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centers on whether federal law blocks Maine from regulating tobacco delivery."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 1, lines 9-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 1, lines 9-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 41-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 41-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 42, lines 25-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 42, lines 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It shapes how states regulate public health risks."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 1, lines 9-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 1, lines 9-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 41-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 41-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 42, lines 25-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 42, lines 25-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 42, lines 27-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 42, lines 27-7"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 21-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 21-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 5-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 5-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 21-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 37-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 43-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 43-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 47-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 47-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 33-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 33-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 39-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 39-51"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 31-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 31-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 49-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 49-51"}]}],"slug":"2007-06-457-rowe-v-new-hampshire-motor-transp-assn","term":"2007","title":"Does Maine's tobacco delivery law violate federal preemption?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 1, lines 9-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 1, lines 9-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 41-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 41-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 42, lines 25-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 42, lines 25-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 42, lines 27-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-457.pdf","page_label":"file page 42, lines 27-7"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}