The High Court decision lets stand the 2-1 vote of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Case No. 08-1798) that upheld the validity of Va. Alcohol Beverage Control Regulations [3 Va. Admin. Code secs. 5-20-40(A) & (B)(3)] that prohibit use of the term happy hour, forbid references to specific alcoholic beverages and ban beer, wine and mixed drink advertisements in student-run publications, except in the context of restaurant ads. [See "TUOL" post 8/24/10.]
Both The Cavalier Daily and The Collegiate Times challenged the ban on the non-deceptive ads on First Amendment grounds, arguing that they lost roughly $30,000 in ad revenue because of the proscription. Instead of "bottoms up," their appeal has bottomed out.
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