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Justices appear ready to void Tennessee alcohol sales law

Justices appear ready to void Tennessee alcohol sales law

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears ready to strike down a Tennessee provision that requires people to live in the state for two years before obtaining a license to sell alcohol. Several justices said the restriction unconstitutionally discriminates against out-of-state economic interests, despite strong state interests in regulating liquor […]

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Doug Ketchum outside of his Memphis liquor store, Kimbrough Wine & Spirits.  (Photo by Karen Pulfer Focht)

Family’s fight for liquor license leads to Supreme Court

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Doug and Mary Ketchum chose Memphis, Tennessee, as a place to live with their disabled adult daughter because it has clearer air than their former home in Utah. That was the easy part. Their decision to support themselves by buying a liquor store has been considerably […]

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Utah brewers subject to new step in path to selling beer

Utah brewers subject to new step in path to selling beer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah brewers will have to specially test lower alcohol beer before it can go on the shelves of grocery and convenience stores, adding another hurdle to a list of the state’s tight liquor regulators. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the state is mandating that lower alcohol beer […]

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Las Vegas man gets 18 years for violent, armed carjackings

Las Vegas man gets 18 years for violent, armed carjackings

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 29-year-old Las Vegas man with a criminal record in Nevada and Utah has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for a pair of violent, armed carjackings. Uriah Crain pleaded guilty earlier to carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury, discharging a firearm during a crime […]

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