies and officials including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), finding they did not act improperly by deeming a Native American tribe-owned tobacco business out of compliance with the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act based on its allegedly untaxed sales to nontribal members....