Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. v. Gazzara

On June 1, 1984, appellant filed an amended complaint facially challenging New York’s liquor price affirmation statute, New York Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (“ABC Law”) § 101-b (McKinney’s 1970 and Supp.1986), as impermissibly burdening interstate commerce. The amended complaint sought an order declaring the statute invalid and enjoining its enforcement.

New York’s ABC Law provides that a distiller, licensed to do business in the state, may not sell its products to wholesalers within the state except in accordance with a monthly price schedule previously filed with the New York State Liquor…