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Article: The wine is in the mail: The twenty-first amendment and state laws against the direct shipment of alcoholic beverages
- Article from:
- Vanderbilt Law Review
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
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CopyrightCopyright Vanderbilt Law Review Nov 2001. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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I. INTRODUCTION
The Internet has revolutionized commerce by providing an easy way for businesses to reach vast numbers of customers, and by allowing consumers to attain products of all sorts with the mere click of a mouse. Some wine consumers, however, feel left behind by the Internet rev
olution. State laws against the direct shipment of alcohol leave them frustrated because they cannot purchase wine online and have it shipped to their homes.1 These laws against direct shipment have attracted a significant amount of attention in the news media,2 and they have recently been challenged in a number of federal courts.3
To understand the direct shipment issue fully, it is necessary to ...