Supreme Court Takes the Last Teeth Out of the 21st Amendment

Dear Client:  The Supreme Court has delivered its opinion on the big Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. vs. Thomas case.The case as you may recall involved Tennessee retailers and out-of-state retailer Total Wine, and sought to clear up whether Tennessee’s two-year residency requirement for liquor store owners is unconstitutional [see BBD 01-17-2019]. The Court said on Wednesday evening that it believes it is. In the majority opinion (7-2) penned by Justice Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court ruled the state’s residency requirement unconstitutional, as it