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 The 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition that was created with the passage of the 18th Amendment. The 21st Amendment not only repealed the 18th Amendment, it authorized the states to control alcohol regulation within its border.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
Happy 92nd Anniversary of the Passage of the 21st Amendment!
December 5, 2025 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Guest Columns
Briefing Completed for 6th Circuit Review of Challenge to Ohio Retail Shipping Laws
October 2, 2025 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation All Supreme Court
The 6th Circuit is being tasked once again to review a state alcohol law related to out of state retailers. Recall the 6th Circuit already ruled for Michigan in 2021 on a challenge to their retailer laws. Briefs seeking to overturn the district court’s decision in favor of Ohio have been filed by the appellant…Read More
7th Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing on Ruling Favoring Indiana Retail Shipping Laws
August 29, 2025 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Supreme Court
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
3rd Circuit Issues Updated Opinion Supporting New Jersey Retail Shipping Laws
April 2, 2025 21st Amendment All
Well, after 33 days of suspenseful limbo, the Third Circuit has reissued its opinion in the challenge to New Jersey retail shipping laws. And they reached the exact same result: New Jersey wins. The court apparently clarified the names of the attorneys who represented parties in the case but otherwise made no changes to its…Read More
Rhode Island Retailer Shipping Cases Voluntarily Dismissed by Plaintiff
November 25, 2024 21st Amendment All Supreme Court
The two lawsuits challenging Rhode Island laws regulating retailer shipping have been voluntarily dismissed by the Plaintiffs. Last week the court issued an order for the Plaintiff to address the serious standing matters present in the Anvar case. The district court had previously ruled for the state in Anvar, but the First Circuit sent the…Read More
