U.S. District Judge Sarah Morrison has once again ruled for Ohio against a challenge by an out of state retailer. The lawsuit was filed in 2020 challenging Ohio retailer shipping laws and was returned to the district court in 2023 after the 6th Circuit remanded the case with instructions. After addressing some Daubert motions on…Read More
District Court Rules for Ohio in Retail Shipping Challenge
March 20, 2025 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation All Supreme Court
Hold the Horses! 3rd Circuit Vacates Decision as “Issued In Error”
March 4, 2025 21st Amendment All
Well this is an interesting twist. The 3rd Circuit announced a decision in the morning of February 28th to a challenge to wine retailing laws in New Jersey. The decision upheld the New Jersey laws. Then at 7:48 PM the same evening, the Clerk of the court entered a decision vacating the decision stating: “The…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
Oregon Court Denies State Motion to Strike but Dismisses Governor from WA Brewery Lawsuit
February 23, 2023 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Supreme Court
Late last year, the State of Oregon filed a motion to dismiss the complaint in the lawsuit by several Washington state breweries. The state sought to both strike the Complaint on jurisdictional issues and also moved to dismiss the Complaint. In a short opinion, Judge Simon agreed to dismiss the Oregon Governor as a defendant,…Read More
Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in B-21 v. North Carolina Case
January 9, 2023 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Supreme Court
Today the Supreme Court refused to take an appeal out of the Fourth Circuit of the win by North Carolina against an out of state retailer and the retailer’s claims that the NC state law regulating instate retail sales violate the dormant commerce clause. The Supreme Court today issued a list of dozens of cases…Read More
