Review of Irish Liquor Lawyer’s U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief
As promised, I am providing a summary review of my amicus brief and why the U.S. Supreme Court should grant cert in Lebamoff v. Whitmer.
Judge Sutton in Lebamoff v. Whitmer, a case which challenged Michigan’s discriminatory wine shipping law, got it wrong. […]
Today a lawsuit was filed against Ohio, Ohio Wine Shipping Lawsuit, based on its wine retailer shipping law, which allows in-state retailers to ship to Ohio consumers, but denies this privilege to out-of-state retailers.
This suit is based on Ohio’s law violating the Commerce Clause’s Non-Discrimination principle.
It was only recently the State of Ohio announced […]
Today, a Cert petition was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting they hear an appeal on the 6th Circuit’s decision in Lebamoff v. Snyder. The 6th Circuit upheld Michigan’s out-of-state wine retailer shipping ban by reversing a District Court’s decision, which held that Michigan’s law violated the Commerce Clause’s nondiscrimination principle.
21st Amendment Enforcement Act is alive and well
In what may be a first in recent memory, the Ohio AG Dave Yost is utilizing the Twenty-first Amendment Enforcement Act to file a preliminary injunction in federal court to stop certain retailers from shipping wine and spirits into the state.
The specific retailers named in […]
I had the privilege of discussing cocktails-to-go on the Karen Conti show. It was a wide ranging discussion covering the specifics of the Illinois and City of Chicago cocktails-to-go law and also we delved it other topics such as the future of the liquor industry.
City Council of Chicago passes cocktails-to-go
Cocktails-To-Go signed into law in Illinois
Governor Pritzker signed cocktails-to-go into law in Illinois. Which would allow bars and restaurants in Illinois to sell cocktails-to-go. Craft brewers are not allowed to sell cocktails-to-go in Illinois.
Chicago says they will delay implementation of cocktails-to-go at least until the City Council meets on June 17th. Naperville which has […]
I got word that the cocktails-to-go legislation has been sent to Governor Pritzker’s desk. He indicated at a press conference Tuesday that he will sign it once it is presented to him
Illinois Passes Cocktails-To-Go, the Sudden Success of a Great Grass Roots Movement
The Illinois legislature resoundingly passed cocktails-to-go last Saturday. The legislation’s passage represented a great victory for the struggling Illinois hospitality community. And on Tuesday Governor Pritzker said he will sign it when the clerk presents him the bill.
With any legislation passing, especially one […]
I am scheduled to be on Fox Good Day Chicago tomorrow discussing Cocktails-For-Hope with my teammate Julia Momose.