Supreme Court Slated to Decide Whether to Take Two Alcohol Retail Shipping Cases Next Week

The briefing is all completed and now it is in the hands of the Supreme Court whether they will review the 9th Circuit decision upholding the Arizona retail shipping law or the 7th Circuit decision upholding the Indiana shipping law. The briefs of interested parties on the Arizona case can be found here. The briefs…Read More

6th Circuit Reverses District Court Ruling for Ohio in Retail Shipping Challenge

In the classic cartoon Peanuts there is a recurring storyline of Charlie Brown attempting to kick a football being held by Lucy only to have pull it away at the last second.  A panel of 6th Circuit judges apparently enjoy the Lucy role and are trying to turn Ohio into Charlie Brown. After previously considering…Read More

Olympics and Beer

The country is still excited after the gold medal showings by the United States men’s and women’s hockey teams at the recently concluded Olympics in Milan. There were so many great games and Olympic stories that will be shared for generations. One of the interesting features of the Olympics was repeated stories about the beer…Read More

Happy 92nd Anniversary of the Passage of the 21st Amendment!

Today marks the 92nd anniversary of the passage of the 21st Amendment.  The 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition that was created with the passage of the 18th Amendment.  The 21st Amendment not only repealed the 18th Amendment, it authorized the states to control alcohol regulation within its border.  Today there are debates about marijuana and hemp…Read More

7th Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing on Ruling Favoring Indiana Retail Shipping Laws

No judges on the 7th Circuit are interested in rehearing the decision upholding the Indiana alcohol law relating to out of state retailers.  And the two judges that ruled for Indiana do not want a rehearing.  The court issued an order today noting: Plaintiffs-Appellants filed a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc on August…Read More