It is a complete honor to contribute to an article where Paul Clement is also providing his thoughts.
Paul Clement is one of the greatest legal minds in America.
He is the former Solicitor General of the United States and has argued the most cases in front of the Supreme Court this century.
To be part of the […]
Irish Liquor Lawyer, a major contributor to Forbes article on the Tennessee Wine oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court oral arguments have passed and the liquor community looks at the argument the same way a fan looks at a draw in a big soccer game. There is a big buildup to the game, we don’t know what the impact will be, we go to oral argument and go away not unhappy […]
Irish Liquor Lawyer is at the Supreme Court today to report live on the Tennessee Wine Supreme Court oral argument.
Here are my observations from oral argument. The Court was not entirely convinced that the 21st Amendment protects state laws from dormant commerce clause challenges especially when laws are protectionist. 2. Tennessee did not provide a […]
Enjoy the article. I will be attending Supreme Court oral arguments tomorrow and will update from there!
Handicapping what the Supreme Court will focus on in oral argument is very difficult. Especially since the oral argument only last for one hour. I listed 9 issues that may be the focus of the oral argument.
Some of the listed issues the Court will definitely focus on and others are more obscure and may or […]
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 […]
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