Court Upholds Texas Direct Shipping Appeal

Could Lead to Supreme Court ShowdownI leave the country for one week and the entire industry crumbles. A three judge panel of the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a Texas district court decision that overturned that state's ban on interstate direct shipping of alcohol on Thursday. Texas is the second largest beer selling state. It's the same old problem that's cropping up in many states: The court indicated that a ban on out-of-state shippers was