Walmart Takes Case to Sell Spirits in TX to the Supreme Court

Dear Client:   After the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sided against Walmart in its attempt to sell spirits in Texas, the retailer now hopes to make its case before the US Supreme Court.  BACKGROUND. Walmart can sell beer and wine in Texas, but is prohibited from owning a package store permit, and therefore from selling spirits. The retailer filed a lawsuit challenging sections of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission code that prevented it from doing so, claiming it is irrationally