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CA files amicus brief in NY wine case.


Consumer Alert filed an amicus curiae brief Noun 1. amicus curiae brief - a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it
brief, legal brief - a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
 on June 23 supporting New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 consumers' rights to purchase wine from out-of-state wineries and have it delivered to them in New York. The brief was filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. It has appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:
  • District of Connecticut
  • Eastern District of New York
 in the case Swedenburg v. Kelly.

The plaintiffs in the case include two owners of wineries--Swedenburg Winery win·er·y  
n. pl. win·er·ies
An establishment at which wine is made.

Noun 1. winery - distillery where wine is made
wine maker
 in Virginia and The Lucas Winery in California, as well as three New York consumers. The Institute for Justice, a public interest law firm, represents the plaintiffs.
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