Mealey's (January 24, 2019, 1:55 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The state of Montana did not impair its contractual obligation to franchise liquor stores within the U.S. Constitution’s contracts clause because it did not eliminate the remedy for breach of contract when the state applied a uniform commission structure to franchise stores, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed Dec. 28 (LL Liquor Inc. v. Montana, et al., No. 17-35405, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 36673, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 36691)....