Reference - Junk Food

Reference - Junk Food. Mary Dogood, a member of the school board in ABC County, is appalled at the amount of junk food in the schools. She convinces the state legislature to pass an ordinance that no stores may sell any unhealthy, junk food within 500 feet of any school or day care center. A teacher of political science raises the issue of whether the regulation is valid and is told that it is a valid exercise of the jurisdiction's police power to protect its citizens. Convenience stores balk at the regulation and challenge it in court. What do courts generally presume regarding laws passed in accordance with states' police power?

A) There is no presumption.
B) That the law is valid.
C) That the law is invalid.
D) That the law is valid unless it involves a First Amendment right.
E) That the law is valid unless it involves the commerce clause.