RETAIL DIGITAL NETWORK, LLC v. PRIETO

No. 13-56069.

861 F.3d 839 (2017)

RETAIL DIGITAL NETWORK, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ramona PRIETO, as Acting Director of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 14, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Olivier Taillieu (argued) and Raffi V. Zerounian , The Taillieu Law Firm, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Joshua A. Klein (argued), Deputy Solicitor General; Edward C. DuMont , Solicitor General; California Department of Justice, San Francisco, California; Gabrielle H. Brumbach , Deputy Attorney General; Gary S. Balekjian , Supervising Deputy Attorneys General; Chris A. Knudsen , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, San Francisco, California; for Defendant-Appellee.

Warren David Postman (argued), Kate Comerford Todd , and Warren Postman , U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; Helgi C. Walker and Chad R. Mizelle , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C.; for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.

Michael Brill Newman , Holland & Knight LLP, San Francisco, California, for Amicus Curiae Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of California, Inc.

Robert A. Brundage and Brian C. Rocca , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, California; for Amicus Curiae California Beer and Beverage Distributors.

Carl L. Blumenstein , Nossaman LLP, San Francisco, California, for Amicus Curiae California Craft Brewers Association.

Scott L. Nelson , Allison M. Zieve , and Julie A. Murray , Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Public Citizen, Inc.

Michael D. Madigan and Brandt F. Erwin , Madigan Dahl & Harlan P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Amici Curiae National Beer Wholesalers Association and Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc.

Cory L. Andrews , Richard A. Samp , and Mark S. Chenoweth , Washington, D.C., as and for Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation.

Dissent by Chief Judge Thomas.


OPINION

In this appeal, we consider Plaintiff-Appellant Retail Digital Network, LLC's ("RDN") First Amendment challenge to California Business and Professions Code § 25503(f)-(h). Section 25503(f)-(h) prohibits alcohol manufacturers and wholesalers from providing anything of value to retailers in exchange for...

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