Appeal of KY Ruling on Wine and Spirits in Grocery Stores Under Way

Dear Client:The appeal of Judge John Heyburn's declaration that Kentucky's long-standing law forbidding certain grocery stores and gas stations from selling wine and spirits unconstitutional is underway. Four opening briefs have been filed, three that move to overturn the ruling and one in support. KENTUCKY'S ARGUMENT: The Department of Alcohol Beverage Control in Kentucky (the state) believes the judge's ruling should be reversed because 1) the Twenty-First Amendment technically gives the state the authority to regulate "where, when, how to