In Family Winemakers of California v.Jenkins,winemakers from California challenged a Massachusetts law that distinguished between how large and small winemakers could distribute their wines in Massachusetts.What was the result of this case?
A)That the law impermissibly discriminated against out-of-state winemakers in violation of the Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.
B)That the law impermissibly discriminated against out-of-state winemakers in violation of the Webb-Kenyon Acts.
C)That the law permissibly discriminated against out-of-state winemakers and did not violate the commerce clause.
D)That the law impermissibly discriminated against out-of-state winemakers in violation of the Commerce Clause.
E)That the law did not discriminate against out-of-state winemakers and that,therefore,no violation occurred.

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A)The court held that the law violated the Commerce Clause "because the effect of its particular gallonage cap is to change the competitive balance between in-state and out-of-state wineries in a way that benefits Massachusetts's wineries and significantly burdens out-of-state competitors."

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