Judge Rejects Challenge to New York Internet Cigarette Sales Ban
New York Supreme Court Justice Kevin Dillon threw out the last remaining
challenge to New York's ban on Internet cigarette sales, a case
brought by the Seneca Indian Nation. The tribe claimed that the
ban was implemented improperly, the Associated Press reported May
19.
Seneca Indian businessman Scott Maybee argued that New York lawmakers
failed to wait three days before voting on the legislation requested
by Gov. George Pataki. The governor had used a "message of
necessity" in order to waive the required three-day waiting
period.
Joseph Crangle, the attorney for the Seneca Nation, said the "message
of necessity" failed to include the required facts about why
the waiver was necessary.
"There were no facts in that message whatsoever," said
Crangle in his unsuccessful argument.
Crangle plans to appeal the ruling.
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