Justices Pick Apart Ban on Wine Sales From State to State

The New York Times > Washington > Justices Pick Apart Ban on Wine Sales From State to State: "WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 - If the Supreme Court argument Tuesday on interstate wine sales proves to be a reliable roadmap to the eventual decision, consumers who want to order wine directly from out-of-state wineries will soon be able to do so with the court's blessing.

The justices appeared notably unmoved by the arguments offered by New York and Michigan in defense of laws that prohibit the direct shipment of wine from other states while permitting in-state wineries to ship their products to their customers' homes."


In my undeveloped legal mind, I definitely say this as a question relating to the interstate commerce clause in the constitution--as did the Supreme Court, so we should now thankfully be able to enjoy alcohol deliveries to our door. That, in turn, allows me to purchase abroad and ship home. Apparently the prevailing counter-argument was based around the 21st Amendment (repealed Prohibition/19th Amendment) and a bulwark against the underage drinking. With the main defendant states (NY and MI) each having a series of holes in their arguments related to exemptions and protections for their in-state producers and retailers, the Supreme Court saw through the illusion and interpretted the case as falling under the ISCC.