Alcohol Law Review

Some people use December 5 to celebrate half of the 21st Amendment – section one which is the repeal of the 18th Amendment.   I on the other hand join those in the know to celebrate the entire 21st Amendment.  Specifically, section 2 and its statement putting states in charge of alcohol policy in the United…Read More

There have been four new dormant Commerce Clause lawsuits filed by the same plaintiff’s attorney in recent weeks.  If you recall back around 2019, similar slews of lawsuits were filed in Texas, Kentucky, New Jersey, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Michigan.   As readers of this blog are familiar, the 2019 era lawsuits have mostly…Read More

G. Murray Snow, the Chief District Judge for Arizona, issued a comprehesive opinion upholding the retail shipping laws of Arizona against a dormant Commerce Clause challenge by wine consumers. His opinion can be found here. This decision is a complete repudiation of many of the claims brought by these retail shipping cases. Judge Snow’s opinion…Read More

The 16th annual Center for Alcohol Policy Legal Conference will be held in Philadelphia. The conference starts with a reception on August 28 and ends around lunchtime on the 30th. The agenda for the conference is once again very strong covering a wide variety of important issues ranging from antitrust to the STOP Act to…Read More

Guest Column: Paul Pisano, National Beer Wholesalers Association State alcohol pricing laws have several interrelated forms, but all seek to “level the playing field” with pricing practices between suppliers and their wholesalers or supplier/wholesalers with retailers.  The concept that the small convenience store should have the same shot at the pricing of a big box…Read More