Legal Opinion
Wine & Spirits Retailers, Inc. v. Rhode Island
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 20, 2007No. 06-2224PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to revisit the scene of an earlier battle. In Wine & Spirits Retailers, Inc. v. Rhode Island, 418 F.3d 36 (1st Cir.2005), we affirmed the district court’s denial of preliminary in-junctive relief against the enforcement of two amendments to Rhode Island’s statutory scheme governing in-state liquor sales at retail. See R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 3-5-11, 3-5-11.1. Following further proceedings on remand, including a full-dress bench trial, the district court, ruling ore sponte, decided the case in favor of the defendants. The plaintiffs again appeal.…
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