Home > Great American Court Cases > Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.

Legal Citation: 425 U.S. 748 (1976)

Appellant
Virginia State Board of Pharmacy

Appellee
Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Anthony F. Troy

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Alan B. Morrison

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun (writing for the Court), William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger, Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Potter Stewart, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
William H. Rehnquist (John Paul Stevens did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
24 May 1976

Decision
The state of Virginia's statute making it "unprofessional conduct" for a pharmacist to dispense information on the price of prescription drugs was deemed unconstitutional, and the Virginia State Board of Pharmacy was enjoined from enforcing...