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Tuesday • May 2,
Supreme Court considers banning prices in
liquor ads, responds to free-speech challenge
Q The ruling will take into con
sideration whether the ban is a
constitutionally permissible lim
itation on commercial speech.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme
Court will decide whether states may pro
mote sobriety by banning price advertising
for liquor.
The court said Monday it will review a
free-speech challenge to Rhode Island’s
price-advertising ban, enforced since 1956
as an attempt to reduce consumption of al
coholic beverages.
The justices were told many states have
similar laws that ban or in some way limit
liquor price advertising. Listed as exam
ples were Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hamp
shire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and South Carolina.
A challenge to Pennsylvania’s ban on
price advertising, apparently the most sim
ilar to Rhode Island’s, also is pending be
fore the high court. It likely will not be act
ed on until the justices reach a decision in
the Rhode Island case, probably sometime
in 1996.
Two weeks ago, the nation’s highest
court struck down a federal law that
banned brewers from putting alcohol-con-
tent information on the labels of beer cans
and bottles.
The justices said the 1935 federal law,
aimed at preventing “strength wars’’
among beer manufacturers, violated free-
speech rights.
In other matters Monday, the court:
— Let stand rulings that required a
Bloomingdale, Mich., high school to take
down a portrait of Jesus Christ that had
been displayed on a hall
way wall for 30
years. School
officials had
argued that dis
playing the portrait
should be allowed be
cause it offered no religious
message and raised no
church-state problem.
—Refused to reinstate a
$1.2 million award Won, and then
lost, by two Columbia, Mo., residents who
say police did not adequately protect their
family from domestic violence.
Rhode Island’s price-advertising ban is
being attacked by a Johnston liquor store,
44 Liquormart Inc., and by Peoples Super
Liquor Stores Inc., which sells liquor to
Rhode Island residents from its two Massa
chusetts stores.
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
upheld the ban last year, ruling that it is a
constitutionally permissible limitation on
commercial speech.
Rhode Island law allows advertising for
alcoholic beverages, but requires publish
ers to exclude any mention of prices,|
even the word “sale.”
The prohibition was challenged afterl
Liquormart was informed in 1991 that|
was in violation of the state law.
A federal trial judge ruled that the I
violated free-speech rights, but the lst(
cuit court reversed that ruling.
The appeals court relied heavily
1980 Supreme Court decision thatseti
standard for judging the constitutiona
of limits on commercial speech, which!
not as protected as noncommercial forms|
expression.
The 1980 decision said commerci
speech that is not misleading and cono
a legal activity may be limited only if j
ernment has a substantial interest,!
limitation directly advances that inte
and the restriction is no more exter
than necessary.
The appeals court said the liquor-reg
tory authority granted to the states by!
Constitution’s 21st Amendment, whi|
ended Prohibition, adds to the 1982 sta
dard a “presumption in favor of the val|
ty of the state regulation in this area.”
Lawyers for 44 Liquormart and Peopj
argue that the 1st Circuit court’s
lets Rhode Island use the 21st Amend
to topple First Amendment rights, wh
include freedom of speech.
The appeal also contended that!
state’s interest isn’t served by the ban|
price advertising.
Health Tips
Awareness of STD transmission key to preventioi
By Stacey Beisel
A.P. Beutel Health Center
In the early ’90s, one of the ways to be
come a healthier society was to end the
AIDS epidemic.
While this epidemic is still a crisis, oth
er sexually transmitted diseases are
often overlooked.
As many as one in five people will have
contracted a STD by the age of 20. These dis
eases, while perhaps not as serious as HIV
and AIDS, can have life-threatening conse
quences if not treated properly.
Though condoms can decrease the risk of
contracting a STD, nothing is as safe as absti
nence. This is the healthiest choice for not
contracting a STD.
For most people, abstinence is not a life
long decision. Therefore, a more realistic ap
proach is postponing sexual intercourse until
both partners know each other well enough to
qualify for MMUP: Mutual Monogamy with
an Uninfected Partner.
This concept has several things to consider.
First, both partners must know they are unin
fected. They must also be committed to a
monogamous relationship.
MMUP is based on trust and honesty. Both
partners must trust each other and be open
and honest about past sexual relations.
If either of these are not viable options,
then condoms offer protection against STDs.
Be sure to use a new condom correctly for the
best protection. Another option is the female
condom, made of polyurethane.
If exposure to a STD is suspected, symp
toms may include itching blisters or sores
and painful urination. A doctor can diag
nose these symptoms and give
treatment accordingly.
But remember that many of these dis
eases either have no symptoms or have
symptoms so mild that they go virtually
unnoticed. Seeing a medical professional
regularly is important.
The benefit of seeing a physician regularly
include early detection of cancer such as cervi
cal cancer for women and testicular cancer for
men; diagnosis and treatment of any diseases
or conditions; and the security of knowing
that one’s body is healthy.
Another way to lower the risk of contract
ing a STD is to avoid the use of alcohol and
drugs. Alcohol and drugs lower inhibitk •
allowing a person to do something he or ; -g
might not normally do if sober. ; fiP'^
Also, do not share personal articles, sud
sheets and towels, because parasites orgeif^ntu;
could contaminate the articles. Urinating Bat
ter intercourse may also lower the risk off
tracting a STD since the acidity of the urarioi
could kill some bacteria. he L
When used together, these activities Jand
help reduce the risk of contracting a STD. * (o
certainly not by themselves. Keepingfcie
these tips in mind, the rate of STD infects S (
can be dramatically lowered. p oi
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sultation, please come by the Health E$ of
cation Center Room, located in 16 i
Beutel Health Center.
Correction:
In The Battalion on Monday, the womai
in the Page One picture is Donna Van
Duyn, one of the 1994-95 Parents of the
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