Late last week, Valentine dropped a Volstead Act on his new club.

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Elsewhere, there are signs that the legislative frost that never quite lifted from the spirits business after the Volstead Act may be thawing a bit.

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She was the Assistant Attorney General in charge of enforcing the provisions of the Volstead Act (the law enacted to enforce Prohibition) and prosecuting those who violated it (everyone from bootleggers and rum runners to everyday imbibers).

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