Judge Finds Montana Preempted From Banning Indian Tobacco Company

( August 8, 2024, 3:52 PM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A Montana federal judge ruled that federal law preempted Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen from removing Grand River Enterprises Six Nations Ltd. (GRE) from the state’s approved tobacco sellers list because the AG improperly took action based on an alleged violation of federal law....