State v. Smoky Mountain Secrets, Inc.

OPINION

REID, Justice.

This case presents for review the decision of the Court of Appeals regarding the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Tennessee Charitable Solicitations Act. The case, which was initiated by the State as an action for declaratory and injunctive relief, is before the Court on a Rule 9 interlocutory appeal from judgments entered on motions for summary judgment and dismissal. See Tenn. RApp. P. 9. The State appeals from the decision that certain provisions of the Act which discriminate against professional solicitors violate the equal protection provisions of the…