🥃 Lawsuit Challenges New York’s Liquor Shipping Restrictions — Could Rewrite National Rules A major legal challenge is brewing against New York State over its restrictive liquor shipping laws, and the outcome could ripple across the country. A California-based craft distillery has filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that New York’s prohibition on direct-to-consumer shipping from non-reciprocal states violates the U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause. 📦 The Case at a Glance Filed by: Pacific Coast Spirits (Oceanside, CA) Claim: New York’s current laws unfairly block out-of-state distilleries from shipping liquor to residents, unless their state allows New York distilleries to do the same. Argument: This is a form of protectionism and violates federal commerce laws. 📜 Why It Matters Precedent-setting potential: A win could open the door for nationwide liquor delivery, regardless of state reciprocity. Impacts New York consumers who rely on specialty orders unavailable locally. Could challenge state liquor authority monopolies and raise questions about post-Prohibition-era shipping laws. 🔗 Read the full article from Food & Wine Magazine: https://www.foodandwine.com/craft-distillery-lawsuit-new-york-state-liquor-authority-11718642 🧠 JSA2026 Perspective: “New Yorkers should have the same access to goods as anyone else in America — especially when it comes to legal products. These outdated protectionist laws are just one more way Albany protects insiders and punishes freedom of choice.” — 📅 April 22, 2025 📞 Campaign HQ: (516) 882-6275 📧 Email: contact@bettr.community 🌐 https://bettrsm.com #LiquorShipping #NYSAlcoholLaw #CommerceClause #BETTRNews #JSA2026 #TurnNYRed #AlcoholPolicy #NYSLawsuit #ConsumerChoice #LegalAccess