UNITED STATES LABOR PARTY v. KNOX

No. C-C-76-237.

430 F.Supp. 1359 (1977)

UNITED STATES LABOR PARTY et al., Plaintiffs, v. Charles E. KNOX, Chairman of the Mecklenburg County Alcoholic Beverage Board, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. North Carolina, Charlotte Division.

May 2, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman B. Smith, Smith, Patterson, Follin, Curtis & James, Greensboro, N. C., for plaintiffs.

William E. Underwood, Jr., Caudle, Underwood & Kinsey, Charlotte, N. C., for defendants.


ORDER

McMILLAN, District Judge.

The United States Labor Party over a period of time solicited the support and money of patrons at various Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, ABC liquor stores until the ABC Board, by resolution, prohibited such activity by anyone on ABC store premises. The Labor Party brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to enjoin enforcement of a portion of the resolution as a violation of their First Amendment rights.

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