SARASOTA WINE MARKET, LLC v. SCHMITT

No. 19-1948.

987 F.3d 1171 (2021)

SARASOTA WINE MARKET, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Eric S. SCHMITT, Attorney General of Missouri, et al., Defendants-Appellees, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc.; American Beverage Licensees; National Beer Wholesalers Association; Missouri Beer Wholesalers Association, Amici on Behalf of Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 16, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Epstein , Kristina Marie Swanson , Epstein & Cohen, Indianapolis, IN, Alan S. Mandel , MANDEL & MANDEL, Saint Louis, MO, James Alexander Tanford , Epstein & Cohen, Bloomington, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Zachary Bluestone , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri, Saint Louis, MO, Dean John Sauer , Attorney General's Office, Jefferson City, MO, Katherine S. Walsh , Attorney General's Office, Saint Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees.

Jacob Hegeman , Jo Moak , Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Scott Allen Keller , Lehotsky & Keller, Jeremy Evan Maltz , Baker & Botts, Washington, DC, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc.

Scott Allen Keller , Lehotsky & Keller, Jeremy Evan Maltz , Baker & Botts, Washington, DC, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee American Beverage Licensees.

Brandt F. Erwin , Michael Dean Madigan , Madigan & Dahl, Minneapolis, MN, Paul Edward Pisano , Alexandria, VA, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee National Beer Wholesalers Association.

Brandt F. Erwin , Michael Dean Madigan , Madigan & Dahl, Minneapolis, MN, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee Missouri Beer Wholesalers Association.

Before LOKEN, SHEPHERD, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.


An amendment to the Missouri Liquor Control Act permits licensed in-state retailers to deliver alcohol directly to Missouri consumers. This is an action by four plaintiffs — Sarasota Wine Market LLC, a Florida-licensed wine retailer; Heath Cordes, its owner-operator; and Michael...

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