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WINE AND SPIRITS RETAILERS v. R.I. AND PROVIDENCE

No. 04-418-T.

364 F.Supp.2d 172 (2005)

WINE AND SPIRITS RETAILERS, INC. and John Haronian v. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS, and Jeffrey J. Greer, in his capacity as Associate Director of the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, United Independent Liquor Retailers of Rhode Island, Intervenor-Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

April 8, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evan T. Lawson, Robert J. Roughsedge, Michael Williams, Lawson & Weitzen, Boston, MA, for Plaintiffs.

Rebecca Tedford Partington, Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, Providence, RI, for Defendants.

Joseph S. Larisa, Jr., Esq., Providence, RI, for Intervenor-Defendant.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TORRES, Chief Judge.

Wine & Spirits Retailers, Inc. (W & S) brought this action to declare unconstitutional a Rhode Island statute prohibiting the retail sale of alcoholic beverages by chain stores and/or franchise businesses. The case, presently, is before this Court for consideration of W & S's request for a preliminary injunction prohibiting the State from enforcing the statute.

The issue presented is whether...

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