A-B Goes Granholm, Seeks Injunctive Relief

Dear Client:As predicted, Anheuser-Busch, in its complaint filed in federal court yesterday, is seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to stop the Illinois Liquor Control Commission from killing their deal to purchase the 70% of City Beverage that they don't own. A-B says that the ILCC's ruling violates the Commerce Clause of the Constitution by allowing in-state brewers to obtain a distributor license while disallowing out-of-state brewers to, it interfered with A-B's contract to purchase the stake in City, and it