In a major victory for cigarette manufacturers and a setback for the Clinton Administration, the nation's highest court ruled Tuesday that the government does not have the authority to regulate tobacco as an addictive drug. The case, on appeal from the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, concerns the sweeping new regulations introduced by the Food and Drug Administration in 1996 with the president's strong support. In her opinion for the 5-4 majority, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor concluded that Congress had not granted the FDA the authority it sought to exercise over tobacco products. Users can read the full text of the Syllabi (head notes), Opinions, and Dissent/ Concurrence for this case in HTML and .pdf format at the Cornell University Legal Information Institute Supreme Court Collection site.