The Supreme Court issued orders this morning from its recent conference and has denied a review of the 2nd Circuit’s decision upholding Connecticut’s alcohol pricing regulations from attack by Total Wine. This resolves the most high profile antitrust challenge to state alcohol laws currently in the court system. The Supreme Court’s order can be found…Read More
Archives for 2020
The United States Supreme Court Denies Total Wine’s Request for Certiorari on Challenge to Connecticut’s Alcohol Pricing Regulations
April 6, 2020 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Antitrust Preemption Supreme Court
8th Circuit Upholds Striking Of Missouri Tied House Law and Advertising Regulation as Violation of First Amendment
January 8, 2020 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Supreme Court
In a relatively short decision, the 8th Circuit upheld the district court decision striking a Missouri statute and two regulations related to advertising the prices of alcohol. The fourteen page opinion was written by Circuit Judge Jane Kelly. She agreed with the district court that the state of Missouri had not proven its case for…Read More
