Ninth Circuit Rules AZ Retailer Shipping Laws are Not Discriminatory

Dear Client: This week the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the state of Arizona, upholding the state's existing retailer shipping laws.  HOW WE GOT HERE. In 2021, Florida-based Thewinetobuy.com along with several Arizona residents filed suit against the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control as well as the state Attorney General, challenging the constitutionality of state laws and regulations that collectively prohibit out-of-state retailers from selling wine online and shipping directly to Arizonans, including the residency requirement,