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Lee Optical of Oklahoma v. Williamson
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
120 F. Supp. 128 (1954)
State legislatures have an obvious interest in protecting the health of state residents.
How does a court decide if a state has gone too far in pursuing this interest?
That's the question in Lee Optical of Oklahoma versus Williamson.
Oklahoma enacted a statute prohibiting anyone but licensed ophthalmologists or optometrists from fitting glasses, frames, or lenses, or duplicating or replacing lenses without a written prescription from a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist.
The statute also prohibited anyone, but licensed ophthalmologists or optometrists from advertising glasses, frames or lenses.
Lee Optical employed opticians, skilled workers who were qualified to fill prescriptions, grind lenses, and fit frames.
Lee sued Oklahoma attorney general Mac Williamson in federal district court, seeking a declaratory judgment that the statute was unconstitutional.
Williamson asserted that the statute's purpose was to guarantee that Oklahoma residents received the best possible visual care. After a trial, a three judge panel issued its ruling.
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Lee Optical of Oklahoma v. Williamson
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
120 F. Supp. 128 (1954)
State legislatures have an obvious interest in protecting the health of state residents.
How does a court decide if a state has gone too far in pursuing this interest?
That's the question in Lee Optical of Oklahoma versus Williamson.
Oklahoma enacted a statute prohibiting anyone but licensed ophthalmologists or optometrists from fitting glasses, frames, or lenses, or duplicating or replacing lenses without a written prescription from a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist.
The statute also prohibited anyone, but licensed ophthalmologists or optometrists from advertising glasses, frames or lenses.
Lee Optical employed opticians, skilled workers who were qualified to fill prescriptions, grind lenses, and fit frames.
Lee sued Oklahoma attorney general Mac Williamson in federal district court, seeking a declaratory judgment that the statute was unconstitutional.
Williamson asserted that the statute's purpose was to guarantee that Oklahoma residents received the best possible visual care. After a trial, a three judge panel issued its ruling.
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