Veteran Supreme Court advocates Shay Dvoretzky of Jones Day and Carter Phillips of Sidley Austin are up at the high court podium this morning in a case close to the hearts of wine-loving consumers and wine-selling retailers. The justices will hear arguments on whether Tennessee’s residency requirements for retail liquor licenses are constitutional. Plus: Check out a snippet from our interview with the author of a fascinating book about justices’ alcohol-related rulings and drinking habits. Thanks for reading Supreme Court. Comments and tips are always welcome at [email protected] and [email protected].
But Will the Arguments Be Dry?
The justices this morning hear one of the term’s higher-profile cases—Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v. Blair, a constitutional hybrid of the Twenty-First Amendment, commerce clause and privileges and immunities clause, all bottled in a challenge to Tennessee’s residency requirements for retail liquor licenses. The state requires anyone who wants a retail liquor license to have resided in the state for at least two years.
