| No. 18-96 | |
| Title: | Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association, Petitioner v. Russell F. Thomas, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, et al. |
| Docketed: | July 20, 2018 |
| Linked with 17A1186 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (17-5552) |
| Decision Date: | February 21, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Apr 24 2018 | Application (17A1186) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 22, 2018 to July 21, 2018, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/Opinions | |
| Apr 26 2018 | Application (17A1186) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 21, 2018. |
| Jul 20 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2018) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Aug 14 2018 | Waiver of right of respondent Clayton Byrd, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission to respond filed. |
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| Aug 16 2018 | Brief of respondent Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More in opposition filed. |
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| Aug 17 2018 | Waiver of right of respondent Affluere Investments, Inc. to respond filed. |
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| Sep 04 2018 | Reply of petitioner Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association filed. |
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| Sep 05 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018. |
| Sep 27 2018 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 12 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Oct 16 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Oct 26 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Affluere Investments, Inc.. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Oct 30 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Clayton Byrd, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Nov 13 2018 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Nov 13 2018 | Brief of petitioner Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 13 2018 | Letter of respondent Clayton Byrd, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission filed. |
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| Nov 16 2018 | Amicus brief of KHBC PARTNERS II, LTD. not accepted for filing. (November 20, 2018 - Corrected version submitted) |
| Nov 16 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of KHBC Partners II, Ltd. filed. (11/16/2018) |
| Main DocumentOtherCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 16 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association filed. |
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| Nov 19 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee, Inc. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Consumer Action filed. |
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| Nov 20 2018 | Brief amici curiae of U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance, et al. filed. (Corrected version submitted.) |
| Nov 20 2018 | Brief amici curiae of U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance, et al. filed. (December 13, 2018) |
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| Nov 20 2018 | Brief amici curiae of National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, and National Liquor Law Enforcement Association filed. |
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| Nov 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Alcohol Policy filed. |
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| Nov 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Open Markets Institute filed. |
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| Nov 20 2018 | Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislatures, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of National Beer Wholesalers Association filed. |
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| Nov 20 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Major Brands, Inc. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2018 | Amicus brief of Major Brands, Inc. not accepted for filing. (November 30, 2018- Corrected version submitted) |
| Nov 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of American Beverage Licensees filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 28 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 16, 2019 |
| Nov 30 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Dec 11 2018 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit. |
| Dec 12 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Alan B. Morrison filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 13 2018 | Brief of respondent Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 13 2018 | Brief of respondent Affluere Investments, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 17 2018 | Joint motion for divided argument filed by respondents Affluere Investments, Inc. and Tennessee Fine Wines & Spirits, LLC. |
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| Dec 17 2018 | Motion of Illinois, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Dec 18 2018 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit is electronic. |
| Dec 18 2018 | Brief amici curiae of 81 Wine Consumers filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Law and Economics Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Wine Retailers filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Law Professors in support of respondent Affluere Investments, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 04 2019 | Motion of Illinois, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Jan 04 2019 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondents DENIED. |
| Jan 04 2019 | Reply of petitioner Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 16 2019 | Argued. For petitioner: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.; and David L. Franklin, Solicitor General, Chicago, Ill. (for Illinois, et al., as amici curiae.) For respondents: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C. |
| Feb 06 2019 | Letter advising Clerk of Court of new Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission filed. |
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| Jun 26 2019 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. |
| Jul 29 2019 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Shay Dvoretzky Counsel of Record | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001-2113 sdvoretzky@jonesday.com | 2028793474 |
| Party name: Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Michael Eugene Bindas Counsel of Record | Institute for Justice 600 University Street Suite 1730 Seattle, WA 98101 mbindas@ij.org | 2069571300 |
| Party name: Affluere Investments, Inc. | ||
| Carter G. Phillips Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 cphillips@sidley.com | +1 202 736 8270 |
| Party name: Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More | ||
| Joseph F. Whalen III Counsel of Record | Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 20207 Nashville, TN 37202 joe.whalen@ag.tn.gov | 615-741-3499 |
| Party name: Zackary W. Blair, Interim Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission | ||
| Sarah Keeton Campbell | Special Assistant to the Solicitor General and the Attorney General War Memorial Building 301 6th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37243 Sarah.Campbell@ag.tn.gov | (615) 532-6026 |
| Party name: Zackary W. Blair, Interim Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission | ||
| William James Murphy | Zuckerman Spaeder LLP 100 East Pratt Street Suite 2440 Baltimore, MD 21202 wmurphy@zuckerman.com | 410-332-0444 |
| Party name: Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More | ||
| Other | ||
| Miguel A. Estrada Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20036 mestrada@gibsondunn.com | 202-955-8500 |
| Party name: Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. | ||
| Harry Arthur Herzog Counsel of Record | Herzog & Carp 427 Mason Park Blvd. Katy, TX 77450 hherzog@hcmlegal.com | 7137817500 |
| Party name: KHBC PARTNERS II, LTD. | ||
| Scott A. Keller Counsel of Record | Baker Botts LLP 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004 scott.keller@bakerbotts.com | 2026397700 |
| Party name: American Beverage Licensees | ||
| Anthony S. Kogut Counsel of Record | Willingham & Cote 333 Albert Ave. Suite 500 East Lansing, MI 48823 akogut@willinghamcote.com | 517-351-6200 |
| Party name: Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association | ||
| David A. Balto Counsel of Record | Law Offices of David Balto 1325 G Street, NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 david.balto@dcantitrustlaw.com | 2025775424 |
| Party name: Consumer Action | ||
| Rachel Sarah Bloomekatz Counsel of Record | Gupta Wessler PLLC 1900 L Street, NW, Suite 312 Washington, DC 20036 rachel@guptawessler.com | 2028881741 |
| Party name: National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, National Liquor Law Enforcement Association | ||
| Jeremy Michael Bylund Counsel of Record | King & Spalding, LLP 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 jbylund@kslaw.com | (202) 626-5455 |
| Party name: Law Professors | ||
| John Laughlin Carter Counsel of Record | Carter Hayes LLC 4115 Annandale Road Suite 205 Annandale, VA 20036 jlaughlinc@gmail.com | 7036587737 |
| Party name: Open Markets Institute | ||
| Paul D. Clement Counsel of Record | Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 paul.clement@kirkland.com | (202) 879-5000 |
| Party name: National Association of Wine Retailers | ||
| Kelsi Brown Corkran Counsel of Record | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1152 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 kcorkran@orrick.com | 202-339-8497 |
| Party name: Retail Litigation Center, Inc. | ||
| Allison L. Ehlert Counsel of Record | Ehlert Appeals P.O. Box 1024 El Cerrito, CA 94530 allison@ehlertappeals.com | 415-828-5350 |
| Party name: U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance, et al. | ||
| David Leigh Franklin | Office of the Attorney General of Illinois 100 W. Randolph 12th floor Chicago, IL 60601 dfranklin@atg.state.il.us | 3128145376 |
| Party name: Illinois, 34 States, and the District of Columbia | ||
| Andrew Michael Grossman Counsel of Record | Baker & Hostetler LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20036 agrossman@bakerlaw.com | 2028611697 |
| Party name: Law and Economics Scholars | ||
| Henry Edward Hildebrand III Counsel of Record | 150 Fourth Avenue, North Suite 1820 Nashville, TN 37219 hhildebrand@fpwlegal.com | 615-810-8777 |
| Party name: Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee, Inc. | ||
| Sarah Ann Hunger Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General, State of Illinois 100 West Randolph Street, 12th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 shunger@atg.state.il.us | 312-814-7122 |
| Party name: Illinois, 34 States, and the District of Columbia | ||
| Deborah Joyce La Fetra Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 930 G Street Sacramento, CA 95814 DLaFetra@pacificlegal.org | (916) 419-7111 |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation | ||
| Michael D. Madigan Counsel of Record | Madigan, Dahln & Harlan, P.A. 222 South Ninth Street Suite 3150 Minneapolis, MN 55402 madigan@mdh-law.com | 612-604-2000 |
| Party name: NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | ||
| Alan B. Morrison Counsel of Record | George Washington Law School 2000 H Street NW Washington, DC 20052 abmorrison@law.gwu.edu | 2029947120 |
| Party name: Alan B. Morrison | ||
| John Cowles Neiman Jr. Counsel of Record | Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. 1901 Sixth Avenue North 2400 Regions/Harbert Plaza Birmingham, AL 35203 jneiman@maynardcooper.com | 2052541228 |
| Party name: Center for Alcohol Policy | ||
| Ilya Shapiro Counsel of Record | Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 ishapiro@cato.org | 2028420200 |
| Party name: Cato Institute | ||
| Richard A. Simpson Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein, LLP 1776 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 rsimpson@wileyrein.com | 202-719-7314 |
| Party name: NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES, et al. | ||
| James Alexander Tanford Counsel of Record | Epstein Cohen Seif & Porter LLP 50 S. Meridian St Suite 505 Indianapolis, IN 46204 tanford@indiana.edu | 812-332-4966 |
| Party name: 81 Wine Consumers | ||
| Richard B. Walsh Jr. Counsel of Record | Suite 2500 600 Washington Ave. St. Louis, MO 63101 rwalsh@lewisrice.com | 314-444-7600 |
| Party name: Major Brands, Inc. | ||