Eleanor Heald, et al.
Respondents
James A. Tanford, Counsel of RecordEleanor Heald and her husband, Ray Heald, are professional wine critics living in Michigan. They and 11 other Michigan wine consumers or journalists joined a small Californian winery, Domaine Alfred, in challenging the constitutionality of a Michigan law that prevents out-of-State wineries from shipping directly to Michigan residents. By requiring out-of-State wineries to ship to Michigan wholesalers, they argued, small wineries such as Domaine Alfred were effectively prevented from offering their products within the State. After a Federal district court in Michigan ruled against the parties, they turned to the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of…
