U.S. District Judge Sarah Morrison has once again ruled for Ohio against a challenge by an out of state retailer. The lawsuit was filed in 2020 challenging Ohio retailer shipping laws and was returned to the district court in 2023 after the 6th Circuit remanded the case with instructions. After addressing some Daubert motions on…Read More
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District Court Rules for Ohio in Retail Shipping Challenge
March 20, 2025 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation All Supreme Court
Ninth Circuit Upholds Arizona Retail Shipping Laws
March 4, 2025 All
The Ninth Circuit upheld Arizona law and has ruled against a pending constitutional challenge by two oenophiles seeking to create a national wine retailing right in Arizona. In an opinion authored by Judge Milan Smith the court noted that the plaintiffs did have standing, but that they had failed to prove that the Arizona physical…Read More
Hold the Horses! 3rd Circuit Vacates Decision as “Issued In Error”
March 4, 2025 21st Amendment All
Well this is an interesting twist. The 3rd Circuit announced a decision in the morning of February 28th to a challenge to wine retailing laws in New Jersey. The decision upheld the New Jersey laws. Then at 7:48 PM the same evening, the Clerk of the court entered a decision vacating the decision stating: “The…Read More
