Supreme Court of the United States
Granholm v. Heald
May 16, 2005544 U.S. 460
Summary
The Court held that Michigan and New York statutes discriminating against out-of-state wineries regarding direct shipping violate the Commerce Clause and are not saved by the Twenty-first Amendment. The Sixth Circuit judgment invalidating Michigan laws is affirmed, and the Second Circuit judgment upholding New York laws is reversed. Justice Stevens, dissenting, would have held the Amendment bars dormant Commerce Clause scrutiny. Justice Thomas, dissenting, would have held the Webb-Kenyon Act and Amendment authorize such discrimination.
Holding
- State laws discriminating against out-of-state wineries in direct shipping. Violates the Commerce Clause and is not authorized by the Twenty-first Amendment.
Docket 03-1116
Cited authorities
- CA11
- Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§436.1109
- Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 436.1305
- Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 436.1403
- Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 436.1607(1)
- Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§436.1113
- Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 436.1607(1)
- N.Y. ABC Law §§3