Legal Opinion
Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Mississippi State Tax Commission
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided February 8, 1982No. Civ. A. J78-0472(R)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAN M. RUSSELL, Jr., Chief Judge.
Fifty-six media Plaintiffs 1 have invoked the jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sections 1331, 1343 and 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 in this non-class action suit in order to challenge the constitutionality of the Mississippi statutes and the regulations of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (hereinafter “ABC Division”) of the Mississippi State Tax Commission 2 which control and effectively prohibit the advertisement of alcoholic beverages 3 in this state. Specifically, Plaintiffs contend that: (1) the challenged statutes and regulations…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- City of New Orleans v. DukesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Dunagin v. City of OxfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Rhode Island Liquor Stores Ass'n v. Evening Call Pub. Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985
- Kathy Dunagin v. The City of Oxford, Mississippi, the State of Mississippi, Intervenor-Appellee. Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Mississippi State Tax CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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