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As readers know, Virginia strictly forbids having too much fun with happy hour advertisements. The state allows businesses to use the sanitized statements “Happy Hour,” or “Drink Specials,” but forbids restaurants from advertising the price of any happy hour drink, or using fun phrases like “Sunday Funday,” (or & ...

We’ve finally made it to the merits in our happy hour advertising lawsuit against Virginia’s absurd censorship regime. It’s been a struggle. As I detailed in the Washington Post, the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) and the state Attorney General’s office have barraged our plaintiffs with onerous and time- ...