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Calling Anti-Protectionists and Dormant Commerce Clause Wonks

I am catching up on case reading, and only just finishing reading NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRISTS & OPTICIANS LENSCRAFTERS, INC. V BROWN.  This opinion did not get the attention it deserved.  No amicus briefing.No press coverage upon its release.No blog coverage.It seems like an important case to me.  It's at least worthy of media and blogospheric coverage.Is Tim Sandefur still out there?  (UPDATE: Yes, he is.)Real-world summary: If you're a California small business owner, you may advertise that you provide eye exams and sell glasses.  If you are a large, greedy, evil corporation like Lenscrafters: You may not.  Typical special-interest legislation, as the sponsor of the law admitted:[T]he evidence shows that Section 655, arguably the key provision being challenged, was introduced in the California Legislature, as the Act?s chief sponsor put it, "on behalf of the California Optometric Association in an effort to protect California from some of the problems ...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on June 08, 2009 (boomark / email).