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Ind. Courts - "Cap n’ Cork owner sues state over wine laws"

Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today in a long story that begins:INDIANAPOLIS – For more than 20 years, Cap n’ Cork liquor stores in Fort Wayne have shipped wine using a third-party delivery company to area...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 15, 2009 11:08 AM

Ind. Law - More on "Direct wine sale ban not about minors"

On Oct. 17 the ILB quoted from Dan and Krista Stockman's weekly "Uncorked" column in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, which in turn quoted from this Oct. 11th story in the Journal Gazette, reported by Niki Kelly, headed "State: 35%...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 25, 2009 09:09 AM

Ind. Law - "Direct wine sale ban not about minors"

That is the headline to Dan and Krista Stockman's weekly "Uncorked" column today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes:When you hear lawmakers, wholesalers and lobbyists talk about shipping wine directly to consumers, all they’ll want to talk about...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 17, 2009 03:08 PM

Courts - Wine shipping dispute involving Maine and Oregon, with the latter represented by IU Law Prof. Tanford [Update]

[Updated 8/11/09] This is a red-face item for sure. An alert reader was nice enough to let me know that the following article in the Maine newspaper that I took to be current is dated April 11, 2006! I thought...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 10, 2009 06:40 PM

Courts - Federal Court Tells Out-of-State (Indiana) Wine Stores to Stay Out of New York

Mitch Frank of Wine Spectator reports in a story that begins:New Yorkers who order wine online from retailers in other states are breaking the law, according to a decision handed down Wednesday by a federal appeals court. The ruling is...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 3, 2009 04:26 PM

Courts - "Is Sonia Sotomayor Mean?" An ILB suggestion

Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio had a nearly 8-minute story this morning headed "Is Sonia Sotomayor Mean?" Some quotes:Judge Guido Calabresi, former Yale Law School dean and Sotomayor's mentor, now says that when Sotomayor first joined the Court of...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 15, 2009 12:52 PM

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court denies cert in Indiana wine shipping case

Page 3 of the US Supreme Court's order list for today, May 18, 2009, includes Baude v. Heath (08-1004) among the cases for which certiorari has been denied. The initial ILB entry on the Aug. 7, 2008 7th Circuit opinion...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 18, 2009 03:12 PM

Ind. Law - 6th Circuit wine shipping ruling boosts home delivery

Another great "Uncorked" column on wine shipping today by Dan and Krista Stockman of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. It begins:There has not been much good news lately for wine lovers in Indiana who would like to have wine shipped...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 7, 2009 09:14 AM

Courts - 6th Circuit strikes down down Kentucky's direct-selling restrictions

Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers reported Dec. 24th: WASHINGTON -- A 2005 Supreme Court opinion is the gift that keeps on giving for California winemakers hoping to sell directly to customers in other states. It also has been proof that...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 25, 2008 01:00 PM

Ind. Law - "Legal to ship wine as gift, to yourself"?

Dan & Krista Stockman, authors of Uncorked - A column for those who want to love wine, but don't know how, that appears weekends in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, respond today to this question from a reader: I’ve read...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 6, 2008 02:57 PM

Law - More on "Victory for wine lovers sours as Michigan tries again to ban direct shipping"

Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 29th, the Michigan House of Representatives has voted to bar wine shipments to consumers. Dawson Bell of the Detroit Free Press reports:LANSING — Direct shipment of wine from retailers to consumers would be banned...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 5, 2008 04:19 PM

Law - "Victory for wine lovers sours as Michigan tries again to ban direct shipping"

Updating this long list of ILB entries on wine shipping, including this most recent entry from Nov. 1st headed "Judge orders Michigan to Allow Wine Shipping by Out-of-State Retailers," Dawson Bell reports today for the Detroit Free Press:LANSING -- Joe...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 29, 2008 06:12 PM

Law - More on: Judge orders Michigan to Allow Wine Shipping by Out-of-State Retailers

Dan & Krista Stockman, authors of Uncorked - A column for those who want to love wine, but don't know how, that appears weekends in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, wrote a column this week that updates this ILB entry...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 1, 2008 01:49 PM

Courts - 6th Circuit issues wine shipping opinion [Updated]

Jamie Satterfield of the Knoxville News Sentinel reported yesterday:A federal appeals court today deemed unconstitutional a state law designed to boost business for in-state wineries. “We conclude Tennessee’s Grape and Wine Law is discriminatory on its face,” the 6th U.S....

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 25, 2008 04:54 PM

Law - Judge orders Michigan to Allow Wine Shipping by Out-of-State Retailers [Updated]

Dan & Krista Stockman, authors of Uncorked - A column for those who want to love wine, but don't know how, that appears weekends in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, wrote this morning:Marcia, MichWine.com is reporting on a federal wine-shipping...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 3, 2008 01:59 PM

Law - "Wine Lovers See Red Over State Laws That Restrict Home Delivery of Bottles"

"Wine Lovers See Red Over State Laws That Restrict Home Delivery of Bottles" is the headline to this story by David Kesmodel in today's Wall Street Journal (it is unclear to me whether the link will allow public access or...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 24, 2008 10:57 AM

Law - "Amazon gets into wine"

This should be interesting. The Wall Street Journal has this brief story today, by Mylene Mangalindan and Julia Flynn Siler. Some quotes:A wine trade organization said Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. plans to start selling wine from Napa Valley and other...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 11, 2008 02:40 PM

Ind. Law - More on "Wine-shipping rules still not settled"

Updating this ILB entry from Aug. 23rd, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette's Dan and Krista Stockman write today in their column, "Uncorked":Two weeks ago, we gave an update on the state of shipping wine directly from wineries to wine lovers....

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 6, 2008 02:12 PM

Ind. Law - "Wine-shipping rules still not settled"

I've been looking forward to the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette's Dan and Krista Stockman's take on the recent 7th Circuit ruling in Baude v. Heath. It does not disappoint. Read it here. Here is a "taste", in the section about...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 23, 2008 12:08 PM

Ind. Decisions - Gary Post-Tribune editorial about 7th Circuit wine shipping decision

Here it is, I laughed out loud:Teens don't go online to get drunk on wine The U.S. 7th Court of Appeals in Chicago is afraid teenagers are buying wine online. Seriously. The judges are so concerned they've upheld an Indiana...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 22, 2008 10:07 AM

Ind. Decisions - More on: "Love the wine? You must visit the vine"

The decision of the 7th Circuit August 7th in the case of Baude v. Heath (see ILB entries here and here) was the subject of a story yesterday in the Wine Spectator, reported by Robert Taylor. Some quotes:After one year...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 12, 2008 06:18 AM

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit posts two Indiana decisions late today

One is the wine shipping case, Baude v. Heath (SD Ind., Judge Tinder). For background, see this ILB entry from Feb. 22nd. Today Judge Easterbrook writes, in an 11-page opinion:After Granholm v. Heald, 544 U.S. 460 (2005), held that...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 7, 2008 04:54 PM

Ind. Law - "Little progress with state's wine laws"

Dan and Krista Stockman, of the excellent Saturday wine column, "Uncorked," in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, wrote on the 12th:It could have been a lot worse. For wine lovers who were hoping the Indiana General Assembly would make life...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 14, 2008 12:03 PM

Ind. Law - "Wineries lose again: Proposals to loosen Indiana’s distribution system fail"

That is the headline to this comprehensive story today by Jonathan Hiskes in the Indianapolis Business Journal. The story begins:Oliver Winery considered starting a wine club that would ship to members through UPS, giving them access to boutique wines not...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 15, 2008 08:14 AM

Ind. Decisions - More on: Indiana wine shipping case to be argued today before the 7th Circuit

The oral arguments in Baude v. Heath, the wine shipping case., were held Friday, Feb. 22, before a three judge panel. Two of the judges were Easterbrook and Posner. Listen to the oral arguments here, but not if you are...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 25, 2008 06:04 AM

Ind. Decisions - Indiana wine shipping case to be argued today before the 7th Circuit

Today at 9:30 AM (Chicago time) the 7th Circuit will hear oral arguments in the case of Baude v. Heath, the wine shipping case. Here is the ILB summary and link to the 71-page opinion issued by Judge John D....

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 22, 2008 06:13 AM

Ind. Decisions - More on: Appeal of wine shipping case to 7th Circuit

Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 13th, several more amicus briefs have been filed in the appeal of Baude v. Heath to the 7th Circuit, these on behalf of the Appellees, including members of the General Assembly who support the...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 19, 2007 12:09 PM

Ind. Decisions - Appeal of wine shipping case to 7th Circuit

In this entry from Nov. 20, 2007, the ILB pointed to the brief of the State of Indiana, in its appeal of the wine shipping case:The wine shipping opinion issued by Judge John D. Tinder the end of August in...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 13, 2007 05:47 PM

Ind. Law - "Wine-shipping ruling adds holiday cheer"

The practical implications of the wine-shipping ruling for the holiday shopper were the subject of Dan and Krista Stockman's "Uncorked" column in the Sunday Fort Wayne Jounral Gazette. A sample:Of course, when the court struck down the parts of the...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 3, 2007 11:57 AM

Ind. Decisions - More on: Federal Judge Tinder rules for plainitiifs in Indiana wine shipping suit

Updating this ILB entry from August 29, 2007, the wine shipping opinion issued by Judge John D. Tinder in the case of Baude v. Heath is now on appeal to the 7th Circuit. The State of Indiana is appealing the...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 20, 2007 01:36 PM

Law - Wine shipping and the dormant commerce clause

See this entry by Howard Bashman of How Appealing....

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 12, 2007 10:42 AM

Ind. Law - More on wine shipping

"Uncorked," the excellent wine column written by Dan and Krista Stockman for the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, is definitely a keeper this week for anyone who wants to know the ins and outs of operating under the new laws in...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 7, 2007 09:39 AM

Law - "Ohio Wine Lovers to be Cut-off October 1" [Updated]

A press release from Free the Grapes begins:NAPA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new law effective Monday, October 1 will prevent Ohio wine lovers from continuing to purchase wines directly from many popular mid-sized wineries, according to Free the Grapes! (www.freethegrapes.org) During the...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 28, 2007 08:53 AM

Ind. Decisions - "Indiana wine lovers may still have trouble getting wines shipped to their homes"

So writes Eric Arnold in a feature in the Wine Spectator Online, headed "Indiana and Oregon Change Laws on Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipments: States now have similar, consumer-friendly rules, but Indiana wine lovers may still have trouble getting wines shipped to...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 12, 2007 06:47 AM

Ind. Decisions - Still more on federal Judge Tinder's wine shipping decision

Another editorial today lauding Judge Tinder's ruling in the wine shipping case, this time from the Indianapolis Star, headed "Decision to end ban goes down like fine wine." For the ruling and background, see this ILB entry from August 29th....

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 10, 2007 07:37 AM

Ind. Decisions - More on federal Judge Tinder's wine shipping decision

The Richmond Palladium-Item has this editorial today, headed "Ending state's protectionism":A federal judge has leveled the playing field for wineries seeking to ship their products. It's time Indiana get in step with the nation and discontinue old protectionist strategies. The...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 4, 2007 01:48 PM

Ind. Decisions - "Court stomps Indiana wine shipping laws"

Here is the report the ILB has been looking forward to, coverage by Dan and Krista Stockman, who write a wine column every Saturday for the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, of this week's federal court decision impacting Indiana's wine shipping...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 31, 2007 02:29 PM

Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Federal Judge Tinder rules for plainitiifs in Indiana wine shipping suit

Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, this press release has now been issued on behalf of the successful wineries:Victory for Indiana Wine Consumers Indianapolis, IN – Indiana wine consumers will once again be able to receive wine shipments from...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 30, 2007 05:02 PM

Ind. Decisions - More on: Federal Judge Tinder rules for plainitiifs in Indiana wine shipping suit

Oddly, this decision which the ILB reported early last evening, has apparently only been picked up by one member of the media, Channel 6 NEWS. See their story here. Some quotes:A federal judge Wednesday declared parts of Indiana law regulating...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 30, 2007 01:58 PM

Ind. Decisions - Federal Judge Tinder rules for plainitiifs in Indiana wine shipping suit

An opinion has been issued today by Judge John D. Tinder in the case of Baude v. Heath - access the 71-page decision here. The ruling contains an excellent introductory section:This litigation challenges the constitutionality of Indiana laws that...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 29, 2007 06:02 PM

Ind. Law - New York has a good idea here

The ILB has posted many articles about interstate wine shipping, including this August 4th entry quoting from a Fort Wayne Journal Gazette column titled "Severe impact of 2006 wine-shipping law changes on small, family-owned wineries." This article from the Long...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 19, 2007 01:41 PM

Ind. Law - Severe impact of 2006 wine-shipping law changes on small, family-owned wineries

Dan and Krista Stockman, "wine lovers – not wine experts – and reporters" at The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, write today in their weekly column "Uncorked," that "Shipping laws hurt wineries." This is a very good overview of how we...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 4, 2007 09:03 AM

Ind. Law - Still more on: Liquor wholesalers launch attack on IU Law professor

Updating these ILB entries from April 4th and April 7th, Mike Leonard of the Bloomington Herald Times writes in a column today:If the recent inquiry into the work activities of Indiana University law professor Alex Tanford didn’t carry with it...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 8, 2007 06:19 PM

Ind. Law - More on: Liquor wholesalers launch attack on IU Law professor

Updating this ILB entry from April 4th, the Bloomington Herald-Times has this comment today in its opinion column, "And another thing":Some can teach as well as practice Senate President Pro Tem David Long is also piqued about an IU professor’s...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 7, 2007 02:46 PM

Ind. Law - Review of status of Indiana wineries [Updated]

The Terre Haute Tribune-Star had a long article this weekend on the status of Indiana wineries. The story by Arthur E. Foulkes begins:TERRE HAUTE — Indiana’s wineries and wine wholesalers are locked in a legal and legislative battle over how...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 5, 2007 08:24 AM

Law - More on: Federal judge rules on wine shipping into Kentucky [Updated]

In a Dec. 27, 2006 entry, the ILB quoted from an AP story that began:LOUISVILLE - Out-of-state wineries can ship their wares into Kentucky, even if a customer buys the wines online or over the phone, a federal judge ruled...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 8, 2007 02:56 PM

Law - "New Vintage of Wine Litigation Is Fermenting"

"New Vintage of Wine Litigation Is Fermenting" is the heading of this long report in The National Law Journal, written by Amanda Bronstad. It begins: A new crop of litigation is fermenting across the nation in a second round of...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 2, 2007 07:30 AM

Ind. Law - "Don’t mean to whine, but fix law"

"Don’t mean to whine, but fix law." That is the headline to an "Uncorked" column by Dan and Krista Stockman in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes:Last year was a crazy whirlwind of court opinions, lawsuits, proposed legislation, lobbying...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 13, 2007 07:55 PM

Ind. Law - The Indiana Law Year in Review

Here it is, the Indiana law year in reivew - highlights from the December 2005 and the Jan.-Dec. 2006 entries to the ILB. This is the draft I submitted to Res Gestae as my first column for the New Year,...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 31, 2006 06:10 PM

Law - Federal judge rules on wine shipping into Kentucky

The Kentucky Post is reporting, via the AP:LOUISVILLE - Out-of-state wineries can ship their wares into Kentucky, even if a customer buys the wines online or over the phone, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling by U.S. District Judge...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 27, 2006 07:35 PM

Ind. Gov't. - "Exodus of state staff triggers ethics rule"

Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has an important story today on what ethics rules/laws apply to members of the Daniels administration who are now returning to the private sector. She writes:INDIANAPOLIS – Key executive staffers and agency...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 3, 2006 09:47 AM

Ind. Law - More on: "Wineries ‘live with’ new shipping rules"

Following up on this entry from Nov. 25th, the Bedford Times-Mail reports today, in a story by Mike Ricketts: BEDFORD — An award-winning Lawrence County winery is generating more business than the owners anticipated it would three years into the...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 29, 2006 04:49 PM

Ind. Law - "Wineries ‘live with’ new shipping rules"

Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports on the status of wine shipping in Indiana, "eight months after lawmakers negotiated a sticky compromise." Some quotes:At least 16 wineries have been issued a direct wine shipper’s permit, according to...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 27, 2006 05:59 AM

Courts - Indiana wine shipping on Michigan Supreme Court docket

The AP reports on cases before the Michigan Supreme Court in the first week of its term, including:WINE SALES: State law prevents liquor wholesalers from competing with wine wholesalers unless they already were doing so before 1996. An Indiana company...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 6, 2006 04:58 PM

Law - Bloomington lawyer intends to challenge new Arizona wine shipping law

Wine shipping and IU-Bloomington law professor James Tanford are in the news again, at least in Arizona. The Arizona Business Gazette reports: Although state legislators re-wrote the law dealing with interstate wine shipping to comply with federal mandates, the new...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 15, 2006 10:40 AM

Law - Federal judge strikes down Kentucky law prohibiting wine shipments [Updated again]

AP reporter Brett Barrouquere reports this afternoon, via the Lexington Herald-Leader:LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kentucky's prohibition on out-of-state wineries shipping their products to the state is unconstitutional because it discriminates against some businesses, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling, by...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 22, 2006 07:41 PM

Law - IU Law Prof. Tanford takes wine shipping issues to California

Here are some quotes from a story yesterday in the San Franscisco Chronicle:California residents may be able to order wine from retail stores around the country if several lawsuits filed in the state are successful. * * * According to...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 16, 2006 07:21 PM

Ind. Decisions - Toll road case oral arguments tomorrow

Presumably the attorneys for the Indiana Finance Authority and the State filed their briefs prior to today's 3 p.m. deadline (schedule here). Appellants reply brief, if any, is due no later than 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, Tue., June 3, 2006. The...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 12, 2006 05:17 PM

Law - Wine law changes in Illinois and other states

"Shipping news means more choices for consumers, but some winemakers unhappy" is the headline of a story from the Chicago Tribune, by Bill Daley, as reprinted in the Arizona Republic. Some quotes from the lengthy report:Blame, or credit, the court....

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 20, 2006 09:06 PM

Law - Yet more on: Those fighting over wine fees include Indiana law professor

Updating this March 28th ILB entry about disputes between the winning lawyers in the U.S. Supreme Court wine shipping case, Granholm v. Heald, is a story today by Tony Mauro in Legal Times. Some quotes:A fee dispute broke out among...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 10, 2006 07:45 PM

Law - More on: Those fighting over wine fees include Indiana law professor

Updating this March 22nd ILB entry, based on a story from the Sacramento Bee, is another story today from the Bee. Some quotes:WASHINGTON - The state of Michigan has now settled with some but not all of the lawyers who...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 28, 2006 09:17 PM

Ind. Law - Outstanding report on Indiana wine shipping issues

Dan and Krista Stockman of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette write a Saturday (either weekly or monthly) wine column for the paper, in addition to their regular reporter duties. Saturday's column, "Shipping law a ‘mixed bag’ for wineries" is an...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 27, 2006 03:33 PM

Law - Wine shipping bill in Ohio gets FTC attention

A Federal Trade Commission press release yesterday related:Staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s three bureaus – Competition, Consumer Protection, and Economics – together with the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning yesterday filed a comment with Ohio State Senator Eric Fingerhut,...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 24, 2006 09:41 AM

Ind. Law - Winemakers raise glasses to new law; future law challenges

"Winemakers raise glasses to new law" is the headline to a story by Jonathan Hiskes in the Brown County Democrat. Some quotes:Brown County wine dealers are relieved, if not overjoyed, after a compromise between alcohol distributors and Indiana winemakers passed...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 23, 2006 11:03 AM

Law- Outstanding wine article in NY Times

The NY Times yesterday had an outstanding article titled "At Long Last, Wine in the Mail." It covers the implementation of New York's new law, and looks at changes throughout the country, although Indiana isn't mentioned. Some quotes:Almost a year...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 16, 2006 07:36 AM

Ind. Law - Among the bills that passed

See the AP story here, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette here, and an Indianapolis Star story here and here. Here is the General Assembly's list of Enrolled Acts. Via this list, you can track when an Enrolled Act is received...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 15, 2006 08:25 AM

Ind. Gov't. - Two different approaches to courts v. legislature

In a column titled "Legislative Briefs" today, Louisville Courier Journal reporter Lesley Stedman Weidenbener quotes Sen. Richard Bray, R-Martinsville on the wine shipping bill:Wineries have been shipping to customers for years, but the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission decided last...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 15, 2006 08:05 AM

Ind. Law - Wine shipping on its way to Governor Daniels

A release just received from the Indiana farm winery industry:The Senate has adopted House Bill 1016 conference committee report by a vote of 48-2. The bill now goes to Governor Mitch Daniels for his signature. Now that both chambers have...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 14, 2006 05:21 PM

Ind. Law - Still more on wine shipping

Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal has a good wrap-up today on the wine shipping bill, HB 1016. Some quotes:INDIANAPOLIS — The Senate seems poised on the session's last day to send the governor a legislative compromise that...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 14, 2006 08:02 AM

Ind. Law - Conference committee report on wine shipping filed in House and Senate

Here is the filed Conference Committee Report on HB 1016. SECTION 34, beginning at line 30 of p. 21 (numbered "18" on the document) and continuing to p. 25, adds a new chapter IC 7.1-3-26, titled Direct Wine Seller's Permit....

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 13, 2006 08:04 PM

Ind. Law - More on: Compromise reportedly reached on wine shipping legislation

"Lawmakers reach tentative agreement on winery bill" is the headline of an AP story by Deanna Martin filed earlier this afternoon. Some quotes:Small wineries could ship wine to Indiana customers under a tentative agreement by lawmakers - a move many...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 13, 2006 04:34 PM

Ind. Law - Compromise reportedly reached on wine shipping legislation

A release just in from representatives of the Indiana wine industry reports:Vote expected today (Monday, March 13) on farm winery legislation (House Bill 1016). The 31 operating Indiana farm wineries have reached an agreement with alcohol wholesalers on the conference...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 13, 2006 12:45 PM

Ind. Law - Status of wine shipping in Indiana, and nationally

Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette gives a rundown today on legislation still pending in the final two days of the session, this Monday and Tuesday. Here is what she writes about wie shipping:A key House Republican is...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 12, 2006 10:09 AM

Ind. Law - The tipsy-turvy wine debate

"The tipsy-turvy wine debate: Government regulation packs a hangover for columnist" is the title to a very good column today, by Debbie Harbeson, in the New Albany Tribune:Operating government regulated businesses sure can be tricky. Here’s the process for a...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 10, 2006 01:18 PM

Ind. Law - More on: Wine shipping resolution not dead?

Updating this ILB entry from this morning, apparently it is the pretrial fees bill, HB 1016, that may be gutted to include new wine shipping language. Whether that language will be beneficial to Indian's wineries, however, is still up in...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 9, 2006 04:52 PM

Ind. Law - Wine shipping resolution not dead?

It's hard to say. The Louisville Courier Journal's Lesley Stedman Weidenbener has a story today headed "Wine bill may get new life: Fenced deer hunting measure all but dead" that covers a number of topics. Some quotes:Members of the House...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 9, 2006 07:20 AM

Ind. Law - More on intrastate and interstate wine shipping in Kentucky and Indiana

MSNBC is featuring a comprehensive article on the battle betwwen small wineries and distributors from Business First of Louisville. Although the majority of the long article covers Kentucky issues, there is also this discussion:A similar bill in the Indiana legislature...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 6, 2006 06:54 PM

Ind. Law - More on wine shipping bill

Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal has a story today headlined "Next 9 days will make or break session: Major legislation hangs in balance." Among the issues listed as still unresolved, this caught my eye:Wine shipment: A bill...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 6, 2006 12:00 PM

Ind. Law - Richmond Pal-Item Editorial: Garton's decision hurts state wineries

The Richmond Pal-Item today has an excellent editorial on the fate of the wine shipping bill: Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Robert Garton exercises a selective respect for the independence of the judicial branch of government. The Republican Senate leader...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 28, 2006 06:02 PM

Ind. Law - Terre Haute Tribune-Star editorial: "A heroic effort for public access"

"A heroic effort for public access" is the headline to this story today in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star, about the Kokomo student's battle with the city's mayor over an e-mail list. (For background, start with this Feb. 22nd ILB entry.)...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 26, 2006 11:53 AM

Ind. Law - More on: Garton kills wine bill compromise, says let court decide

Donovan Estridge of The Madison Courier reports today in a story headlined "Senate leader kills wine shipping compromise" that:After months of negotiating and compromising, a bill limiting direct shipping for Indiana wineries was killed Thursday night by the Senate leader....

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 25, 2006 05:21 PM

Ind. Law - Garton kills wine bill compromise, says let court decide [Updated: See corection re Marion County judge]

"Bill on direct shipping by state wineries killed" is the headline to a story today by Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:The leader of the Indiana Senate killed a bill yesterday that would have allowed Hoosier...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 24, 2006 06:31 AM

Ind. Law - Wine shipping committee report now available

The Committee Report for HB 1190 has now been filed. Whether or not everything reported in the papers this morning is correct, I can't say right now. And remember, until the Committee Report is adopted and the bill is "reprinted,"...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 23, 2006 01:36 PM

Ind. Law - Wineries bill amended in committee

Four reporters from four major papers have stories today on the revisions to the wine shipping bill, HB 1190. "Panel would allow shipping of wine: Compromise puts limits on wineries" is the headline to a very comprehensive story today by...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 23, 2006 08:00 AM

Ind. Law - Madison winery owners to lobby against bill

The Madison Courier reports today, in a story by Donovan Estridge:Owners of three Madison wineries will be in Indianapolis today lobbying against a bill that they say could harm if not kill their businesses. House Bill 1190 would restrict small...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 22, 2006 04:49 PM

Ind. Law - Indiana wineries' troubles continue

Several stories today on efforts to "help" or not, Indiana wineries. "Vintage dispute — Proposal to restrict wine shipments has NWI wineries worried" is the headline to this story in the Gary Post-Tribune. Some quotes:Local wineries fear a proposed bill...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 22, 2006 01:19 PM

Ind. Law - Will state wineries die on the vine?

"Will state wineries die on the vine? Industry says bill halting in-state shipments could cripple it." That is the headline to this long and comprehensive story today in the Indianapolis Star by Bill Ruthhart. Some quotes:House Bill 1190 would not...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 14, 2006 08:42 AM

Ind. Law - Reader asks good question about small wineries bill

Just a few minutes ago the ILB posted an entry (scroll down two) about Senator Garton's action on the canned deer hunting bill, quoting from a story in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette by Niki Kelly:Senate President Pro Tem Robert...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 14, 2006 08:17 AM

Ind. Law - Wine shipping bill to be heard Wednesday in Senate committee

According to the Gary Post-Tribune, the wine shipping bill, HB 1190, will be heard Wednesday in Senate committee. (See also HB 1250) "State lawmakers turn winery tourism industry sour" is the great headline to this lengthy story by Avon Waters...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 12, 2006 05:41 PM

Law - Wine shipping in other states, more of the same

"Committee kills proposal to let wineries ship in state" is the headline to this story from the Sioux Falls, South Dakota ArgusLeader. Some quotes:PIERRE - A bill that would have made it legal for South Dakota wineries to ship wine...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 8, 2006 04:59 PM

Ind. Law - More on: Wine shipping bill passes House: An example of "Be careful what you wish for"? [Updated already]

The "wine shipping" bill, HB 1190, has passed the House and is now in Senate Committee (Commerce & Transportation). The Committee is scheduled to meet today, but HB 1190 is not listed. That may be a good thing, according to...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 8, 2006 07:44 AM

Ind. Law - Headlines pretty much tell the story of House actions yesterday ...

Canned Deer Hunting. "Reprieve for high-fenced hunts clears House" - HB 1349 guarantees facilities may stay open another seven years and, in a log-rolling move (via Fort Wayne Journal Gazette):House members earlier this week added a provision to the...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 3, 2006 08:34 AM

Ind. Law - Wine "shipping" bill passes House: An example of "Be careful what you wish for"?

"House votes to restrict how wineries ship their products" is the heading of a brief item today in the Indianapolis Star:The House voted 60-36 for a bill restricting the way Indiana's small wineries could ship their goods, even after a...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 2, 2006 03:10 PM

Environment - Group tackles runoff at Lake Wawasee; Much more on Confined Feeding

"Group tackles runoff at Lake Wawasee" is the headline to this story today by Kara Hull in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes:Although he officially retired from the medical field in 1997, David Brandes willingly continues to care for...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 29, 2006 11:31 AM

Ind. Law - Wine-shipping bill moves to House floor

The wine shipping bill that was the focus of this lengthy ILB entry yesterday, is reported on today in this story by Niki Kelly in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes:House members on Thursday approved a tentative compromise dealing...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 20, 2006 08:12 AM

Ind. Law - Small wineries in Illinois buffeted by the alcohol-distribution lobby; What is happening in Indiana?

"Small wineries in Illinois buffeted by the alcohol-distribution lobby; What is happening in Indiana?" was the headline to this ILB entry from Jan. 11th. Today the answer to the question seems to be: The same thing is happening in Indiana....

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 19, 2006 02:20 PM

Ind. Law - Small wineries in Illinois buffeted by the alcohol-distribution lobby; What is happening in Indiana?

"Wineries fight for right to ship" is the headline to a story today in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Some quotes from the beginning of the lengthy report:SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Illinois' powerful alcohol-distribution lobby is using its clout and money in an...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 11, 2006 05:34 PM

Law - New Michigan law permits vintners inside and outside the state to ship their products directly to consumers

"Governor signs bills allowing direct wine shipments to consumers" is the headline to an AP story published in the Detroit Free Press. Some Quotes:TRAVERSE CITY - Michigan's emerging wine industry could become a big-time player now that vintners inside and...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 16, 2005 09:02 AM

Ind. Decisions - Temporary order OKs in-state shipping

"Temporary order OKs in-state shipping" is the headline to this story today in the Indianapolis Star business section, by Dana Knight. Some quotes:Indiana's 31 wineries won a temporary victory in their fight to ship products directly to consumers' homes when...

Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 29, 2005 07:46 AM

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