Supreme Court Takes Up E-Cigarette and Age Verification Cases

Both cases raise questions about government attempts to address public health concerns related to minors.

E-cigarettes are displayed at Gone With the Smoke Vapor Lounge on in San Francisco on May 5, 2016. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The Supreme Court said on July 2 that it would hear cases related to the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of e-cigarette products, as well as porn sites’ challenge to a Texas law requiring age verification by prospective users.

Both cases are coming out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and raise questions about government attempts to address public health concerns related to minors.