DIRECTV, LLC v. Massachusetts
Petition for certiorari denied on November 2, 2015
Issue: Whether the threshold requirement that two businesses be "similarly situated" for Commerce Clause purposes depends on whether they directly compete in the relevant market (which is how three circuits and three state supreme courts analyze the issue), or whether it instead encompasses a wide-ranging inquiry into the justifications for the law and operational differences (as four circuits and one state supreme court have held).
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 04/21/2015 | Application (14A1087) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 19, 2015 to June 18, 2015, submitted to Justice Breyer. |
| 04/24/2015 | Application (14A1087) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until June 18, 2015. |
| 06/18/2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 22, 2015) |
| 06/24/2015 | Waiver of right of respondent Massachusetts Department of Revenue to respond filed. |
| 07/08/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015. |
| 07/08/2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| 07/21/2015 | Brief amici curiae of Forty-Seven Constitutional Law Professors filed. VIDED. |
| 07/21/2015 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Wine Retailers filed. VIDED. |
| 07/23/2015 | Response Requested . (Due August 24, 2015) |
| 08/07/2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 23, 2015. |
| 08/11/2015 | Letter of petitioner indicating material changes in the corporate disclosure statement of DIRECTV, Inc. filed. |
| 09/23/2015 | Brief of respondent Massachusetts Department of Revenue in opposition filed. |
| 10/06/2015 | Reply of petitioners DIRECTV, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/07/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015. |
| 11/02/2015 | Petition DENIED. |