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By: Vote for Judges

Vote for Judges — Tue, 17 May 2005 14:46:56 +0000

Pop a Cork

From the standpoint of outcome, a great decision. Pop a cork on that California wine delivered directly to your door. And drink a toast to the late, great Constitution.

By: RichardZ.com

RichardZ.com — Tue, 17 May 2005 02:39:21 +0000

Wine In The News

I was pleasantly surprised to see my parish from back in Erie featured in the Erie Times today. The feature story discussed First Communion and had a picture of a beautiful little girl recieving the Body of Christ from Fr….

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 May 2005 02:21:18 +0000

Like everyone else who follows the Court, I am always fascinated by an unusual 5-4 split. I do not recall having seen another case with this particular alingment of Justices (although I have not checked to see if it has happened before). Booker, Blakely, Kyllo and the Playboy case are some of the others that grabbed my attention with an interesting division between the majority and dissenting opinions. In my opinion, those cases that depart from the most common 5-4 split (The Rehnquist Five, as some have called it) tend to demonstrate the extraordinary jurisprudential depth that has resulted from the interaction of these nine Justices during the past decade.

By: the pilcrow press

the pilcrow press — Mon, 16 May 2005 19:16:06 +0000

One nation, under the influence

As for the court’s reasoning, from what I’ve read, I have no qualms with it. It seems eminently reasonable to interpret the Twenty-First Amendment in a way that is consistent with the rest of the Constitution, especially the power of Congress to regu…

By: ProfessorBainbridge.com

ProfessorBainbridge.com — Mon, 16 May 2005 19:00:13 +0000

Background on the Supreme Court Wine Shipment Decision

My TCS columns discuss the legal issues:Bacchus Bytes Back The Grapes of Protectionist WrathSCOTUS blog has links to the pdf files of the Supreme Court’s opinions.

By: Secure Liberty

Secure Liberty — Mon, 16 May 2005 18:19:21 +0000

The Grapes Are Free!

Wine lovers rejoice! For several years I have been a proponet of the cause supported by the group Free The Grapes, namely, reasonable direct shipment of wine between states. The Supreme Court, after a string of lousy decisions, got one right this tim…

By: A Stitch in Haste

A Stitch in Haste — Mon, 16 May 2005 17:22:28 +0000

Supreme Court Strikes Down Out-of-State Wine Laws

SCOTUSblog is reporting that the Supreme Court has struck down the two state laws that banned the direct sale of wine to consumers from out...

By: Knowledge Problem

Knowledge Problem — Mon, 16 May 2005 17:12:22 +0000

SUPREME COURT’S DECISION TO FREE THE GRAPES

Lynne Kiesling Today the Supreme Court struck down the interstate wine shipment bans in several U.S. states. SCOTUSblog has the links to the decision documents. I’ve posted frequently here on the topic. According to this Wired story, By a 5-4…

By: Law Dork, J.D.

Law Dork, J.D. — Mon, 16 May 2005 17:10:41 +0000

You Wine Some, You Lose Some

Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinion in today’s decision in Granholm v. Heald, the wine-shipping cases, with the Court holding that the Twenty-first Amendment does not trump the Commerce Clause when the two come in conflict. As I explain in…

By: New World Man - anything can happen

New World Man - anything can happen — Mon, 16 May 2005 16:29:10 +0000

O’Connor against the grain

The wine shipment opinion is out (link is to syllabus PDF, see here for links to all opinions), and far more learned analysis of it will come from elsewhere than here. I will just point out that it includes two rare Ms. Justice O’Connor-related feature…

By: John Kelly

John Kelly — Mon, 16 May 2005 15:39:15 +0000

This case appears, at first glance, to be a legal win for the distributors, even if it is a P.R. victory for small wineries.

By: Crescat Sententia

Crescat Sententia — Mon, 16 May 2005 15:33:41 +0000

Victory for Vintners

The first time I ever remember be in a courtroom was just after graduating high school when I went up to Chicago with my father to see him argue Bridenbaugh v. Freeman-Wilson in front of Judge Easterbrook on the 7th…

By: Crescat Sententia

Crescat Sententia — Mon, 16 May 2005 15:33:25 +0000

Victory for Vintners

By: Anonymous clerk

Anonymous clerk — Mon, 16 May 2005 15:06:27 +0000

Worth noting that this opinion means TG is 1-for-1 on his predictions (found far below). I’m still waiting to hear from Stevens whether beef is more like peaches or mushrooms….

By: The Volokh Conspiracy

The Volokh Conspiracy — Mon, 16 May 2005 14:31:52 +0000

Article on Wine and Commerce Clause:

My most recent article on wine regulation and the commerce clause has been posted on the website of the NYU Journal of Law & Liberty. It is available here. An updated versi...