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Washington State appeals court overturns some trade practice regulations regarding price differentials to retailers. Court’s justification in favor of volume discounts may be helpful in challenging similar regulations in other states.

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September 17, 2019

In a blow against some restrictive trade practice regulations Washington’s Court of Appeals recently...

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Court dismisses Commerce Clause challenge to California’s requirements for out-of-state wine importers and wholesalers for lack of clarity on what the challengers were complaining about.

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September 11, 2019

A Florida based wine importer, Orion Wine Imports, LLC and its owner brought an...

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8th Circuit sets argument in 1st Amendment challenge to Missouri’s alcohol advertising statutes and advertisers file brief challenging lazy arguments about reasons for restrictions on alcohol advertising.

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September 10, 2019

One of our favorite alcohol advertising cases is finally progressing again. The 8th Circuit...

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2nd Circuit judges dissent in failure to have full court hearing over antitrust problems with alcohol wholesaler “post and hold” pricing laws. The “hold” is the problem.

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September 9, 2019

You’d be hard pressed to find a stronger condemnation of the failure to hold...

7th Circuit breathes new life into small U.S. brewer’s suit against Molson and Anheuser over damages for anticompetitive practices in Ontario.

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September 6, 2019

The 7th Circuit has reversed and remanded a district court’s dismissal of a small...

UPDATE Governor signs Illinois bill allowing bars and restaurants to fill growlers/crowlers and expanding brewpub rights. Let the beer flow.

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August 27, 2019

House Bill 3610 became an amalgam of rights for Illinois’s hospitality industry, combining an...

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UPDATE – Governor signs Illinois bill allowing craft distillers greater freedom, self-distribution, and distilling “pubs.”

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August 23, 2019

It’s officially a public act. As we wrote about before on this bill, many new...

The Scotch Trooper branded Virginia-Highland whisky draws the ire and a lawsuit from Scotland’s Scotch Whisky Association

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August 5, 2019

Scotch, Champagne, Tequila, Cognac don’t just enjoy certification mark status, they’re also tied to...

Court TOTALLY WRONG about why beer skunks… and it dismissed that Atlas lawsuit over TTB not processing COLAs during government shutdown.

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August 2, 2019

Let’s start with a matter of science and not the thoroughly drafted opinion denying...

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You and Illinois’s new Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Part 7 – Transporting Organizations.

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July 31, 2019

Illinois’s Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act creates a special license for businesses and organizations...

Floodgates against state alcohol regulations are opening under Tennessee Retailers and dormant commerce clause

In first alcohol case citing Tennessee Retailers, 8th Circuit allows farm wineries challenge to Minnesota requirement for majority in-state wine ingredients. The floodgates for suits against state alcohol laws are opening.

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July 30, 2019

Mark Sorini over at the excellent alcohol policy and legal blog Alcohol Law Advisor...

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Should administrative rules that keep paperwork down for alcohol regulatory agencies be enforced to the detriment of pricing to consumers? Massachusetts thinks so.

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July 29, 2019

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court just upheld the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission’s fine...

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Washington State appeals court overturns some trade practice regulations regarding price differentials to retailers. Court’s justification in favor of volume discounts may be helpful in challenging similar regulations in other states.

Court dismisses Commerce Clause challenge to California’s requirements for out-of-state wine importers and wholesalers for lack of clarity on what the challengers were complaining about.

8th Circuit sets argument in 1st Amendment challenge to Missouri’s alcohol advertising statutes and advertisers file brief challenging lazy arguments about reasons for restrictions on alcohol advertising.

2nd Circuit judges dissent in failure to have full court hearing over antitrust problems with alcohol wholesaler “post and hold” pricing laws. The “hold” is the problem.

7th Circuit breathes new life into small U.S. brewer’s suit against Molson and Anheuser over damages for anticompetitive practices in Ontario.

UPDATE Governor signs Illinois bill allowing bars and restaurants to fill growlers/crowlers and expanding brewpub rights. Let the beer flow.

UPDATE – Governor signs Illinois bill allowing craft distillers greater freedom, self-distribution, and distilling “pubs.”

The Scotch Trooper branded Virginia-Highland whisky draws the ire and a lawsuit from Scotland’s Scotch Whisky Association

Court TOTALLY WRONG about why beer skunks… and it dismissed that Atlas lawsuit over TTB not processing COLAs during government shutdown.

You and Illinois’s new Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Part 7 – Transporting Organizations.

In first alcohol case citing Tennessee Retailers, 8th Circuit allows farm wineries challenge to Minnesota requirement for majority in-state wine ingredients. The floodgates for suits against state alcohol laws are opening.

Should administrative rules that keep paperwork down for alcohol regulatory agencies be enforced to the detriment of pricing to consumers? Massachusetts thinks so.

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