JUDGE EXPECTED TO MAKE A COSTCO DECISION SOON

According to the Seattle Post Intelligencer, U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman seems to be leaning towards Costco’s side. After hearing closing arguments yesterday, Judge Pechman said she plans to making a ruling in three weeks on whether Washington’s 3-tier system can stand under the 21st Amendment. For those of you who don’t know, the 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition and gave states the right to control their own alcohol distribution system, hence the 3-tier. This three pronged system was designed to