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# High Court Rejects 2 More Retailer DtC Cases
- URL: https://bevnews.net/high-court-rejects-2-more-retailer-dtc-cases/
- Published: 2026-05-19T04:32:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-19T04:32:48.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker
- Tags: Direct Shipping

With two cases – one from Indiana, the other from Arizona – the U.S. Supreme Court almost completed building a nationwide fortress of cases where bev/al retailers unsuccessfully sought to invalidate the three-tier system. 

Apparently they and their advocates just have gotten the message that "The three tier system is unquestionably legitimate.” That phrase, of course, comes from *Granholm v. Heald,* in which the court held states could not discriminate against out-of-state wineries in their direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping laws.

There is one sliver of hope left from retail DtC advocates: a 6th Circuit case involving Ohio's retailer DtC prohibition. Most observers aren't expecting that case to be successful, either, which leaves legislation – at either the state or federal level – the only remaining option.