Courts

Brinegar v. United States
Petitioner was convicted in a federal district court for a violation of the Liquor Enforcement Act of 1936, on charges of transporting intoxicating liquor into Oklahoma contrary to the laws of that State.

Craig et al. v. Boren, Governor of Oklahoma, et al. (1976)
Appellant Craig, a male then between 18 and 21 years old, and appellant Whitener, a licensed vendor of 3.2% beer, brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that an Oklahoma statutory scheme prohibiting the sale of “nonintoxicating” 3.2% beer to males under the age of 21 and to females under the age of 18 constituted a gender-based discrimination that denied to males 18-20 years of age the equal protection of the laws.

Granholm, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Heald et al. (2005)
Michigan and New York regulate the sale and importation of wine through three-tier systems requiring separate licenses for producers, wholesalers, and retailers. These schemes allow in-state, but not out-of-state, wineries to make direct sales to consumers.

44 Liquormart, Inc. et alv. Rhode Island et al. (1996)
Petitioners, a licensed Rhode Island liquor retailer and a licensed Massachusetts liquor retailer patronized by Rhode Island residents, filed this action seeking a declaratory judgement that Rhode Island laws banning the advertisement of retail liquor prices except at the place of sale violate the First Amendment.

Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis (1972)
Appellee Irvis, a Negro guest of a member of appellant, a private club, was refused service at the club’s dining room and bar solely because of his race. In suing for injunctive relief, appellee contended that the discrimination was state action, and thus a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, because the Pennsylvania liquor board had issued appellant a private club liquor license.

McGowan v. Maryland (1961)
The issues in this case concern the constitutional validity of Maryland criminal statutes, commonly known as Sunday Closing Laws or Sunday Blue Laws. These statutes, with exceptions to be noted hereafter, generally proscribe all labor, business and other commercial activities on Sunday.

Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Schmoke (1995)
We decide in this case whether Ordinance 288 enacted by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Maryland, prohibiting the placement of stationary, outdoor “advertising that advertises alcoholic beverages” in certain areas of the City, violates the First and Fourteenth Amendment protections of commercial speech.