For years state regulations and statutes have been under constant and sometimes successful attacks from Commerce Clause challenges. Now another line of constitutional attacks is coming on the horizon and could weaken state regulatory authority.
Recently, plaintiffs have become more embolden to utilize 1st Amendment attacks on a state’s legal authority to regulate liquor matters.
As the liquor industry anticipates a groundbreaking decision in the Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Blair (Tennessee Wine) case, the Supreme Court has the option to render a decision and yet at the same time defer making any groundbreaking legal precedent. To all us legal geeks out there, it is a disappointing option […]
Irish Liquor Lawyer now trade-marked! Brendan is confused yet still excited
President Trump signs into law the 2018 Farm Bill which legalizes hemp.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cbd-and-hemp-are-now-legal-in-the-us-so-what-does-that-mean-for-pot-companies-2018-12-20
Drizly is at the top!
Drizly is a well funded company that is dominating its space and I expect it to keep the momentum going forward. I enjoyed talking to winesearcher.com about what I see as Drizly’s lofty space in the marketplace!
Irish Liquor Lawyer contributed to a Forbes article on the TTB Trade Practice Investigations in Illinois. I talked about why these cases are settled and whether the TTB could actually prove its case if challenged.
My dad was an off the boat immigrant from Ireland who had a friend named “Red” Dave Cahill, a successful building contractor. Red Dave used his hard earned money to fund a hobby, greyhound racing. Like all his ventures, he made a great amount of money off this endeavor. When I asked my dad why […]
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