United States District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan ended the two-year journey for approval of the ABI-SABMiller merger by signing the Modified Final Judgment. Judge Sullivan had this case as part of the Tunney Act review of this merger. The Tunney Act process is designed to give judicial oversight of antitrust merger decisions and settlements. As…Read More
Court Review of ABI-SABMiller Merger Complete, Judge Signs Modified Final Judgment
October 24, 2018 Alcohol Regulation Antitrust
New Law Review Article Offers Comprehensive Overview of 21st Amendment and the Commerce Clause
June 20, 2018 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation All Antitrust Equal Protection Guest Columns Preemption Supreme Court
A large number of law review articles addressing the 21st Amendment take a very narrow view of the amendment as part of on going policy fights related to alcohol regulation. So, it is refreshing to see a new law review article that gives a more balanced history on the interaction between the 21st Amendment and…Read More
New Study Measures Effectiveness of Various State Alcohol Polices on Preventing Adult Binge Drinking
June 8, 2018 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation All
A new study has been published comparing certain state alcohol polices and ranking their effectiveness in fighting adult binge drinking. The study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, “A New Scale of the U.S. Alcohol Policy Environment and Its Relationship to Binge Drinking” seeks to develop a scale, the Alcohol Policy Scale (APS),…Read More
Iowa Court of Appeals Upholds Iowa Cross Tier Ownership Law
February 12, 2018 Alcohol Regulation Equal Protection
The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld a district court decision that upheld the decision of the Iowa Alcohol Beverages Division to deny a beer retail permit renewal due to a violation of the Iowa laws prohibiting ownership across the supplier, distributor and retailer tier. The opinion authored by Judge Vogel dismissed the constitutional challenges (Procedural…Read More
Federal Court Rejects Challenge to Oklahoma Constitutional Amendment on Alcohol
August 24, 2017 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Equal Protection
Federal Judge Robin Cauthron today dismissed a challenge to the recently passed amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution relating to alcohol sales. Last year the voters in Oklahoma voted for historic changes to alcohol laws in the state with 65.6% in favor of the proposed changes. The plaintiffs, the Oklahoma Retail Association, had a competing initiative that did…Read More
