Costco Case More About States’ Rights than 21st Amendment

While we and others declared the Costco case a victory for state's rights, three-tier, and the 21st Amendment, one respected attorney in the alcohol beverage field says that the Costco decision was, in fact, not about the 21st Amendment at all. States rights, yes. Twenty-first amendment, not so much.Drew Jaglom of Tannenbaum, Helpern, Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP in New York wrote to BBD his opinion that the Costco case would have been handed down if they were talking about "laundry