( January 12, 2026, 10:35 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — Several health and anti-vaping groups on Jan. 9 filed an amicus curiae brief in the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and urging the Circuit Court to uphold its bans of flavored e-cigarettes and e-liquid products, including “zero-nicotine” products, because they say the FDA properly found that the products could lead to an increase in youth vaping and its decision-making authority is supported by high court precedent....