Sensational Smiles, LLC v. Mullen
Petition for certiorari denied on February 29, 2016
Issue: (1) Whether protecting favored groups from economic competition is a legitimate government interest under the Fourteenth Amendment; and (2) whether, in a case challenging economic regulation under the Fourteenth Amendment, a plaintiff can defeat a motion for summary judgment by introducing evidence showing that there is no plausible connection between the challenged regulation and the government's asserted ends.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Oct 15 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2015) |
| Oct 20 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Oct 27 2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 19, 2016. |
| Nov 17 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, and Cato Institute filed. |
| Nov 18 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Public Choice Economics Scholars filed. |
| Nov 18 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal foundation, and St. Joseph Abbey filed. |
| Nov 18 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark filed. |
| Nov 18 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Council for Cosmetic Teeth Whitening filed. |
| Jan 15 2016 | Brief of respondents Jewel Mullen, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Health, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Feb 1 2016 | Reply of petitioner Sensational Smiles, LLC, dba Smile Bright filed. |
| Feb 3 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 19, 2016. |
| Feb 29 2016 | Petition DENIED. |
