DIRECTV Group Holdings, LLC v. Michigan Department of Treasury
Petition for certiorari denied on May 22, 2017
Issue: (1) Whether the Multistate Tax Compact has the status of a contract that binds its signatory states; and (2) whether a state law that imposes retroactive tax liability for a period of almost seven years, in a manner that upsets settled expectations and reasonable reliance interests, violates the due process clause.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petitions of the day (Kate Howard, February 7, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 10/05/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 5, 2017) |
| 12/20/2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner. VIDED |
| 12/22/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Tax Executives Institute, Inc. filed. VIDED. |
| 12/23/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Council on State Taxation filed. VIDED. |
| 01/04/2017 | Waiver of right of respondent Michigan Department of Treasury to respond filed. |
| 01/18/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2017. |
| 01/23/2017 | Response Requested . (Due February 22, 2017) |
| 02/01/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 13, 2017. |
| 03/13/2017 | Brief of respondent Michigan Department of Treasury in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 03/28/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2017. |
| 03/28/2017 | Reply of petitioners DIRECTV Group Holdings, LLC filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| 04/17/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 21, 2017. |
| 04/24/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 28, 2017. |
| 05/08/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 11, 2017. |
| 05/15/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 18, 2017. |
| 05/22/2017 | Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |