Virtual Hearning Being Held After Pennsylvania's Liquor Control Board Was Sued By Wine Dealers

Matt Petrillo reports.

IN DELAWARE, THERE ARE MORETHAN 4,500 CASES AND 137DEATHS.PENNSYLVANIA'S LIQUORCONTROL BOARD WAS SUED BY TWOWINE DEALERS WHO WANTED TOSELL DIRECTLY TO RESTAURANTSINSTEAD OF THE HAVING TO SELLTO STATE STORES.A HEARING OVER THE MATTER ISGOING ON RIGHT NOW.AS MATT PETRILLO REPORTS FORTHE FIRST TIME IN PENNSYLVANIAIT IS ON LINE.REPORTER: TODAY WE HAVELEARNED ON LINE COURTETIQUETTE CAN BE VERYDIFFERENT FROM TYPICALCOURTROOM PROCEDURES.USUALLY AT COURT WHEN JUDGEENTERS THE ROOM EVERYONE ISSUPPOSED TO GET UP.SO AT THE COMMONWEALTH COURT'SFIRST VIRTUAL HEARING, TUESDAYMORNING, THIS WAS ASKED.THIS MAY SAY I'M SILLY BUTDO YOU WANT US TO STAND UP INOUR OWN HOUSE.NO ONE HAS TO STAND.REPORTER: AFTER JUDGEENTERS THE HEARING STARTED.THE AT ISSUE STATE LIQUORCONTROL BOARD BLOCKING WINEDEALERS FROM SELLING DIRECTLYTO RESTAURANTS WITH STATESTORES, ONLY OFFERING CURBSIDE PICK UP WINE DEALERS ARESTILL GRABBLING WITH A BIGLOSS OF REVENUE, ANDRESTAURANTS LIKE JET WINE BARAT 15TH AND SOUTH STREETS AREGRABBLING WITH A SHORT SUPPLY.WE ALMOST RAN OUT.REPORTER: WITH TODAY'S ONLINE HEARING BEING A FIRST FORPENNSYLVANIA, SHOULD HEARINGSALWAYS BE STREAMED LIKE BYSOME STATES WHICH THEY ALREADYDO.THE PHILADELPHIA BARASSOCIATION SAYS THAT MAY NOTBE A GOOD IDEA.TRIALS WHETHER CIVIL ORCRIMINAL TRIALS ARE NOT MEANTTO BE A PUBLIC SPECTACLE.REPORTER: PENNSYLVANIASUPREME COURT IS HAVING JURYTRIALS CONTINUE TO BESUSPENDED FOR THE FORESEEABLE