Archive for the ‘State Laws’ Category
Friday, November 14th, 2008
Yesterday Michigan's Liquor Control Commission, in league with Michigan alcohol wholesalers, began the process of stripping their in-state retailers of the right to ship wine to Michigan residents. What has become clear from news reports only one day after HB 6644 was secretly pushed through a Michigan House Committee is ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
It has been said that "The first step toward wisdom is asking questions". This has always made sense to me. And I'm going to suggest that the tactic be investigated by the Michigan Attorney General's office.
Recently the Michigan Attorney General announced they would appeal the Michigan Federal District Court ruling ...
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
A good amount of attention is being shown in the media toward Tuesday's Michigan Federal Court decision concerning out-of-state retailer to consumer shipping in that state. As you may recall from yesterday's post at Wine Without Borders, Judge Hood in Michigan ruled Michigan's discriminatory, anti-consumer law was unconstitutional. She enjoined ...
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
There is no other way to describe the October 1, 2008 decision in the Michigan case of Siesta Village Market v. Granholm as anything other than a complete victory for consumers, free trade advocates and constitutionalism. Judge Donna Hood ruled that Michigan's discriminatory laws that allow Michigan wine lovers to ...
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
When you spend enough time watching wine politics play out, it becomes a real necessity to be able to laugh...otherwise you'll spend your time at the chiropractor from shaking your head back and forth in dismay.The wine politics playing out in Oklahoma are both hilarious as well as depressing.
This November, ...
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
Since 2005 when Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich declared it so, September is Illinois Wine Month in that state. That month is coming up and the outstanding Illinois wine industry will get some well deserved recognition. The industry has come a tremendous distance in the past 20 years producing outstanding wines ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
For two years since Specialty Wine Retailers Association opened its lawsuit against the state of Texas challenging the constitutionality of its ban against out-of-state retailer shipping to Texans, the state has remained open to shippers. The mechanism by which consumers were still able to procure wines from out-of-state retailers was ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Maybe the motto should be: "Cogitate before you legislate".
This is the lesson that a number of people might want to take away from bad direct shipping legislation in California and Illinois that brought with it unintended consequences.
ILLINOIS RETAILERS
In the case of Illinois, that state's recent ban on out of state ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
It should be clear to all those that think about the impact of the various state laws meant to discriminate against retailer wine shipping that on another level these laws disproportionately hurt imported brands.
In a number of states consumers may have wine shipped to them from American wineries across the ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Specialty Wine Retailers Association, wine merchants and many a wine lover had very high expectations for a very good piece of legislation that had been introduced in Washington State by Senator Brian Weinstein. SB 6384 would have created a permit issued by the the state of Washington to out-of-state retailers ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
Across the country a variety of states are currently considering direct shipping legislation that addresses retailer-to-consumer shipping. In most states the same issues tend to arise. Below are the most important issues that have been arising and the points that should be raised in each case
1. CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES CONCERNING DIRECT ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Alaska has enacted one of the country's most progressive set of wine shipping regulations. Assuming the wine can be delivered free from damage by the state's often inclement weather, Alaskans have access to a world of wines.
The Law: "An individual who is not in the liquor business may import, ...
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