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ACLU asks Supreme Court to hear Va alcohol ad ban - Boston.com

ACLU asks Supreme Court to hear Va alcohol ad ban - Boston.com

ACLU asks Supreme Court to hear Va alcohol ad ban

By Dena Potter
Associated Press Writer / August 23, 2010
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RICHMOND, Va.—The ACLU of Virginia asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to review a federal appeals court ruling that upholds a ban on alcohol advertising in Virginia's college newspapers.

In a 2-1 ruling in April, a panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission ban is a minimally restrictive approach to combat problem drinking.

On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a petition asking the high court to review the ruling. The ACLU says the ban isn't constitutional because there is no proof it diminishes underage or binge drinking on campus.