A-B Responds to Illinois’ Response

Dear Client: Anheuser-Busch fired back at the state of Illinois on their bid to obtain a distributor license after acquiring City Beverage. It's their response to the state's response -- all this responding makes the cha-ching sound in their respective lawyers' offices). A-B says that the state really hasn't brought forward any additional facts, except that they do indeed discriminate against out-of-state brewers, so A-B is "entitled to judgment as a matter of law" under Granholm. Recall that the Illinois