Allied Resources, Inc. v. Department of Public Safety

[¶ 1] The City of Portland voted in February of 2009 to deny renewal of a liquor license to the “Cactus Lounge,” a bar owned and operated by Allied Resources, Inc. After a de novo review, the Liquor Licensing Division of the Department of Public Safety affirmed the denial, and the District Court (Portland, Beau-doin, J.) affirmed the decision of the Department. The bar has continued to operate throughout this process. Allied now appeals from the denial of the license renewal, asserting, among other evidentiary and constitutional claims, that the license was automatically renewed by operation…