llinois Liquor Commission Responds to A-B

Dear Client: The 21st Amendment trumps the dormant Commerce Clause, said the Illinois Liquor Control Commission during a status hearing yesterday morning in response to Anheuser-Busch's lawsuit. This is a classic mirror of direct-to-consumer lawsuits throughout the country where Granholm logic is pitted against arguments for state's rights. As you'll recall, A-B filed a lawsuit after the ILCC blocked their purchase of Chicago distributor Soave Enterprises on the basis that an out-of-state brewer can't hold an Illinois distribution license. A-B