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National Postal Policy Council v. Postal Regulatory Commission

Petition for certiorari denied on June 27, 2022
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-1124 D.C. Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether the nondelegation doctrine should be strengthened to disallow Congress from transferring to a federal agency the power to rewrite the postal rate-setting system without establishing any requirements that the system would have to meet.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 10 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 18, 2022)
Feb 23 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 18, 2022 to April 18, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Feb 24 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 18, 2022.
Mar 18 2022Brief of respondent Association for Postal Commerce in support filed.
Mar 25 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 18, 2022 to May 18, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 28 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 18, 2022.
May 18 2022Brief of respondents Postal Regulatory Commission, et al. in opposition filed.
May 31 2022Reply of petitioners National Postal Policy Council, et al. filed.
Jun 07 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
Jun 27 2022Petition DENIED.