Licensing, inspections, promotions, and operating issues for bars, with coverage of regulatory changes and related litigation.
An Omaha cocktail bar’s barber-shop theme attracted a licensing challenge. We examine the preliminary-injunction ruling and explain why a name, a barber pole, and themed décor deserve a closer First Amendment analysis.
A Michigan bar’s challenge puts warrantless liquor inspections under constitutional scrutiny. The Generis Entertainment opinion examines limits on inspection scope and officer discretion, with practical questions for licensed businesses before an inspector arrives.
The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild’s 2023 omnibus bills proposed changes that reached well beyond breweries. Here’s what the package offered producers and hospitality businesses.
Who funds the discount at the register? Illinois’s 2022 proposal distinguished several kinds of beverage promotions and addressed retailer reimbursement for scan backs.
Illinois waived renewal fees for eligible Class 1A retail liquor licensees during the 2022–23 period. The article collects the commission’s guidance for bars, restaurants, and other retailers.
The first installment on Public Act 102-0442 covers changes affecting mead, taprooms, Class 3 brewers, self-distribution, and alternating premises.
Illinois Senate Bill 54 clarified delivery and shipping rights for liquor stores, bars, and other retailers. The article walks through the 2021 changes.
Illinois’ 2020 rule clarifies when retailers may transfer alcohol inventory and how to seek approval after closures, license changes, or business sales.
HBAC’s 2020 update covers Chicago liquor-license inspections, reopening paperwork, insurance documentation, and resources for bars and restaurants.
The 2020 TTB settlement with Anheuser-Busch highlights sponsorship, retailer benefits, exclusivity, and the importance of enforcing verbal arrangements.
Chicago’s renewed July 2020 indoor-service restrictions prompt a discussion of compensation for bars and a New Jersey proposal for pandemic relief.
A 2020 cruise-ship decision examines claims by passengers who did not contract COVID-19, offering litigation lessons for bars and hospitality businesses.
