Before the Court
The Justices Weigh in During Oral Arguments
At 10:12 a.m. on April 25, 2001, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 00-596, Lorillard Tobacco Co., et al. v. Thomas F. Reilly. At 11:11 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Jeffrey S. Sutton, attorney for the Petitioners, and William W. Porter, assistant attorney general of Massachusetts. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court justices. Argument on Behalf of Lorillard Tobacco Co., et al MR. SUTTON: We do not need to have a strict scrutiny argument in order to win. We think the Court…
