Judge Rules Against Monarch Spirit Sales: “Ours is not to Determine the Best Way

Dear Client:As WSD reported yesterday, Indiana-based Monarch Beverage Co. has lost its longtime court case against the state's Alcohol and Tobacco Commission. You may recall that Monarch has sought to take on spirits in addition to beer and wine. Indiana state law prohibits wholesalers from having beer and spirits in the same house. Monarch, a MillerCoors/E&J Gallo wholesaler, claimed this stipulation violated the Equal Protection Clause and filed suit against officials of the Commission in federal court in October 2013.