City of Tuscaloosa v. Alabama Retail Ass'n

This appeal challenges the validity of the Alabama Table Wine Act as it relates to the Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Code.

Suit was brought by the Alabama Retail Association (ARA), five retailers licensed to sell table wine, the Alabama Wholesale Beer and Wine Association (AWBWA), and four wholesalers licensed to sell table wine, against named municipal and county defendants, individually and as class representatives, and a defendant class composed of other municipalities and counties, all of whom levy and impose license fees, taxes, or other charges for the privilege of selling table wine.…