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Rice, Director, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of California v. Norman Williams Co. et al.; Bohemian Distributing Co. v. Norman Williams Co. et al.; and Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of California v. Norman Williams Co. et al., 1981 — 454 U.S. 1080 · caselaw · US
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Rice, Director, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of California v. Norman Williams Co. et al.; Bohemian Distributing Co. v. Norman Williams Co. et al.; and Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of California v. Norman Williams Co. et al.
454 U.S. 1080·Supreme Court of the United States·1981
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No. 80-1012.
No. 80-1030.
No. 80-1052.
Rice, Director, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of California v. Norman Williams Co. et al.; Bohemian Distributing Co. v. Norman Williams Co. et al.; and Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of California v. Norman Williams Co. et al.
[MAJORITY]
Ct. App. Cal., 3d App. Dist. Motions of United States Brewers Association and Lloyd H. Robertson, Superintendent, Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, et al. for leave to file briefs as amici curiae in No. 80-1012 granted. Motion of Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc., et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted. Certiorari granted, cases consolidated, and a total of one hour allotted for oral argument. Reported below: 108 Cal. App. 3d 348, 166 Cal. Rptr. 563.