Jester King Wins First Amendment Labeling Arguments

December 20, 2011Jester King Wins First Amendment Labeling Arguments Dear Client: They won the battle. Yesterday, Judge Sam Sparks of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled in Jester King's favor, along with co-plaintiffs distributor Authentic and retailer Zax, in their First Amendment arguments made against the way the TABC labels beer. Recall that TABC provisions hold that anything under 4% ABW must be labeled "ale" and anything under is "beer," which brewers have argued