In the ongoing Empire Wine-New York State Liquor Authority saga, an acting state supreme court justice has ruled that the Colonie wine retailer can question NYSLA employees regarding its enforcement of the Alcohol Beverage Control (“ABC”) Law. Justice Gerald Connolly ordered NYSLA to comply with subpoenas issued by the retailer during the course of a protracted license revocation proceeding. As you may recall, NYSLA issued Empire a citation in August 2014 for “improperly” shipping wine to customers in 16 other states. This proceeding, which is an administrative process, has made several detours into state court and even into the legislature.