Maryland’s Beer Delivery Case Shows Why “Employee Delivery” May Not Save Discriminatory Alcohol Shipping Laws
States defending local alcohol privileges often try to draft around the dormant Commerce Clause...
Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Regulatory and Legal Updates
IDOR’s Proposed Liquor Tax Overhaul: A Return to the Same Unconstitutional Scheme the Illinois Supreme Court Already Struck Down
Illinois liquor distributors, importing distributors, manufacturers, RTD cocktail producers, and alcohol brand owners should...
Illinois HB 5784 Would Kill Hemp THC Beverages Early
If you sell, distribute, manufacture, or simply enjoy hemp-derived THC beverages in Illinois, the...
Maine Forced Tito’s Into a State Warehouse — Then Taxed It for Being There
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in State Tax Assessor v. Fifth Generation, Inc.,...
The Sky Did Not Fall: Supreme Court Denies Cert in Day v. Henry and Chicago Wine v. Braun
The Supreme Court took a pass on retailer direct shipping. And with that, the...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal in Kentucky Bourbon “First Black-Owned Distillery” Fight — and the Lanham Act Lesson Is a Good One
Every once in a while competing alcohol brands get into a dispute over advertising...
The Sixth Circuit Finally Lets the Retailer DTC Plaintiffs Win — But Block v. Canepa Is Not the End of the Three-Tier System
Watch retailer direct-shipping litigation long enough and you start to recognize the rhythm. Out-of-state...
A Barber Pole, A Cocktail Bar, and a Bad First Amendment Result: Why the Osteria Segreto Decision Gets The Barber Shop Blackstone Wrong
A bar called “The Barber Shop” should not need a barber license. That ought...
The Fourth Amendment Walks Into a Bar: Federal Court Says Michigan’s Warrantless Liquor Inspection Law Is Unconstitutional. Your State’s May Be as Well
Every alcohol licensee knows the knock. A liquor investigator, police officer, excise agent, revenue...
When a Distributor Loses a Brand, the Tax Fight May Start in the Brand Transfer Agreement
Distributors already know what happens when a supplier moves a brand. Everybody rushes to...
Who Owns the Brewery Logo? When Beer-and-a-Handshake Branding Deals Collide with Brewery Sales
Craft brewing grew up on beer-and-a-handshake deals. An artist liked the brewery, liked the...
Chicago Zoning and Special Use Permits: Tucker Ellis Secures MariGrow Cannabis Dispensary Win Through Appeal
Chicago zoning fights rarely end with a single hearing. Our recent win for Marigrow...
