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Federal District Court Declares Federal Ban on At-Home Distilling Unconstitutional
On July 10th, 2024, the Northern District Court of Texas issued an order in Hobby Distillers Association, et al., v. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, et al. The Court held the federal ban on at-home distilling and other…
Foreign Producers Should Get Ready for Big CBMA Tax Benefits
No Beer for Putin

Unlike in the case of say Justice Kavanaugh, it not clear that Putin likes beer. But it’s increasingly clear that beer does not like Putin. We are still looking for the pro-Putin label that may have slipped through.
Two…
Join Marshall Fawley’s BA Collab Hour

Join Marshall’s talk on TTB label and formula issues, coming up soon. This event is hosted by the Brewers Association on January 13, for BA Members only. The sign-up details are here and the webinar will cover the following:
In…
FDA to Withdraw Temporary Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Guidance
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many in the alcohol beverage industry recognized a significant problem facing our communities and pivoted their production to alcohol-based hand sanitizer. These products were donated to first responders and provided to the public-at-large…
Marshall Fawley on Legal Talk Today Podcast

In case you missed it, amidst the hoopla about vaccines and the Springsteen-Obama podcasts, make sure you know about Marshall Fawley’s podcast with The Legal Talk Network. Marshall covered a wide variety of spirits law issues as follows.…
RTD Spirits Cocktails All Over the Place
Direct to Consumer Spirits Sales

COVID has brought us masks, cabin fever — and plenty of renewed talk about direct to consumer shipping for alcohol beverages. In the July 2020 issue of Craft Spirits magazine, Art DeCelle lays out a path forward, to expand…
Common Legal Questions from Craft Distillers

Make the best of your quarantine down-time and pick up the latest issue of Craft Spirits magazine. Therein you can read all about the most common legal issues that take distillers away from producing and marketing spirits. The above article…