The State of the (Three-Tier) Union

Now that Summer is over, the statehouses are closed, and judges are resting, let's take a moment to take the nation's temperature with respect to three-tier direct shipping litigation and state laws in various states, on the belief that it's sometimes good to keep track of these things, culled from a number of sources including the Wine Institute, Beer Institute, WSWA, and NBWA, as well as legal sources.TEXAS-SIZED ISSUES. First, let's start with Texas, where there is perhaps the most