Wine ruling a setback for consumers.In a setback for consumers in 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 , the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 12 upheld the state's ban on direct-to-consumer wine shipments from out-of-state vineyards. Consumer Alert, which 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 in the case, is disappointed by the decision. Consumers in New York currently have to buy their wine through state-licensed wholesalers. It is illegal to directly ship wine from out-of-state wineries to New York consumers. The ruling is contrary to other recent appeals court decisions in similar cases in Michigan and Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to resolve the conflicting rulings, which pit the 21st amendment against the Constitution's interstate commerce interstate commerce In the U.S., any commercial transaction or traffic that crosses state boundaries or that involves more than one state. Government regulation of interstate commerce is founded on the commerce clause of the Constitution (Article I, section 8), which |
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