The 7th Circuit reversed a Federal District Court decision which decided that an Illinois’ law prohibiting out-of-state retailer shipping was constitutional.
In reversing the District Court Judge Wood’s opinion held: “The district court accepted Illinois’s reasoning and dismissed the case with prejudice. We conclude that it was too quick to do so in the face of […]
Irish Liquor Lawyer just got word that Bryd oral argument set for the Supreme Court January 16th at 11:00 am.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-24446.pdf
A couple of weeks ago, I spoke to Professor Alex Tanford, who clearly is on the opposite side of WSWA. Professor Tanford successfully argued the Granholm case at the U.S. Supreme Court, which overturned New York and Michigan’s laws that restricted out-of-state wineries from shipping into their states.
After posting the WSWA press release […]
Three-Tier System and State Authority to Regulate Alcohol are Supported by Twenty-First Amendment and Prior Supreme Court Cases, WSWA Notes in Amicus Filing
Association Files Brief in Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v. Clayton Byrd, Et Al.
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The U.S. Supreme Court has long-upheld that the Twenty-first Amendment provides […]
The proposed Illinois “of value” regulations sailed through its final hurdle without objections. The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules did not object to the draft rules. Once the agency adopts the rule, which is a formality, it should become final.
Here is a copy of the “of value” proposed regulations that should become final soon.
http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/SecondNotices/110100-1807735r02.pdf