Here’s full audio of the 5th Circuit’s Wal-Mart v. Texas oral argument over Texas’s ban on publicly traded companies holding certain liquor licenses.
We’ve previously discussed and uploaded the briefs for you in this case Wal-Mart is...
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Chicago doesn’t want to be a part of the dumb Illinois alcohol delivery bill its Representative proposed?
The post from Wednesday about an amended version of Senate Bill 54 – an odd...
Here’s how the Illinois legislature’s proposed alcohol delivery bill is about to hurt small retailers, bars, restaurants and consumers in favor of special interests
Caleb Whitmer’s recent National Review article assessing the nonsensical and anti-consumer state of alcohol...
Initial briefs filed in Mississippi direct wine shipping case. BONUS – we’ve got the briefs for you.
The ongoing dispute in Mississippi between the state’s Attorney General and several companies that...
Ignoring the circling Byrd, Court denies Missouri citizens the right to receive direct wine shipments from out-of-state retailers citing Southern Wine and Spirits precedent
Back in November we wrote about the recent 7th circuit decision in Lebamoff v....
State high court rules it doesn’t take two to tango – finds craft beer wholesaler paying money is an “of value” pay-to-play violation, but retailer accepting same money is not
This case involves two decisions of the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission that resulted...
2nd Circuit finds post-and-hold pricing statute does not violate antitrust provisions absent an actual agreement not to lower prices for alcoholic beverages
Plainly, the 2nd Circuit has now differed from other Circuits and determined that a...
Final briefs filed in 5th Circuit Texas ABC Challenge to Wal-Mart’s Commerce Clause win against prohibition of publicly traded corporations obtaining certain liquor licenses. (Bonus, we’ve got all the briefs for you.)
Back in November we wrote about the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comission’s appeal challenging an...
Authorities alleging “of value” violations over pricing discounts still need to show discount threatens retailer independence and risks “tied-house” integration
You may want to think twice before just accepting a regulator’s assertion that a...
Illinois Supreme Court decision means Illinois breweries, wineries, and distilleries collecting employees’ fingerprints without advance consent may face lawsuits for big money
It’s the same with retinal scans, iris scans, voiceprints, palm prints, hand scans, face...
Pub sued for infringing Rogue brewery trademark learns why it’s best to have insurance in place before posting on social media about your new business logo
If you didn’t eat at the Gone Rogue Pub in Boise, Idaho, before the...
Convenience stores lose class action against Anheuser-Busch over alleged scheme of brewer giving favored stores excessive coupons netting them a cheaper price for beer
A group of aggrieved convenience stores wanted certification as a class against Anheuser-Busch over...
