Assignment:
The Direct Shipping Cases Following the repeal of the federal prohibition on the sale, manufacture, and transport of intoxicating liquor with the enactment of the Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution, states stepped into the void to regulate and control the sales of liquor. Many states developed a complex system of liquor regulation, and liquor law in the United States is now characterized by a maze of differing requirements from state to state. Many states include prohibitions on the sale and shipping of alcohol to consumers via mail or other third-party shipping services, so-called “direct shipping.” Gradually, many states made exceptions to the direct shipping prohibition for in-state wineries. Other states went further and allowed out-of-state wineries to ship wine to their residents. New York and Michigan were two states that prohibited out-of-state wineries from shipping wine to in-state residents but allowed in-state wineries to do so. Residents desiring to receive wine shipments from outof-state wineries sued, challenging the laws, and won. The states appealed to the Supreme Court, which heard the cases in 2005. The states argued that safety concerns related to liquor and the fact that out-of-state wineries were more difficult to regulate combined to justify the ban on out-of-state winery shipping. Did the Supreme Court agree?
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