The Supreme Court rejected an appeal yesterday from the Richmond Federal Appeals Court addressing a regulation issued by the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission banning advertisements for alcoholic beverages in college newspapers. The decision of the appeals court, which upheld the regulation as constitutional, was contested by the American Civil Liberties Union, which submitted the case to the Supreme Court.
The regulation forbids public and private Virginia college newspapers from publishing advertisements for alcoholic beverages, as well as printing certain words, such as “happy hour” and names of mixed drinks.
“The ABC Board promulgates regulations to carry out the provisions of the [Alcoholic Beverage Control Act] and to prevent illegal manufacture, sale, distribution and transportation of alcoholic beverages,” ABC spokesperson Jennifer Farinholt said.
The Collegiate Times and The Cavalier Daily challenged the ban in 2008, and the Virginia district courts ruled in their favor and found the regulation unconstitutional. The decision was appealed and then reversed by the appeals courts in Richmond.
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