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Docket for 16-1498

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No. 16-1498
Title:	Washington State Department of Licensing, Petitioner v. Cougar Den, Inc.
Docketed:	June 16, 2017

Lower Ct:	Supreme Court of Washington
Case Numbers:	(92289-6)
Decision Date:	March 16, 2017
Rehearing Denied:
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Jun 14 2017	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 17, 2017)

Jul 13 2017	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 16, 2017.

Jul 17 2017	Brief amici curiae of The States of Idaho, et al. filed.

Jul 17 2017	Brief amici curiae of Washington Oil Marketers Association, et al. filed.

Aug 16 2017	Brief of respondent Cougar Den, Inc. in opposition filed.

Aug 16 2017	Brief amicus curiae of Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation filed.

Aug 29 2017	Reply of petitioner Washington State Department of Licensing filed. (Distributed)

Aug 30 2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/25/2017.

Oct 02 2017	The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.

May 15 2018	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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May 29 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.

May 30 2018	Supplemental brief of respondent Cougar Den, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 18 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.

Jun 25 2018	Petition GRANTED.

Aug 09 2018	Brief of petitioner Washington State Department of Licensing filed.
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Aug 09 2018	Joint appendix filed.
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Aug 15 2018	Brief amici curiae of The Washington Oil Marketers Association and the Washington Association of Neighborhood Stores filed.
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Aug 16 2018	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Aug 16 2018	Brief amici curiae of Multistate Tax Commission and Federation of Tax Administrators filed.
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Aug 16 2018	Brief amici curiae of The States of Idaho, et al. filed.
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Aug 16 2018	Brief amici curiae of Public Health Organizations filed.
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Aug 17 2018	Motion for an extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits filed.
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Aug 20 2018	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Aug 24 2018	Motion to extend the time to file respondent's brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including September 17, 2018.

Sep 10 2018	Record requested from the Supreme Court of Washington.

Sep 12 2018	CIRCULATED

Sep 12 2018	Brief amicus curiae of Sacred Ground Legal Services filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 17 2018	Brief of respondent Cougar Den, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 21 2018	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Sep 24 2018	Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 24 2018	Brief amici curiae of Nez Perce Tribe, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 24 2018	Brief amici curiae of Confederated Tribes and Band of the Yakama Nation filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 09 2018	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

Oct 17 2018	Reply of petitioner Washington State Department of Licensing filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 18 2018	Record received from the Supreme Court of Washington is electronic and located on PACER.

Oct 30 2018	Argued. For petitioner: Noah Purcell, Washington State Solicitor General, Olympia, Wash.; and Ann O'Connell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C.

Mar 19 2019	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Breyer, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Kavanaugh, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined.

Apr 22 2019	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Apr 22 2019	MANDATE ISSUED.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Noah Guzzo Purcell Counsel of Record	1125 Washington Street, SE P.O. Box 40100 Olympia, WA 98504-0100 noahp@atg.wa.gov	360-753-6200
Party name: Washington State Department of Licensing
Attorneys for Respondent
Adam G. Unikowsky Counsel of Record	Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Avenue, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 AUnikowsky@jenner.com	202-639-6041
Party name: Cougar Den, Inc.
Mathew Lane Harrington	Stokes Lawrence, P.S. 1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3000 Seattle, WA 98101 mlh@stokeslaw.com	2066266000
Party name: Cougar Den, Inc.
Other
Steven W. Strack Counsel of Record	Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0010 steve.strack@ag.idaho.gov	208-334-4143
Party name: The States of Idaho et al
David James Cummings Counsel of Record	Nez Perce Tribe, Office of Legal Counsel P.O. Box 305, 100 Agency Rd. Lapwai, ID 83540 djc@nezperce.org	208-843-7355
Party name: Nez Perce Tribe
Jack Warren Fiander Counsel of Record	Sacred Ground Legal Services 5808A Summitview Avenue Ste. 97 Yakima, WA 98908 towtnuklaw@msn.com	5099610096
Party name: Sacred Ground Legal Services
Noel J. Francisco	Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 oldSupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov	202-514-2217
Party name: United States
Mark Ely Greenwold Counsel of Record	Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 1400 I Street N.W., Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20007 mgreenwold@gmail.com	2024819560
Party name: Public Health Organizations
Helen Hecht Counsel of Record	Multistate Tax Commission 444 N. Capitol St., NW Ste 425 Washington, DC 20001 hhecht@mtc.gov	2026601906
Party name: Multistate Tax Commission and Federation of Tax Administrators
Ethan Andrew Jones Counsel of Record	Yakama Nation Office of Legal Counsel P.O. Box 151, 401 Fort Road Toppenish, WA, WA 98948 ethan@yakamanation-olc.org	5098657268
Party name: Confederated Tribes and Band of the Yakama Nation
Virginia Anne Seitz Counsel of Record	Sidley Austin LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 vseitz@sidley.com	202-736-8000
Party name: National Congress of American Indians
Clay R. Smith	Deputy Attorney General Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 83720-0010 Boise, ID 83720-0010 clay.smith@ag.idaho.gov	(208) 334-2400
Party name: The States of Idaho, et al.
Philip Albert Talmadge	Talmadge Firzpatrick Tribe 2775 Harbor Avenue, SW Third Floor, Suite C Seattle, WA 98126 phil@tal-fitzlaw.com	(206) 574-6661
Party name: Washington Oil Marketers Association, et al.
Philip Albert Talmadge Counsel of Record	2775 Harbor Avenue SW Third Floor, Suite C Seattle, WA 98126 phil@tal-fitzlaw.com	2065746661
Party name: The Washington Oil Marketers Association and the Washington Association of Neighborhood Stores