Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates January 2005 No. 1 Vol. 8
States of California, Washington, New Mexico, Oregon, and West Virginia

Alcohol Regulation

State Control Over Direct Shipment of Wine

States of California, Washington, New Mexico, Oregon, and West Virginia

Amici Curiae

Manuel M. Medeiros, Counsel of RecordCalifornia, Washington, New Mexico, Oregon, and West Virginia are all States that allow direct shipment of wine to consumers from States that do not close their markets to out-of-State producers. Manuel M. Medeiros is the Solicitor General for the State of California. He received his law degree from the University of California_Davis in 1972. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on September 23, 2004.The Twenty-First Amendment enables States to regulate importation of alcohol to a degree that would otherwise be impermissible under…

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