**UPDATE** Governor signs Illinois bill allowing bars and restaurants to fill growlers/crowlers and expanding brewpub rights. Let the beer flow.
House Bill 3610 became an amalgam of rights for Illinois’s hospitality industry, combining an...
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Briefing is done in that Mississippi wine shipping case that could result in “Amazon of liquor.” Here’s why you should be paying attention to it.
Justice Gorsuch’s much vaunted “Amazon of liquor” comment from the oral argument on the...
MillerCoors v. Stone dispute draws near an end (hopefully) as both sides file for summary judgment. Bonus: We’ve got the briefs for you.
To take Stone on face value, their claim is in earnest that: “If MillerCoors...
Platform – the beer that recently sold to AB-Inbev – is in a trademark dispute with Bottle Logic over lightbulb marks for craft beer. What do you think?
The recent reports that Ohio’s Platform Beer Co. has sold/partnererd with AB InBev aren’t...
Court TOTALLY WRONG about why beer skunks… and it dismissed that Atlas lawsuit over TTB not processing COLAs during government shutdown.
Let’s start with a matter of science and not the thoroughly drafted opinion denying...
New case challenging state efforts to restrict federally authorized bonded transfers arguing preemption could have vast implications for states prohibiting alcohol transfers in bond between producers like breweries, wineries, and distilleries.
If you’re not following the excellent coverage of alcohol related issues over at Alcohol...
Not happy with a partial win, MillerCoors appeals Bud Light Ads to the 7th Circuit. BONUS: we’ve got the brief for you.
MillerCoors has appealed the trial court’s May 24, injunction granting it partial relief on...
SCOTUS rules trademark censorship is improper. Now, will someone please bring a case about the “obscene or indecent” prohibitions on alcohol labeling?
For the record, we predicted this outcome. Furthermore, it has the benefit of correctness...
BREAKING: SCOTUS decides Tennessee v. Blair – invalidates residency requirements OPINION EMBEDDED BELOW – WIN FOR ACCESS AND CHOICE AND … FREEDOM!
Obviously, more on the implications and opinoin later, but for now, enjoy! (here is...
What you should know about the TTB’s new “conditionally approved” approach to streamlining certificates of label approval
The TTB recently announced that COLAs Online will have a new status called “Conditionally...
Mississippi Supreme Court invalidates distribution agreement provision requiring sale to Anheuser’s chosen successor under Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act. BONUS: We’ve got the beverage distribution agreement for you and other docs.
This case involves a dispute between a beer wholesaler that wanted to sell its...
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