No. 18-96
Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Russell F. Thomas, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, et al.
Tags: dormant-commerce-clause interstate-commerce liquor-regulation liquor-sales residency-requirement residency-requirements retail-licenses retail-licensing state-licensing twenty-first-amendment wholesale-licenses wholesale-licensing
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment
FirstAmendment
Latest Conference:
2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Twenty-first Amendment empowers States, consistent with the dormant Commerce Clause, to regulate liquor sales by granting retail or wholesale licenses only to individuals or entities that have resided in-state for a specified time
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Twenty-first Amendment empowers States, consistent with the dormant Commerce Clause, to regulate liquor sales by granting retail or wholesale licenses only to individuals or entities that have resided in-state for a specified time.
Docket Entries
2019-07-29
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2019-06-26
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Alito, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/18-96_5i36.pdf'>opinion</a> 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.
2019-02-06
Letter advising Clerk of Court of new Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission filed.
2019-01-16
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.
2019-01-04
Reply of petitioner Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association filed. (Distributed)
2019-01-04
Motion for divided argument filed by respondents DENIED.
2019-01-04
Motion of Illinois, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
2018-12-20
Brief amicus curiae of Law Professors in support of respondent Affluere Investments, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2018-12-20
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
2018-12-20
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Wine Retailers filed. (Distributed)
2018-12-20
Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
2018-12-20
Brief amicus curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2018-12-20
Brief amici curiae of Law and Economics Scholars filed. (Distributed)
2018-12-18
Brief amici curiae of 81 Wine Consumers filed. (Distributed)
2018-12-18
Record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit is electronic.
2018-12-17
Motion of Illinois, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed.
2018-12-17
Joint motion for divided argument filed by respondents Affluere Investments, Inc. and Tennessee Fine Wines & Spirits, LLC.
2018-12-13
Brief of respondent Affluere Investments, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2018-12-13
Brief of respondent Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More filed. (Distributed)
2018-12-12
Brief amicus curiae of Alan B. Morrison filed. (Distributed)
2018-12-11
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.
2018-11-30
CIRCULATED
2018-11-28
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 16, 2019
2018-11-20
Brief amicus curiae of National Beer Wholesalers Association filed.
2018-11-20
Brief amicus curiae of American Beverage Licensees filed. (Distributed)
2018-11-20
Brief amicus curiae of Major Brands, Inc. filed.
2018-11-20
Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed.
2018-11-20
Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislatures, et al. filed.
2018-11-20
Brief amicus curiae of Open Markets Institute filed.
2018-11-20
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Alcohol Policy filed.
2018-11-20
Brief amici curiae of National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, and National Liquor Law Enforcement Association filed.
2018-11-20
Brief amici curiae of U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance, et al. filed. (December 13, 2018)
2018-11-20
Brief amici curiae of U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance, et al. filed. (Corrected version submitted.)
2018-11-20
Brief amicus curiae of Consumer Action filed.
2018-11-20
Brief amicus curiae of Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. filed.
2018-11-19
Brief amicus curiae of Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee, Inc. filed.
2018-11-16
Brief amicus curiae of Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association filed.
2018-11-16
Brief amicus curiae of KHBC Partners II, Ltd. filed. (11/16/2018)
2018-11-13
Brief of petitioner Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association filed.
2018-11-13
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
2018-11-13
Letter of respondent Clayton Byrd, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission filed.
2018-10-30
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Clayton Byrd, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
2018-10-26
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Affluere Investments, Inc..
2018-10-16
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More.
2018-10-12
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association.
2018-09-27
Petition GRANTED.
2018-09-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-09-04
Reply of petitioner Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association filed.
2018-08-17
Waiver of right of respondent Affluere Investments, Inc. to respond filed.
2018-08-16
Brief of respondent Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More in opposition filed.
2018-08-14
Waiver of right of respondent Clayton Byrd, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission to respond filed.
2018-07-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2018)
2018-04-26
Application (17A1186) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 21, 2018.
2018-04-24
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.
Attorneys
81 Wine Consumers
Affluere Investments, Inc.
Michael Eugene Bindas — Institute for Justice, Respondent
Michael Eugene Bindas — Institute for Justice, Respondent
Alan B. Morrison
Alan B. Morrison — George Washington Law School, Amicus
Alan B. Morrison — George Washington Law School, Amicus
American Beverage Licensees
Scott A. Keller — Baker Botts LLP, Amicus
Scott A. Keller — Baker Botts LLP, Amicus
Center for Alcohol Policy
Consumer Action
David A. Balto — Law Offices of David Balto, Amicus
David A. Balto — Law Offices of David Balto, Amicus
Illinois, 34 States, and the District of Columbia
KHBC PARTNERS II, LTD.
Harry Arthur Herzog — Herzog & Carp, Amicus
Harry Arthur Herzog — Herzog & Carp, Amicus
Law and Economics Scholars
Andrew Michael Grossman — Baker & Hostetler LLP, Amicus
Andrew Michael Grossman — Baker & Hostetler LLP, Amicus
Law Professors
Jeremy Michael Bylund — King & Spalding, LLP, Amicus
Jeremy Michael Bylund — King & Spalding, LLP, Amicus
Major Brands, Inc.
Richard B. Walsh Jr. — Suite 2500, Amicus
Richard B. Walsh Jr. — Suite 2500, Amicus
Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association
Anthony S. Kogut — Willingham & Cote, Amicus
Anthony S. Kogut — Willingham & Cote, Amicus
National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, National Liquor Law Enforcement Association
Rachel Sarah Bloomekatz — Gupta Wessler PLLC, Amicus
Rachel Sarah Bloomekatz — Gupta Wessler PLLC, Amicus
National Association of Wine Retailers
Paul D. Clement — Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Amicus
Paul D. Clement — Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Amicus
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES, et al.
Richard A. Simpson — Wiley Rein, LLP, Amicus
Richard A. Simpson — Wiley Rein, LLP, Amicus
Open Markets Institute
John Laughlin Carter — Carter Hayes LLC, Amicus
John Laughlin Carter — Carter Hayes LLC, Amicus
Pacific Legal Foundation
Retail Litigation Center, Inc.
Tennessee Fine Wines and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine Spirits Beer & More
Carter G. Phillips — Sidley Austin LLP, Respondent
Carter G. Phillips — Sidley Austin LLP, Respondent
William James Murphy — Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Respondent
William James Murphy — Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Respondent
Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association
Shay Dvoretzky — Jones Day, Petitioner
Shay Dvoretzky — Jones Day, Petitioner
U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance, et al.
Allison L. Ehlert — Ehlert Appeals, Amicus
Allison L. Ehlert — Ehlert Appeals, Amicus
Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc.
Miguel A. Estrada — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Miguel A. Estrada — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee, Inc.
Henry Edward Hildebrand III — Amicus
Henry Edward Hildebrand III — Amicus
Zackary W. Blair, Interim Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Joseph F. Whalen III — Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Joseph F. Whalen III — Attorney General's Office, Respondent