No. 13-485
Title:
Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland, Petitioner
v.
Brian Wynne, et ux.
Docketed:October 17, 2013
Linked with 13A126
Lower Ct:Court of Appeals of Maryland
  Case Nos.:(107, September Term, 2011)
  Decision Date:January 28, 2013
  Rehearing Denied:May 17, 2013
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 23 2013 Application (13A126) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 15, 2013 to October 14, 2013, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Jul 30 2013 Application (13A126) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 14, 2013.
Oct 13 2013 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2013)
Nov 6 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Nov 15 2013 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 18, 2013.
Nov 18 2013 Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
Nov 26 2013 Brief of respondents Brian Wynne, and Karen Wynne in opposition filed.
Dec 10 2013 Reply of petitioner Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland filed.
Dec 11 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 10, 2014.
Jan 13 2014 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Apr 4 2014 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Apr 21 2014 Supplemental brief of respondents Brian Wynne, and Karen Wynne filed.
Apr 22 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 15, 2014.
May 19 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 22, 2014.
May 27 2014 Petition GRANTED.
Jun 5 2014 Record received from Court of Appeals of Maryland. 1 Box.
Jun 11 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party , received from counsel for the petitioner.
Jun 13 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents.
Jul 10 2014 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 29, 2014.
Jul 10 2014 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 19, 2014.
Jul 29 2014 Joint appendix filed.
Jul 29 2014 Brief of petitioner Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland filed.
Aug 1 2014 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Aug 5 2014 Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
Aug 5 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Multistate Tax Commission filed.
Aug 26 2014 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Sep 4 2014 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 12, 2014.
Sep 19 2014 CIRCULATED
Sep 19 2014 Brief of respondents Brian Wynne, et ux. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 26 2014 Brief amicus curiae of American Legislative Exchange Council filed. (Distributed)
Sep 26 2014 Brief amicus curiae of American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 26 2014 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships filed. (Distributed)
Sep 26 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Maryland Chamber of Commerce filed. (Distributed)
Sep 26 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed)
Sep 26 2014 Brief amici curiae of Michael S. Knoll, and Ruth Mason filed. (Distributed)
Sep 26 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Council on State Taxation filed. (Distributed)
Sep 26 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Tax Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Sep 26 2014 Brief amici curiae of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 26 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Tax Executives Institute, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 26 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Tax Economists filed. (Distributed)
Oct 15 2014 Application (14A403) to extend the time to file a reply brief on the merits from October 20, 2014 to October 23, 2014, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Oct 16 2014 Application (14A403) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 23, 2014.
Oct 20 2014 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 21 2014 Application (14A426) to extend further the time within which to file petitioner's reply brief on the merits from October 23, 2014 to October 27, 2014, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Oct 22 2014 Application (14A426) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 24, 2014.
Oct 24 2014 Reply of petitioner Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland filed. (Distributed)
Nov 12 2014 Argued. For petitioner: William F. Brockman, Acting Solicitor General, Baltimore, Md.; and Eric J. Feigin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Dominic F. Perella, Washington, D. C.
May 18 2015 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined as to Parts I and II. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined except as to the first paragraph. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Jun 19 2015 MANDATE ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
William F. Brockman Acting Solicitor General(410) 576-7055
    Counsel of Record Office of the Attorney General
200 St. Paul Place, 20th Floor
Baltimore, MD  21202
wbrockman@oag.state.md.us
Party name: Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland
Attorneys for Respondents:
Christopher T. Handman Hogan Lovells US LLP(202) 637-5719
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
chris.handman@hoganlovells.com
Party name: Brian Wynne, et ux.
 
Neal Kumar Katyal Hogan Lovells US LLP(202) 637-5600
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com
Party name: Brian Wynne, et ux.
 
Dominic F. Perella Hogan Lovells US LLP(202) 637-6452
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
dominic.perella@hoganlovells.com
Party name: Brian Wynne, et ux.
Other:
Steven G. Bradbury Dechert LLP(202) 261-3483
1900 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
steven.bradbury@dechert.com
Party name: National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, et al.
 
Paul D. Clement Bancroft PLLC(202) 234-0090
1919 M Street, N.W., Suite 470
Washington, DC  20036
pclement@bancroftpllc.com
Party name: International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al.
 
Seth L. Cooper American Legislative Exchange Council(703) 373-0933
2900 Crystal Drive, Suite 600
Arlington, VA  22202
sethcooper@alec.org
Party name: American Legislative Exchange Council
 
David William Tod Daniels The Portrait Building(202)-261-2967
701 8th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20001
ddaniels@rkollp.com
Party name: Tax Economists
 
Daniel Bart De Jong Tax Executives Institute, Inc.(202)-638-5601
1200 G Street, NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC  20005
ddejong@tei.org
Party name: Tax Executives Institute, Inc.
 
David S. DeJong 25 West Middle Lane(301) 340-2020
Rockville, MD  20850
ddejong@steinsperling.com
Party name: American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants, Inc.
 
Erich R. Eiselt International Municipal Lawyers Association202 466-5424
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1440
Bethesda, MD  20814
eeiselt@imla.org
Party name: International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al.
 
Eric J. Feigin Assistant to the Solicitor General(202)-305-2452
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC  20530
eric.feigin@usdoj.gov
Party name: United States
 
Karl A. Frieden Council on State Taxation(202) 484-5222
122 C Street NW, Suite 330
Washington, DC  20001
kfrieden@cost.org
Party name: Council on State Taxation
 
Helen Hecht Multistate Tax Commission(202) 650-0300
444 North Capitol St., N.W.
Suite 425
Suite 425
washington, DC  20001
hhecht@mtc.gov
Party name: Multistate Tax Commission
 
Joseph D. Henchman Tax Foundation(202)-464-6200
529 14th Street, N.W., Suite 420
Washington, DC  20045
henchman@taxfoundation.org
Party name: Tax Foundation
 
Jeffrey A. Lamken MoloLamken LLP(202) 556-2000
The Watergate, Suite 660
600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20037
jlamken@mololamken.com
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
 
Jerome B. Libin Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP(202) 383-0145
700 Sixth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20001
jerome.libin@sutherland.com
Party name: Maryland Chamber of Commerce
 
Timothy P. O'Toole Miller & Chevalier Chartered(202) 626-5800
655 Fifteenth St., N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20005
totoole@milchev.com
Party name: National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships
 
H. David Rosenbloom Caplin & Drysdale(202) 862-5000
One Thomas Circle, N.W., Suite 1100
Washington, DC  20005
hdr@capdale.com
Party name: Michael S. Knoll and Ruth Mason
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States