No. 14-1499
Title:
DIRECTV, LLC, et al., Petitioners
v.
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Docketed:June 22, 2015
Linked with 14A1087
Lower Ct:Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
  Case Nos.:(SJC-11658)
  Decision Date:February 18, 2015

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Apr 21 2015 Application (14A1087) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 19, 2015 to June 18, 2015, submitted to Justice Breyer.
Apr 24 2015 Application (14A1087) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until June 18, 2015.
Jun 18 2015 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 22, 2015)
Jun 24 2015 Waiver of right of respondent Massachusetts Department of Revenue to respond filed.
Jul 8 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015.
Jul 8 2015 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Jul 21 2015 Brief amici curiae of Forty-Seven Constitutional Law Professors filed. VIDED.
Jul 21 2015 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Wine Retailers filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2015 Response Requested . (Due August 24, 2015)
Aug 7 2015 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 23, 2015.
Aug 11 2015 Letter of petitioner indicating material changes in the corporate disclosure statement of DIRECTV, Inc. filed.
Sep 23 2015 Brief of respondent Massachusetts Department of Revenue in opposition filed.
Oct 6 2015 Reply of petitioners DIRECTV, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 7 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015.
Nov 2 2015 Petition DENIED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
E. Joshua Rosenkranz Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP(212) 506-5000
    Counsel of Record51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY  10019-6142
jrosenkranz@orrick.com
Party name: DIRECTV, LLC, et al.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Elizabeth N. Dewar Assistant State Solicitor(617) 963-2204
    Counsel of Record Office of the Attorney General
One Ashburton Place, 20th Floor
Boston, MA  02108
bessie.dewar@state.ma.us
Party name: Massachusetts Department of Revenue
 
Pierce O. Cray Assistant Attorney General(617) 963-2084
Office of the Attorney General
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA  02108
Pierce.Cray@state.ma.us
Party name: Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Other:
Jeffrey S. Bucholtz King & Spalding LLP(202) 737-0500
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20006
jbucholtz@kslaw.com
Party name: National Association of Wine Retailers
 
Douglas R. Cole Organ Cole LLP(614) 481-0900
1330 Dublin Road, Suite 104D
Columbus, OH  43215
drcole@organcole.com
Party name: Forty-Seven Constitutional Law Professors