Government agencies around the Midwest have been in the news lately about their liquor systems. Michigan’s liquor system has become a complete folly under which product availability is running short, while Iowa Alcoholic Beverage Division faces claims from a whistle-blower that it illegally and excessively marked up the price of alcohol product.
The State of Michigan is 1 of 17 states that is considered a control state for liquor purposes. In control states the government has a monopoly over the wholesale or retail aspect of a complete category of liquor. For example, in North Carolina the only source in which to purchase spirits from is a State […]
MODERATOR – WESLEY GEISELMAN, Of Counsel, Post Polak, P.A.,
Panelists: RUSSELL THOMAS, Executive Director, Tennessee ABCC
SEAN O’LEARY, President, O’Leary Law & Policy Group, LLC, Elmhurst IL
ANNA HIRAI, Assistant Administrator, Honolulu Liquor Commission
ADENA SANTIAGO, Senior Counsel, Husch Blackwell LLP, Washington, DC
The one […]
I want to thank the Federalist Society for allowing me to put on a panel about the Future of the 21st Amendment.
It was an honor to moderate this panel which featured two great legal minds well versed in 21st Amendment issues.
Professor Alex Tanford, constitutional law Professor […]
We heard “daddy” from the back of the room, little did we know that Brendan O’Leary actually had his hand up for a question and wanted to be heard.
I am moderating a panel with Professor Alex Tanford and the Solicitor General of Ohio Ben Flowers on the future of the 21st Amendment. It is rare to have two such highly esteemed legal minds discussing liquor issues.
Don’t miss this great panel: The Future of the 21st Amendment will be shaped by great legal minds like […]
There are presently 17 control or monopoly states (plus Montgomery County, Maryland), where the state operates and controls part of the liquor system. The control ranges from numerous states like New Hampshire and North Carolina where the state controls the sale of spirits to states like Michigan and West Virginia where the state controls the […]
With so many Federal Circuit Courts (Circuit or Circuits) hearing cases on liquor issues, one may wonder which Circuit will become the predominant oracle on liquor issues. Looking for a concise answer to this question becomes murkier when you consider that numerous Circuits will make decisions that are similar if not identical to decisions in […]
The U.S. small wine makers face an uphill battle making it into the U.S. marketplace and then expanding its reach. Because of their small size, it makes it very difficult to pick up proper distribution and distribution that is cost effective.
However, these small producers found a market where they can expand their reach and greatly […]
New Hampshire boast something that its New England neighbors don’t, a non-existent sales tax rate.
Recently New Hampshire decided to flex its tax-free muscles and brag about its advantages over its neighbors. Specifically, State run liquor stores in New Hampshire targeted customers in Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont.
The New Hampshire state run stores posted an ad on […]
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