Connecticut Fine Wine and Spirits, LLC v. Seagull
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on April 6, 2020.
Issue
Whether Section 1 of the Sherman Act preempts state laws facilitating unsupervised private price-fixing, such as Connecticut's"which requires private beer, wine and liquor wholesalers to "post" their prices in advance so that all competing wholesalers can match them, to "hold" those prices for a month and to refrain from offering quantity discounts to retailers; the wholesalers in this scheme determine not only the case prices paid by retailers, but also the minimum bottle prices paid by consumers.
Dec 4, 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 3, 2020)Dec 11, 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 3, 2020 to March 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 13, 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 3, 2020, for all respondents.
Dec 13, 2019Motion of intervenor respondents to extend the time to file a response from January 3, 2020 to March 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.Dec 17, 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 3, 2020, for all respondents.
Dec 24, 2019Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull, et al.Jan 3, 2020Brief amicus curiae of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC filed.Mar 3, 2020Brief of respondents Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull, et al. in opposition filed.Mar 3, 2020Brief of Langer, Robert Mark Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Connecticut, Inc. in opposition filed.Mar 16, 2020Reply of petitioners Connecticut Fine Wine and Spirits, LLC, dba Total Wine & More filed.Mar 18, 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
Apr 6, 2020Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Connecticut Fine Wine and Spirits, LLC v. Seagull, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/connecticut-fine-wine-and-spirits-llc-v-seagull/