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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
Questions Presented
 
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.
Proof of Service Main Document
May 29 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.
May 30 2018 Supplemental brief of respondent Cougar Den, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
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.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 09 2018 Joint appendix filed.
Main Document
Aug 15 2018 Brief amici curiae of The Washington Oil Marketers Association and the Washington Association of Neighborhood Stores filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 16 2018 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Proof of Service Main Document
Aug 16 2018 Brief amici curiae of Multistate Tax Commission and Federation of Tax Administrators filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 16 2018 Brief amici curiae of The States of Idaho, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 16 2018 Brief amici curiae of Public Health Organizations filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 17 2018 Motion for an extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits filed.
Main Document
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)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 17 2018 Brief of respondent Cougar Den, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 21 2018 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Proof of Service Main Document
Sep 24 2018 Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 24 2018 Brief amici curiae of Nez Perce Tribe, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 24 2018 Brief amici curiae of Confederated Tribes and Band of the Yakama Nation filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
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)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
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.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Noah Guzzo Purcell
Counsel of Record
1125 Washington Street, SE
P.O. Box 40100
Olympia, WA 98504-0100
noahp@atg.wa.gov
Ph: 360-753-6200
Party name: Washington State Department of Licensing


Attorneys for Respondents
Adam G. Unikowsky
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001
AUnikowsky@jenner.com
Ph: 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
Ph: 2066266000
Party name: Cougar Den, Inc.


Other Attorneys
Steven W. Strack
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0010
steve.strack@ag.idaho.gov
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 5099610096
Party name: Sacred Ground Legal Services


Noel John Francisco
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SUPREMECTBRIEFS!USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: (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
Ph: (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
Ph: 2065746661
Party name: The Washington Oil Marketers Association and the Washington Association of Neighborhood Stores

 

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