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Total Wine files reply brief requesting Supreme Court hear antitrust dispute over alcoholic beverage post-and-hold, minimum pricing, and discount and rebate laws. Bonus: we’ve got the brief for you.

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March 19, 2020

As we’ve written before, a liquor store, Connecticut Fine Wines (the Connecticut arm of...

TTB announces exemption for DSPs and AFPs allowing them to make hand sanitizer.

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March 18, 2020

The TTB today announced exemptions for DSPs and AFPs in working to create hand...

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UPDATE: Illinois and Indiana are now COVID-19 Eligible Disaster Areas for purposes of the SBA emergency loans.

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March 18, 2020

You can read our post on this and applying for these emergency loans from earlier...

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Here’s some information to help your brewery/winery/distillery/bar/restaurant/distributorship be ready for obtaining emergency loans from the SBA and updated information on which states have approved them so far (link to SBA website in post)

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March 18, 2020

I’m lucky enough to know some smart people. One of them is an excellent...

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Here is Chicago’s FAQ on food and liquor licensees’ ability to deliver and sell to-go during the state imposed ban of on-premise consumption.

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March 17, 2020

In addition to the state guidance and ban that Illinois liquor licensees can to...

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Here’s the Illinois Liquor Control Commission’s recent guidance regarding limited operations for delivery and to-go sales during enforcement the Executive Order terminating on-premise consumption at bars and restaurants through March 30.

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March 17, 2020

Drinking a beer, wine, or spirit in a bar or restaurant is currently on...

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UPDATE – Illinois posts executive order shuttering on-premise service from bars and restaurants.

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March 16, 2020

The executive action we wrote about yesterday has an accompanying executive order which, given...

BREAKING! Illinois orders all bars and restaurants closed to dine-in customers beginning at the end of business March 16 and remain closed through March 30.

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March 15, 2020

This afternoon Governor Pritzker announced the unprecedented step of closing all bars and restaurants...

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BREAKING! Illinois extends deadline for cannabis craft grower, infuser, and transporter applications to March 30 and makes mailing mandatory. No waiting in line. No FedEx, UPS or other service.

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March 12, 2020

Here’s the release from the Illinois Department of Agriculture: Application Submission Update On March...

“Amazon of liquor” looms as 6th Circuit hears argument for important alcohol retail shipping Commerce Clause challenge. Out-of-state retailers demand the same shipping privileges as those in-state. Bonus: We’ve got the audio for you.

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March 12, 2020

Today is Lebamoff Day at the 6th Circuit. The first of the cases currently...

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Important information for Illinois bars and restaurants – Illinois Liquor Control Commission (@ILLiquorControl) issues guidance for return of alcohol purchased for cancelled St. Patrick’s Day parades. But act quickly!

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March 11, 2020

Illinois liquor lawyers should pass this around to their bar and restaurant clients. The...

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Religious freedom includes the right to make wine and beer. Illinois county board settles suit under Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act allowing a Catholic organization a brewery and winery. Court lambastes objectors’ religious animus.

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March 11, 2020

Here are the facts from the court’s order. The Plaintiff Fraternité Notre Dame, Inc....

Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Regulatory and Legal Updates

Total Wine files reply brief requesting Supreme Court hear antitrust dispute over alcoholic beverage post-and-hold, minimum pricing, and discount and rebate laws. Bonus: we’ve got the brief for you.

TTB announces exemption for DSPs and AFPs allowing them to make hand sanitizer.

UPDATE: Illinois and Indiana are now COVID-19 Eligible Disaster Areas for purposes of the SBA emergency loans.

Here’s some information to help your brewery/winery/distillery/bar/restaurant/distributorship be ready for obtaining emergency loans from the SBA and updated information on which states have approved them so far (link to SBA website in post)

Here is Chicago’s FAQ on food and liquor licensees’ ability to deliver and sell to-go during the state imposed ban of on-premise consumption.

Here’s the Illinois Liquor Control Commission’s recent guidance regarding limited operations for delivery and to-go sales during enforcement the Executive Order terminating on-premise consumption at bars and restaurants through March 30.

UPDATE – Illinois posts executive order shuttering on-premise service from bars and restaurants.

BREAKING! Illinois orders all bars and restaurants closed to dine-in customers beginning at the end of business March 16 and remain closed through March 30.

BREAKING! Illinois extends deadline for cannabis craft grower, infuser, and transporter applications to March 30 and makes mailing mandatory. No waiting in line. No FedEx, UPS or other service.

“Amazon of liquor” looms as 6th Circuit hears argument for important alcohol retail shipping Commerce Clause challenge. Out-of-state retailers demand the same shipping privileges as those in-state. Bonus: We’ve got the audio for you.

Important information for Illinois bars and restaurants – Illinois Liquor Control Commission (@ILLiquorControl) issues guidance for return of alcohol purchased for cancelled St. Patrick’s Day parades. But act quickly!

Religious freedom includes the right to make wine and beer. Illinois county board settles suit under Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act allowing a Catholic organization a brewery and winery. Court lambastes objectors’ religious animus.

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