Christiaan's, Inc. v. Chobanian

The plaintiffs in this civil action are two corporations licensed to operate hairdressing establishments in this state and a hairdressers’ and cosmeticians’ trade association. They seek a declaration that G.L. 1956 (1976 Reenactment) §§5-10-1 (a) and (h) are unconstitutional insofar as they prohibit licensed hairdressers and ■cosmeticians from performing for males the same services they perform for females. 1 The ease was heard in the Superior Court on an agreed statement of facts wherein the parties stipulated, inter alia, that many men are desirous of services that, under the statute,…