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
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
Center for Alcohol Policy Conference to be Held September 6-8 in Chicago
August 16, 2017 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation
The 10th Annual Center for Alcohol Policy Conference will be held in Chicago on September 7th and 8th. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Centric Chicago Magnificent Mile and starts with a reception the night of the 6th and concludes at noon on the 8th. Once again the President of the National Association of…Read More
Interesting Article Noting the Additional Drivers of Prohibition Beyond Religion
August 16, 2017 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Guest Columns
Villanova Professor Mark Schrad has penned a very interesting article in the Washington Post discussing the forces behind the passage of Prohibition 100 years ago. Modern conventional wisdom wrongly attributes passage of the 18th Amendment in 1918 to a moralistic and religious fervor, however, the real reasons were much more nuanced and widespread than religion and the coalitions that brought…Read More
