ABC Books, Inc. v. Benson

OPINION

FRANK GRAY, Jr., District Judge.

In these actions plaintiffs seek, inter alia, declaratory judgments that certain Tennessee statutes are unconstitutional and injunctive relief prohibiting their further enforcement. A three-judge District Court was convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281 and 2284, and, since the actions raise substantially similar questions, they were heard together.

Without detailing the factual situation as it pertains to each plaintiff, suffice it to say that one or more of the plaintiffs have standing to challenge T.C.A. §§ 39-3003, 39-3004, 39-3005, and 39-3007, all…