(previous post) Michigan Secures 21st Amendment Enforcement Act Wins I failed to cover the recent developments in Michigan where the Michigan Attorney General’s Office secured two consent orders against two out-of-state shippers who were illegally selling alcohol into the state. The Michigan Attorney General’s office filed its complaints under the 27 USC 122(a) which is…Read More
Center for Alcohol Policy Conference to be Held in Chicago on August 30 and 31
June 25, 2021 All
I am looking forward to attending the 14th annual Center for Alcohol Policy’s Law and Policy Conference to be held at the Hyatt Centric hotel in Chicago on August 30 and 31. It will be good to talk about the dormant Commerce Clause with people in the same room again! This year’s conference will feature…Read More
9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Out of State Importer Challenge to California Law
February 25, 2021 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Supreme Court
Well, that was quick. Two weeks after oral argument, the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the trial court and upheld the motion to dismiss filed by California in the dormant Commerce Clause challenge by a Florida importer to California’s law requiring retailers to source their alcohol from in state wholesalers. The opinion can be found here….Read More
Court Dismisses Retailer Challenge to Kentucky Law
February 16, 2021 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation All Supreme Court
Judge Hale of the Western District of Kentucky dismissed a constitutional challenge by an out-of-state retailer to Kentucky laws as it sought to be able to ship alcohol to Kentucky residents from out of state retail locations. The Court granted the state’s motion to dismiss the dormant Commerce Clause and Privileges & Immunities challenges. The…Read More
Maryland Appellate Court Rules Against Pabst Again in Attempted Successor Supplier Distributor Termination
February 2, 2021 Alcohol Regulation Guest Columns
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has ruled again for a beer distributor who was wrongly terminated by Pabst Brewing as a result of Pabst Brewing reorganizations. The Maryland court found that the Maryland Beer Franchise law was clear and that that the corporate restructuring of Pabst Brewing did not qualify it to be a…Read More
