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
 
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 Document Lower 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)
Aug 14 2018 Waiver of right of respondent Clayton Byrd, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission to respond filed.
Aug 16 2018 Brief of respondent Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More in opposition filed.
Aug 17 2018 Waiver of right of respondent Affluere Investments, Inc. to respond filed.
Sep 04 2018 Reply of petitioner Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association filed.
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.
Oct 16 2018 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More.
Oct 26 2018 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Affluere Investments, Inc..
Oct 30 2018 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Clayton Byrd, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
Nov 13 2018 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Nov 13 2018 Brief of petitioner Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association filed.
Nov 13 2018 Letter of respondent Clayton Byrd, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission filed.
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)
Nov 16 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association filed.
Nov 19 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee, Inc. filed.
Nov 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. filed.
Nov 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Consumer Action filed.
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)
Nov 20 2018 Brief amici curiae of National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, and National Liquor Law Enforcement Association filed.
Nov 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Alcohol Policy filed.
Nov 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Open Markets Institute filed.
Nov 20 2018 Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislatures, et al. filed.
Nov 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of National Beer Wholesalers Association filed.
Nov 20 2018 Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed.
Nov 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Major Brands, Inc. filed.
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)
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)
Dec 13 2018 Brief of respondent Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More filed. (Distributed)
Dec 13 2018 Brief of respondent Affluere Investments, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 17 2018 Joint motion for divided argument filed by respondents Affluere Investments, Inc. and Tennessee Fine Wines & Spirits, LLC.
Dec 17 2018 Motion of Illinois, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed.
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)
Dec 20 2018 Brief amici curiae of Law and Economics Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Dec 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Dec 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Wine Retailers filed. (Distributed)
Dec 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
Dec 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Law Professors in support of respondent Affluere Investments, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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)
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.
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.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Shay Dvoretzky
Counsel of Record
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
1440 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20005
SHAY.DVORETZKY@SKADDEN.COM
Ph: 202-371-7000
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
Ph: 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
Ph: +1 202 736 8000
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
PO Box 20207
Nashville, TN 37202
JOE.WHALEN@AG.TN.GOV
Ph: 615-741-3499
Party name: Zackary W. Blair, Interim Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission


Sarah Keeton Campbell
Office of the Tennessee Attorney General
John Sevier Building
500 Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37243
Sarah.Campbell@ag.tn.gov
Ph: (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 St., Ste. 2440
Baltimore, MD 21202
wmurphy@zuckerman.com
Ph: (410) 949-1146
Party name: Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More


Other Attorneys
Miguel A. Estrada
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1700 M Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
mestrada@gibsondunn.com
Ph: (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
Ph: 7137817500
Party name: KHBC PARTNERS II, LTD.


Scott A. Keller
Counsel of Record
Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP
200 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
scott@lkcfirm.com
Ph: 5126938350
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
Ph: 517-351-6200
Party name: Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association


David A. Balto
Law Offices of David Balto
1325 G Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
david.balto@dcantitrustlaw.com
Ph: 2025775424
Party name: Consumer Action


Rachel Sarah Bloomekatz
Bloomekatz Law LLC
1148 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
rachel@bloomekatzlaw.com
Ph: 614-259-7611
Party name: National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, National Liquor Law Enforcement Association


Jeremy Michael Bylund
King & Spalding, LLP
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
jbylund@kslaw.com
Ph: (202) 626-5455
Party name: Law Professors


John Laughlin Carter
Carter Hayes LLC
4115 Annandale Road
Suite 205
Annandale, VA 20036
jlaughlinc@gmail.com
Ph: 7036587737
Party name: Open Markets Institute


Paul D. Clement
Clement & Murphy, PLLC
706 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
PAUL.CLEMENT@CLEMENTMURPHY.COM
Ph: (202) 742-8900
Party name: National Association of Wine Retailers


Kelsi Brown Corkran
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection
600 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
KBC74@GEORGETOWN.EDU
Ph: 202-661-6728
Party name: Retail Litigation Center, Inc.


Allison L. Ehlert
Oakland City Attorney's Office
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza 6th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
aehlert@oaklandcityattorney.org
Ph: 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
Ph: 3128145376
Party name: Illinois, 34 States, and the District of Columbia


Andrew Michael Grossman
Baker & Hostetler LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
AGROSSMAN@BAKERLAW.COM
Ph: 2028611697
Party name: Law and Economics Scholars


Henry Edward Hildebrand III
P.O. Box 340019
Nashville, TN 37203-0019
hank@ch13bna.com
Ph: 615-244-1101
Party name: Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee, Inc.


Sarah Ann Hunger
Office of the Attorney General, State of Illinois
115 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603
Sarah.Hunger@ilag.gov
Ph: 312-814-5202
Party name: Illinois, 34 States, and the District of Columbia


Deborah Joyce La Fetra
Pacific Legal Foundation
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290
Sacramento, CA 95814
DLAFETRA@PACIFICLEGAL.ORG
Ph: (916) 419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation


Michael D. Madigan
Madigan, Dahln & Harlan, P.A.
222 South Ninth Street
Suite 3150
Minneapolis, MN 55402
madigan@mdh-law.com
Ph: 612-604-2000
Party name: NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION


Alan B. Morrison
George Washington Law School
2000 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
ABMORRISON@LAW.GWU.EDU
Ph: 2029947120
Party name: Alan B. Morrison


John Cowles Neiman Jr.
Maynard Nexsen PC
1901 Sixth Avenue North
Suite 1700
Birmingham, AL 35203
jneiman@maynardnexsen.com
Ph: 2052541228
Party name: Center for Alcohol Policy


Ilya Shapiro
Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbilt Ave.
New York, NY 10017
ishapiro@manhattan-institute.org
Ph: 212599-7000
Party name: Cato Institute


Richard A. Simpson
Wiley Rein, LLP
2050 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
RSIMPSON@WILEY.LAW
Ph: 202-719-7314
Party name: NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES, et al.


James Alexander Tanford
Epstein Seif Porter & Beutel, LLP
50 S. Meridian St. Suite 505
Indianapolis, IN 46204
tanford@indiana.edu
Ph: 812-332-4966
Party name: 81 Wine Consumers


Richard B. Walsh Jr.
Lewis Rice LLC
600 Washington Ave.
Suite 2500
St. Louis, MO 63101
rwalsh@lewisrice.com
Ph: 314-444-7600
Party name: Major Brands, Inc.