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
3rd Circuit Issues Updated Opinion Supporting New Jersey Retail Shipping Laws
April 2, 2025 21st Amendment All
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
15th Annual Center for Alcohol Policy Legal Conference to be held August 30 and 31 in Nashville
July 27, 2022 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation All
I am excited to be a part of the 15th Center for Alcohol Policy Legal Conference which will be held in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference starts with a reception the evening of August 29 and then goes all day the 30th and half the day on Wednesday the 30th. Registration can be found here. There…Read More
