Bell v. New York State Liquor Authority

Appellants operate bars in Sullivan County under licenses issued by respondent. Separate proceedings were instituted to revoke appellants’ licenses for violating subdivision 6 of section 106 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. The chief defense to the charges urged by appellants is that respondent has violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause by "selective enforcement” against their establishments. A revocation hearing was scheduled and, in order to establish this defense, Beal Properties subpoenaed six employees of respondent and David Bell subpoenaed two of the same…