A judge in Blount County is being asked to rule on a 2009 state law which had led to alcohol sales being allowed in several dozen Alabama towns. The communities that could be affected by the ruling are in "dry" counties around the state.
Some attorneys suggest that if the judge rules the law unconstitutional, then those small "wet" towns across the state could dry up.
Alex Smith, an attorney for the city of Oneonta, says a ruling that the law is unconstitutional has the potential for creating "judicial and legislative chaos."
The issue is before Blount County Circuit Court Judge Steven King in a lawsuit against the city of Oneonta.