Legal Opinion
Rubin v. Coors Brewing Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 19, 1995No. 93-1631PublishedCited by 321 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
Section 5(e)(2) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act prohibits beer labels from displaying alcohol content. We granted certiorari in this case to review the Tenth Circuit’s holding that the labeling ban violates the First Amendment because it fails to advance a governmental interest in a direct and material way. Because § 5(e)(2) is inconsistent with the protections granted to commercial speech by the First Amendment, we affirm.
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Respondent brews beer. In 1987, respondent applied to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF), an agency of the Department of the Treasury, for…
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