( January 21, 2025, 3:11 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 21 heard oral arguments in a petition brought by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services and their respective secretaries (collectively, FDA) who argue that the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has improperly allowed “forum shopping” by permitting out-of-circuit e-cigarette manufacturers to challenge federal regulations in the circuit of local retailers with more appealing precedents....