Missouri Court Denies Southern’s Residency Argument

Dear Client: The fight by Southern Wine & Spirits to overturn Missouri's residency requirement has hit a wall. District Judge Nanette Laughrey has granted a summary judgment in favor of the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (the defendants) to overturn Southern's lawsuit seeking to overturn Missouri's residency requirement. You may recall we reported back in January that Southern had filed a motion for summary judgment where it claimed Missouri's residency requirement is invalid under the Equal Protection Clause,