Legal Opinion
44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 24, 1994No. 93-1893, 93-1927PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
The State of Rhode Island, that did not ratify the Eighteenth Amendment, and was among the earliest to ratify the Twenty-First that repealed it, in 1956 adopted two statutes, assertedly aimed at promoting temperance, forbidding advertising the price of intoxicating liquor, except at the place of sale if sold within the state. The “declared purpose is the promotion of temperance and for the reasonable control of the traffic in alcoholic beverages.” R.I.Gen.Laws § 3-1-5.
R.I.Gen.Laws § 3-8-7 provides,
3-8-7. Advertising price of malt beverages, cordials, wine or…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- 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
- Board of Trustees of State Univ. of NY v. FoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- California v. LaRueSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by18 opinions
- 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode IslandSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- National Paint & Coatings Association v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. SchmokeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. SchmokeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode IslandDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1996
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