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Ph.States Must Treat In-State and Out -of-State Alcohol Producers the Same: Court
Holds Three-Tier System: 'Unquestionably Legitimate'

WASHINGTON, The Supreme Court today upheld a
state's right to regulate the sale and distribution of alcohol within its own
borders but said states must also treat in-state and out-of-state alcohol
producers the same.
In a 5-4 ruling, the Court struck down laws in Michigan and New York that
restricted out-of-state alcohol producers from bypassing the states'
regulatory regimes that require face-to-face transactions. In doing so, the
Court rejected the states' argument that in-state producers could be more
easily regulated and, therefore, could be permitted to ship via mail order or
over the Internet.
Last fall, the Massachusetts Attorney General netted several online
alcohol retailers and leading overnight delivery companies for allegedly
providing beer, wine and liquor to underage college students. "
21st Amendment Section 1: The eighteenth article of amendment to the
Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.

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A copy of the Laffer study, funded by CSRWatch.

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"Basic principles of
transparency, which underlie the tenets of corporate social
responsibility are sorely lacking here. To improve capitalism, you
first need to understand it. Some of the
alcohol was delivered in plain brown boxes. An
argument can be made for banning Internet and home delivery sales altogether
in light of the likelihood that these methods will be used by underage
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"For years, advocates of CSR and 'social responsible investment'
(SRI) have claimed that a CSR agenda is not only nice but profitable,"
said Fred Smith, president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a
Washington, D.economist.

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Among the various groups supporting the states ' legal arguments were: the
Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals, American Trauma Society ,
American Values, Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, Concerned Women for
America, Eagle Forum , Kids First Coalition, National Association of
Evangelicals, Neighborhood Activists Inter-Linked Empowerment Movement
(NAILEM), 60 Plus, Traffic Safety Association of Macomb County, and Traffic
Safety Association of Michigan.

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"WSWA supports state efforts to strengthen -- not weaken -- alcohol laws
by making all producers play from the same set of rules that ensure
accountable, responsible alcohol sales," Duggan said . "Face-to-face ID checks
by those licensed to sell alcohol are the best way to do that.

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"Openly promoting a particular agenda is perfectly fine; however,
CSRWire represents themselves as a provider of unfiltered information
for investors and analysts, and that is clearly not the case," said
Steven Milloy, CSRWatch..
Today's ruling forces states to decide whether to allow everyone or no one
to sell alcohol through the mail or over the Internet.
"The Court today affirmed a state's right to regulate the sale and
distribution of alcohol and said in doing so they must treat in-state , out-of-
state and presumably out-of-country producers all the same," Wine and Spirits
Wholesalers of America President and CEO Juanita D."

Background:
In addition to more than 30 state attorneys general, Michigan and New York
were backed by two associations of state alcohol regulators whose job it is to
enforce the nation's alcohol distribution laws.

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In the New York case, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals had sided with New
York, affirming the state's constitutional right under the 21st Amendment to
ensure out-of-state alcohol producers comply with New York's alcohol laws.

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In addition, the National Academy of Sciences issued a report confirming
that children who use alcohol get it through the Internet or through home
delivery, and that the number is likely to grow.

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More than 30 states had sided with New York and Michigan arguing that the
existing controls allow local officials to place limits on the number of
vendors licensed to sell within a state; enable officials to investigate
meaningfully who those vendors will be; empower states to better enforce their
laws regarding illegal sales, particularly sales to minors; and provide
concrete assurance that those privileged to sell alcohol actually collect the
required taxes.

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A self-styled clearing house for the "corporate social
responsibility" (CSR) movement refused to distribute a recent study
showing companies don't profit by adopting politically "progressive"
policies."
But CSRWire refused to publish news about a January study authored
by award-winning economist Arthur Laffer that found no link between
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shipments, according to the state , bypass Michigan's alcohol tracking and
distribution system -- known as the three-tier system -- which protects
citizens from the unregulated, unaccountable and anonymous sales of alcohol.
Investigations by other state law enforcement agencies and news outlets
across the country, including Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, and Tennessee,
revealed similar findings.

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According to their
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concomitant expansion of alcohol access by underage persons, and the
catastrophic consequences of this increased access.

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"State policies are protected under the Twenty-first Amendment when they
treat liquor produced out of state, the same as its domestic equivalent,"
Justice Kennedy added. In a friend of the court
brief, the attorneys general had urged the Court to reinforce their long-
established right to regulate alcohol sales.

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as containing alcohol and required an adult signature, but the delivery truck
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Laffer's study challenges the notion -- loudly trumpeted by
proponents of corporate social responsibility -- that the practice is
not only good, but good for business.
Justice Thomas, writing for the dissent, said the majority made a
"mistake" in ignoring the history and purpose of the 21st Amendment..

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----The following is
a statement provided by Steven Milloy, president of CSRWatch.
CSRWire, an SRIWorld owned news distribution service, claims to
offer a "live, unfiltered feed (of) news releases" representing "the
views of the authoring companies and organizations..

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http://www.' A State which chooses to ban the sale and
consumption of alcohol altogether could bar its importation; and, as our
history shows, it would have to do so to make its laws effective," Justice
Kennedy added. The NAS said, " .

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"'The Twenty-first Amendment grants the States virtually complete control
over whether to permit importation or sale of liquor and how to structure the
liquor distribution system.

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The thinking behind CSR does not meet
that test.

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" More than 300 Web pages
containing the word "profitability" linked to various CSR and SRI
reports can be found on the SRI World Group sites.

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And the 1/22 issue of The
Economist confirms this challenge, stating in an editorial "CSR cannot
be a substitute for wise (business) policies ..

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Supreme Court Upholds States ' Broad Authority to Regulate Alcohol

Writing for the Court, Justice Kennedy said, the three -tier system is
"unquestionably legitimate."
The Court embraced a state's right to protect its residents and watch over
the way alcohol is sold and distributed within its borders.
In the Michigan case, the state had asked the Supreme Court to overturn an
appeals court ruling that struck down its longstanding ban on home shipments
of alcohol by unlicensed out-of-state alcohol producers and retailers.

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CSRWire has distributed numerous press releases touting books and
studies with claims such as "Profits with Principles" and "Study Links
Financial Link to Environmental Performance . "That means
states have a choice between supporting face-to-face transactions by someone
licensed to sell alcohol or opening up the floodgates.
In addition to the briefs by the states, a diverse group including
educators, medical professionals, religious groups and traffic safety
officials also filed an amicus brief supporting Michigan.

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. In several
little-noticed respects, it is already a hindrance to them.

WSWA is a national trade association representing the wholesale tier of
the wine and spirits industry and supports government policies that ensure
sales and deliveries of alcohol are conducted only by those licensed by the
state and in compliance with state and federal law.

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21st Amendment Section 2: The transportation or importation into any
State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use
therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby
prohibited.