Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The Michigan Liquor Control Commission violated Flying Dog Brewery's First Amendment rights.

Said the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

The Commission had barred sales of the company's Raging Bitch brand on the ground that the label � a Ralph Steadman drawing that might be seen as suggesting that beer could make you drunk � was "detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the general public."



ADDED: Here's the PDF of the opinion. I love judicial description: "The label for 'Raging Bitch' beer depicts a wild dog presenting human female genitalia as well as possessing semblances of human female breasts."A taste of the facts:
Flying Dog�s CEO, James Caruso... stated that the company chose the �edgy� name and label because it reflected the nature of the Belgian yeast used to make the beer, and it promoted the Flying Dog brand. Caruso also represented that his employees��many ladies working with Flying Dog��and female customers in bars where Flying Dog conducted market research loved the label and thought it was humorous....
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