Legal Opinion

Family Winemakers of California v. Jenkins

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 14, 2010No. 19-1143PublishedCited by 129 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Massachusetts officials appeal from an injunction against a 2006 Massachusetts statute establishing differential methods by which wineries distribute wines in Massachusetts, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, § 19F. The district court enjoined enforcement of § 19F on the ground that the law discriminates against interstate commerce in violation of the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. See Family Winemakers of Cal. v. Jenkins, No. 1:06-cv-11682-RWZ at 17-28 (D.Mass. Nov. 19, 2008) (order granting summary judgment).

We briefly summarize the basis for the lawsuit, the…

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