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Article: Week in Review.(Briefs)(equal right law for out of state wineries)(merger of SBC Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp.)(merger of Pelican Financial Inc. and Stark Bank Group Ltd.)
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- Crain's Detroit Business
- Article date:
- November 7, 2005
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Out-of-state wineries can ship to state, judge says
U.S. District Court Judge Bernard Friedman in Detroit on Tuesday ruled that out-of-state wineries should have the same rights as Michigan wineries to ship directly to Michigan consumers.
The ruling gives direction to a May U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found Michigan's ban on out-of-state shipments is discriminatory. Michigan law allowed in-state wineries to make direct shipments to consumers but prohibited out-of-state wineries from shipping to Michigan residents. The Supreme Court said the state must treat all wineries equally.
The Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association had sought a ...