Judge Jeremy Daniel sitting in the Northern District of Illinois has ruled for the state of Illinois against a challenge by a Washington state retailer and two Illinois consumers to laws related to the sale of wine.
Judge Daniel ruled that the plaintiffs did have standing but that the state’s evidence was sufficient to defeat the dormant Commerce Clause claims of the plaintiffs. The recently decided Seventh Circuit decision supporting Indiana served as a helpful recent guidepost for Judge Daniel’s decision.
The forces behind these lawsuits seem to be laser focused on trying to find any way to get back to the United States Supreme Court. Despite the Seventh Circuit resolving the Indiana case last month, the plaintiffs in this case could still try to appeal the Illinois decision back to the Seventh Circuit.
The decision by Judge Daniel can be found here:
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