Okla. Supreme Ct. upholds wine initiative petition

Published June 28, 2012 11:11pm ET



OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An initiative petition to ask voters if they want to allow grocery stores in the state’s largest counties to sell wine was narrowly approved by the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Thursday.

In a 5-4 decision, the state’s highest court rejected arguments that the proposal violates the state and U.S. constitutions and said “there is a rational basis for the provisions” within the proposal.

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