Government,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Dec. 31, 2024
California's restrictions on out-of-state liquor imports are challenged
Nelson & Fraenkel LLP filed a lawsuit challenging California's Alcoholic Beverage Control Act for discriminating against out-of-state distilleries, claiming it violates the U.S. Constitution's commerce clause by restricting direct sales to California consumers.
After persuading a federal judge in August that California's Alcoholic Beverage Control Act discriminates against interstate commerce with different rules for out-of-state and in-state wineries to get their products to consumers, Nelson & Fraenkel LLP filed another lawsuit just after Christmas in the same court on behalf of California liquor consumers.
Two Los Angeles liquor collectors are challenging the legality of the law, saying it unconstitutionally prohibits out-of-s...
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