How far can Congress go to collect the whiskey tax? The Supreme Court’s home distilling case brings together nineteenth-century moonshining, modern tax rates, and the limits of federal power.
The Supreme Court declined review of Ohio’s retailer wine-shipping dispute, leaving the Sixth Circuit’s ruling in place. The denial matters for Ohio’s restrictions while leaving the broader national fight over retailer direct shipping unresolved.
The Supreme Court’s May 2026 denials in Day v. Henry and Chicago Wine v. Braun left the lower-court judgments in place. We examine what those denials leave unresolved and why evidence remains central to retailer direct-shipping challenges.
The B-21 Wines petition asked the Supreme Court to review North Carolina’s rules for shipments from out-of-state wine retailers. The filing followed Judge Wilkinson’s dissent.
The Supreme Court declined to review Lebamoff’s challenge to Michigan’s retailer wine shipping restrictions. The post links to the Sixth Circuit analysis.
The Supreme Court’s November 2020 denial leaves Walmart’s challenge to Texas liquor licensing restrictions headed for further factual proceedings.
The 2020 Jack Daniel’s petition and industry amicus briefs frame the trademark and First Amendment dispute over the Bad Spaniels parody dog toy.
A July 2020 update on Walmart’s Texas liquor-license petition examines public-company restrictions and the Supreme Court’s request for a response.
Retailers sought Supreme Court review of the Sixth Circuit’s 2020 Michigan shipping decision. Read the petition and the constitutional issues it presents.
The Supreme Court’s 2020 denial leaves the Second Circuit’s ruling on Connecticut post-and-hold, minimum-price, and volume-discount laws in place.
Total Wine’s 2020 Supreme Court reply defended its challenge to Connecticut alcohol post-and-hold, minimum pricing, and discount rules.
Connecticut and industry amici opposed Supreme Court review of Total Wine’s challenge to alcohol pricing and post-and-hold rules.
