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
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Apr 24 2018Application (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 2018Application (17A1186) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 21, 2018.
Jul 20 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2018)
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Aug 14 2018Waiver of right of respondent Clayton Byrd, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission to respond filed.
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Aug 16 2018Brief of respondent Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More in opposition filed.
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Aug 17 2018Waiver of right of respondent Affluere Investments, Inc. to respond filed.
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Sep 04 2018Reply of petitioner Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association filed.
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Sep 05 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
Sep 27 2018Petition GRANTED.
Oct 12 2018Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association.
Blanket Consent
Oct 16 2018Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More.
Blanket Consent
Oct 26 2018Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Affluere Investments, Inc..
Blanket Consent
Oct 30 2018Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Clayton Byrd, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
Blanket Consent
Nov 13 2018Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Nov 13 2018Brief of petitioner Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association filed.
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Nov 13 2018Letter of respondent Clayton Byrd, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission filed.
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Nov 16 2018Amicus brief of KHBC PARTNERS II, LTD. not accepted for filing. (November 20, 2018 - Corrected version submitted)
Nov 16 2018Brief amicus curiae of KHBC Partners II, Ltd. filed. (11/16/2018)
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Nov 16 2018Brief amicus curiae of Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association filed.
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Nov 19 2018Brief amicus curiae of Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee, Inc. filed.
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Nov 20 2018Brief amicus curiae of Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. filed.
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Nov 20 2018Brief amicus curiae of Consumer Action filed.
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Nov 20 2018Brief amici curiae of U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance, et al. filed. (Corrected version submitted.)
Nov 20 2018Brief amici curiae of U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance, et al. filed. (December 13, 2018)
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Nov 20 2018Brief amici curiae of National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, and National Liquor Law Enforcement Association filed.
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Nov 20 2018Brief amicus curiae of Center for Alcohol Policy filed.
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Nov 20 2018Brief amicus curiae of Open Markets Institute filed.
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Nov 20 2018Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislatures, et al. filed.
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Nov 20 2018Brief amicus curiae of National Beer Wholesalers Association filed.
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Nov 20 2018Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed.
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Nov 20 2018Brief amicus curiae of Major Brands, Inc. filed.
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Nov 20 2018Amicus brief of Major Brands, Inc. not accepted for filing. (November 30, 2018- Corrected version submitted)
Nov 20 2018Brief amicus curiae of American Beverage Licensees filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 28 2018SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Nov 30 2018CIRCULATED
Dec 11 2018Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.
Dec 12 2018Brief amicus curiae of Alan B. Morrison filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 13 2018Brief of respondent Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 13 2018Brief of respondent Affluere Investments, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 17 2018Joint motion for divided argument filed by respondents Affluere Investments, Inc. and Tennessee Fine Wines & Spirits, LLC.
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Dec 17 2018Motion 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 2018Record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit is electronic.
Dec 18 2018Brief amici curiae of 81 Wine Consumers filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2018Brief amici curiae of Law and Economics Scholars filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2018Brief amicus curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2018Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2018Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Wine Retailers filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2018Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2018Brief amicus curiae of Law Professors in support of respondent Affluere Investments, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 04 2019Motion of Illinois, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Jan 04 2019Motion for divided argument filed by respondents DENIED.
Jan 04 2019Reply of petitioner Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 16 2019Argued. 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 2019Letter advising Clerk of Court of new Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission filed.
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Jun 26 2019Adjudged 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 2019JUDGMENT ISSUED.

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
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 CampbellSpecial 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 MurphyZuckerman 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 FranklinOffice 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.