Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v. Thomas

139 S. Ct. 2449 · Decided June 26, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v. Thomas was decided on June 26, 2019 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “State or local business regulation” in the Economic Activity area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-96

Case details

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Full case caption

Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v. Thomas

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-052, docket 2018-052-01.

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