California Wine Lawsuit Update: The State Moves to Dismiss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kv6vxZwL8&list=RDE0Kv6vxZwL8&start_radio=1 In February, I announced a lawsuit that I filed with my co-counsel, Gillian Garrett, on behalf of Blue Sky Vineyards (an Illinois winery) and The Wine Country (a California retailer in Signal Hill). The case asks a focused question: when California allows in-state wineries to sell wine directly to California retailers, can it [...]

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Challenge to wine retailer shipping ruling targets SCOTUS conservative wing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyI9flHHT2Q&list=RDvyI9flHHT2Q&start_radio=1 On June 5th, the state of Ohio filed a challenge to the 6th Circuit’s ruling in Block v. Canepa, which held that Ohio’s discriminatory wine retailer shipping law was unconstitutional for violating the dormant Commerce Clause and that the law did not properly serve health and safety interest. The State of Ohio filed [...]

Ohio appeals wine retailer shipping decision to the U.S. Supreme Court

On June 5th, Ohio notified the Sixth Circuit that it has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, appealing the Sixth Circuit’s decision in Block v. Canepa, which held that Ohio’s discriminatory wine retailer shipping law and alcohol importation restriction laws as unconstitutional. It further requested that the filing [...]

Why we sued California over winery distribution laws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2R2KXNQR1M&list=RDU2R2KXNQR1M&start_radio=1 On February 24, 2026, my co-counsel, Gillian Garrett and I filed suit against the State of California challenging laws that allow California wineries to sell directly to California retailers without using a wholesaler, while denying those same privileges to out-of-state wineries. We believe California’s system violates the dormant Commerce Clause by granting in-state [...]

California Wine Lawsuit Update: The State Moves to Dismiss

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Challenge to wine retailer shipping ruling targets SCOTUS conservative wing

Ohio appeals wine retailer shipping decision to the U.S. Supreme Court

Why we sued California over winery distribution laws