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WINE AND SPIRITS v. RHODE ISLAND

No. 05-1549.

418 F.3d 36 (2005)

WINE AND SPIRITS RETAILERS, INC. and John Haronian, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. State of RHODE ISLAND et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 10, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evan T. Lawson, with whom Robert J. Roughsedge, Michael Williams, and Lawson & Weitzen, LLP were on brief, for appellants.

Rebecca Tedford Partington, Deputy Chief, Civil Division, Department of Attorney General, with whom Patrick C. Lynch, Attorney General, was on brief, for state appellees.

Joseph S. Larisa, Jr., with whom Larisa Law and Consulting, LLC was on brief, for intervenor-appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, HILL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Rhode Island, like many states, regulates the intrastate channels through which alcoholic beverages may be manufactured, imported, and sold. One recently enacted piece of this regulatory mosaic prevents any franchisor or franchisee from holding a Class A retail liquor license. See R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-5-11.1. Another piece, enacted at the same time, amended a related statute, which prohibits any "chain store organization" from holding...

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