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Liquor Licenses and Regulations

  • 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island (1996)

44 Liquormart v. Rhode Island (1996) advanced First Amendment protections
for commercial speech when it struck down a state law banning the
advertising of alcohol prices.

  • California v. LaRue (1972)

California v. LaRue (1972) said that provisions regulating adult
entertainment presented in establishments licensed to sell liquor did not
violate the First Amendment.

  • Larkin v. Grendel’s Den, Inc. (1982)

In Larkin v. Grendel’s Den (1982), the Supreme Court said a state law
giving churches the ability to veto liquor license applications violated
the First Amendment.

  • New York State Liquor Authority v. Bellanca (1981)

New York State Liquor Authority v. Bellanca (1981) found that banning nude
dancing in places where alcohol is sold is not a violation of the First
Amendment’s right to free speech.

  • Rubin v. Coors Brewing Co. (1995)

Rubin v. Coors Brewing Co. (1995) said that a law restricting beer labels
from displaying alcohol content was an infringement of First Amendment
commercial speech rights.

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