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 original March 2025 Day v. Henry opinion divided the Ninth Circuit over Arizona’s retailer shipping restrictions. This article examines the majority, dissent, and the developing Tennessee Wine framework.
Anvar v. Dwyer brings the role of evidence into focus in a Commerce Clause challenge to Rhode Island’s rules for out-of-state wine retailers.
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.
North Carolina lets local wine retailers ship to consumers while excluding out-of-state retailers. B-21 Wines v. Bauer exposes the fight over three-tier regulation, evidence, and equal treatment. Read the majority, Wilkinson’s dissent, and the appellate and Supreme Court briefs.
The Eighth Circuit considered Missouri’s in-state presence requirement for wine retailers and the arguments over evidence in dormant Commerce Clause challenges.
The Supreme Court declined to review Lebamoff’s challenge to Michigan’s retailer wine shipping restrictions. The post links to the Sixth Circuit analysis.
This 2020 overview explains Illinois’ announced 2021 tax changes for out-of-state winery shippers and their significance for direct wine sales.
Listen to the 2020 Sarasota Wine oral argument on Missouri retailer shipping, Tennessee Wine, and the need to develop a factual record.
Retailers sought Supreme Court review of the Sixth Circuit’s 2020 Michigan shipping decision. Read the petition and the constitutional issues it presents.
A May 2020 update tracks the denied Lebamoff rehearing request and related federal appeals over retailer alcohol shipping and the Commerce Clause.
An analysis of the Sixth Circuit’s 2020 Lebamoff decision on Michigan retailer shipping, the three-tier system, and dormant Commerce Clause claims.
