A large number of law review articles addressing the 21st Amendment take a very narrow view of the amendment as part of on going policy fights related to alcohol regulation. So, it is refreshing to see a new law review article that gives a more balanced history on the interaction between the 21st Amendment and…Read More
New Law Review Article Offers Comprehensive Overview of 21st Amendment and the Commerce Clause
June 20, 2018 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation All Antitrust Equal Protection Guest Columns Preemption Supreme Court
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
Key Provisions of the Justice Department’s Consent Order With ABInBev and SABMiller
October 24, 2016 Alcohol Regulation Guest Columns
Guest Column by Paul Pisano, NBWA The Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed a Final Judgment approving a settlement (Proposed Final Judgment or PFJ) between the DOJ, ABInBev (ABI) and SABMiller (SAB), which allowed the parties to consummate the largest beer industry merger in history. While the deal is already closed, the settlement agreement has…Read More
Is It Time for a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol?
July 15, 2016 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Guest Columns
There is a certain appeal to the sound-bite of the pro marijuana legalization forces when they claim they want to “regulate marijuana like alcohol,” but the devil is always in the details. The conversation about regulating marijuana like alcohol is incomplete without mentioning the unique constitutional nature of alcohol regulation. A previous post suggested that…Read More
Center for Alcohol Policy’s Law and Policy Conference set for September 10 and 11, 2015 in Chicago.
August 10, 2015 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation All Antitrust Equal Protection Guest Columns Preemption Supreme Court
The Center for Alcohol Policy (CAP) Eighth Annual Alcohol Law and Policy Conference will be held September 9-11, 2015, at the Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois. The conference starts with an informal evening reception on the 9th. The conference will take place all day the 10th and conclude at noon on the 11th….Read More
