California Opticians Can't Offer Eyewear and Exams from Same Store, Say Three Judges

"The 9th Circuit on Wednesday upheld California laws that prohibits opticians from offering examinations and eyewear in the same shop," according to the Courthouse News Service. "Under the state's business codes, only optometrists and ophthalmologists can offer their patients such one-stop shopping. In a federal complaint, the National Association of Optometrists and Opticians, LensCrafters and Eye Care Centers of America said that the law violated the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution, which gives Congress the sole power to regulate interstate commerce. U.S District Judge Lawrence Karlton in Sacramento found the laws discriminatory, but a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit disagreed and reversed in 2009." Read more.