Legal Opinion
Purple Orchid, Inc. v. Pennsylvania State Police
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 31, 2002No. 35 EAP 1999PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice CASTILLE.
The issue in this appeal is whether Section 4-493(10) of the Liquor Code, 47 P.S. § 4-493(10), as applied to appellant, violates appellant’s right to freedom of expression under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. 1 For the reasons set forth below, we hold that it does not and, accordingly, we affirm the decision of the Commonwealth Court.
The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows. Appellant operates Purple Orchid, Inc., a restaurant, bar, and cabaret located in the city of Philadelphia. On April 11, 1995, Robert Bandy, a liquor…
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