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Chicago Wine Company, et al. v. Mike Braun, Governor of Indiana, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 21-2068 · judgment August 5, 2025
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before and a business petitioner, and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Question presented
Whether a physical-presence requirement that forbids out-of-state retailers from shipping alcohol directly to in-state consumers unless they establish an in-state physical presence is constitutional under the Commerce Clause and the Twenty-first Amendment. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kannon K. Shanmugam
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
For respondent
James Allen Barta
Office of the Indiana Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
25A593
Order
Order list, May 18, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- May 18 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 22 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
- Apr 22 2026Reply of petitioners Chicago Wine Company, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Apr 06 2026Brief of respondents Mike Braun, Governor of Indiana, et al. in opposition filed.
- Feb 02 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 6, 2026.
- Jan 30 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 17, 2026 to April 6, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 12 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 17, 2026)
- Nov 20 2025Application (25A593) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until January 12, 2026.
- Nov 17 2025Application (25A593) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 27, 2025 to January 12, 2026, submitted to Justice Barrett.