Legal Opinion
Washington Mercantile Association, a Washington Nonprofit Corporation v. Donald H. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1984No. 83-3907PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
At issue here is the constitutionality of a state’s ban on advertisements for the sale of drug paraphernalia when the sale of that paraphernalia is illegal in the regulating state. The district court ruled that the advertising ban unconstitutionally inhibits speech protected by the First Amendment. U.S. Const, amend. I. The court enjoined the enforcement of the statute and the interested state officials appeal.
BACKGROUND
Appellees, merchants and publishers of a periodical, sued in 1981 for declaratory and injunctive relief from enforcement of Washington’s…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
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