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.
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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)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof 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.
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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)
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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)
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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.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Shay Dvoretzky
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001-2113
sdvoretzky@jonesday.com
Ph: 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
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 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
Ph: 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
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 Street
Suite 2440
Baltimore, MD 21202
wmurphy@zuckerman.com
Ph: 410-332-0444
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
1050 Connecticut Ave., 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
Baker Botts LLP
1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004
scott.keller@bakerbotts.com
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: (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
Ph: 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
Ph: (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
Ph: 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
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
Counsel of Record
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
Counsel of Record
150 Fourth Avenue, North
Suite 1820
Nashville, TN 37219
hhildebrand@fpwlegal.com
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: (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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 2052541228
Party name: Center for Alcohol Policy


Ilya Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
ishapiro@cato.org
Ph: 2028420200
Party name: Cato Institute


Richard A. Simpson
Counsel of Record
Wiley Rein, LLP
1776 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
rsimpson@wileyrein.com
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 314-444-7600
Party name: Major Brands, Inc.