Case Categories: 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...