Legal Opinion
Department of Revenue v. James B. Beam Distilling Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 1, 1964No. 389PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
This case requires consideration of the relationship between the Export-Import Clause1 and the Twenty-first Amendment2 of the Constitution.
*474The respondent, a Kentucky producer of distilled spirits, is also the sole distributor in the United States of “Gilbey’s Spey Royal” Scotch whisky. This whisky is produced in Scotland and is shipped via the ports of Chicago or New Orleans directly to the respondent’s bonded warehouses in Kentucky. It is subsequently sold by the respondent to customers in domestic markets throughout the United States.
A Kentucky law provides:
“No person shall ship or…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brown v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- State Bd. of Equalization of Cal. v. Young's Market Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Hooven & Allison Co. v. EvattSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Low v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Indianapolis Brewing Co. v. Liquor Control CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by87 opinions
- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Capital Cities Cable, Inc. v. CrispSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Granholm v. HealdSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Department of Revenue v. Ass'n of Washington Stevedoring CompaniesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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