Sweeping Legal Changes
Late June is always when the Supreme Court issues its final, and usually most controversial, decisions, and this year was no exception.
While the question of presidential immunity may have been the most awaited (and handed down Monday, July 1), the “Chevron” ruling will have far more potential impact on the wine industry and the rest of society. Essentially it greatly weakens the ability of federal agencies to create regulations based on laws passed by Congress, almost certainly leading to a spate of lawsuits in the future, accompanied by regulatory gridlock.
WineAmerica’s Executive Vice President and Director of Government Affairs Michael Kaiser will provide a more in-depth analysis of the impact in an edition of WineAmerica’s members-only newsletter, which appears on Mondays.
