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City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Council v. Rama, Inc., dba Discount Liquor
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Division, No. E2022-01506-COA-R3-CV · judgment October 6, 2023
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the action of the Tennessee Court of Appeals ordering a legislative body performing an administrative function violated separation of powers when it directed the City Council to approve the issuance of an alcohol license for this retail liquor store contrary to the Separation of Powers Clause of the United States Constitution?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Phillip Alden Noblett
City Attorney’s Office
For respondent
Joshua Hixson
Law Office of Joshua E. Hixson
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 07 2024Petition DENIED.
- Aug 14 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
- Jul 24 2024Waiver of right of respondent Rama, Inc., d/b/a Discount Liquor to respond filed.
- Jun 03 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 2, 2024)