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Goede v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP

Petition for certiorari denied on April 1, 2024
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-665 Min. Ct. App. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issue: Whether, where an unemployment applicant’s religious beliefs are independently sufficient to cause her refusal to follow an employer policy, a state can deny her unemployment benefits by holding that philosophical and personal beliefs outweigh her religious beliefs.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Dec 18 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 19, 2024)
Jan 09 2024Waiver of right of respondent Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development to respond filed.
Jan 12 2024Waiver of right of respondent AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP to respond filed.
Jan 17 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
Jan 26 2024Response Requested. (Due February 26, 2024)
Feb 22 2024Letter of February 22, 2024 from counsel for respondent AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP filed.
Feb 23 2024Brief of respondent Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development in opposition filed.
Feb 23 2024Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
Mar 12 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024.
Mar 19 2024Reply of petitioner Tina Goede filed. (Distributed)
Apr 01 2024Petition DENIED.