ALERT: Court Rules on A-B / Illinois Distribution Case

Dear Client:A federal district court in Illinois has ruled that the Illinois law, which allows in-state brewers to self-distribute but does not allow out-of-state brewers the same privilege, is unconstitutional under Granholm. Recall that A-B had sued the Illinois Liquor Board so that it could close on its purchase of City Beverage, one of their distributors in Chicago. The court gave a partial summary judgment in favor of A-B. However, the court's remedy is to level down, ie to disallow