44 Liquormart Inc. v. Rhode Island
Supreme Court of the United States
517 U.S. 484 (1996)
Relevant factsFree
Rhode Island (defendant) enacted a statute prohibiting advertisements that disclosed the retail prices of alcoholic beverages. 44 Liquormart (plaintiff) challenged the ban as an unconstitutional restriction on commercial speech under the First Amendment.
IssueFree
Whether a state statute prohibiting the advertising of alcoholic-beverage prices violates the First Amendment.
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