| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-534 | 4th Cir. | Oct 14, 2014 | Feb 25, 2015 | 6-3 | Kennedy | OT 2014 |
Holding: When a controlling number of the decision makers on a state licensing board are active participants in the occupation the board regulates, the board can invoke state-action immunity only if it is subject to active supervision by the state.
Judgment: Affirmed, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Kennedy on February 25, 2015. Justice Alito filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Scalia and Thomas joined.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Oct 25 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 29, 2013) |
| Nov 12 2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Nov 20 2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 2, 2014. |
| Nov 27 2013 | Brief amici curiae of North Carolina State Bar, et al. filed. |
| Nov 27 2013 | Brief amici curiae of American Dental Association, et al. filed. |
| Nov 27 2013 | Brief amici curiae of West Virginia and 9 Other States filed. |
| Dec 23 2013 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including January 21, 2014. |
| Jan 17 2014 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including January 22, 2014. |
| Jan 22 2014 | Brief of respondent Federal Trade Commission in opposition filed. |
| Feb 3 2014 | Reply of petitioner North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners filed. |
| Feb 5 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 21, 2014. |
| Feb 24 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 28, 2014. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Mar 19 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Mar 26 2014 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 23, 2014. |
| Mar 26 2014 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 30, 2014. |
| May 6 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. |
| May 23 2014 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| May 23 2014 | Brief of petitioner North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners filed. |
| May 29 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying filed. |
| May 30 2014 | Brief amici curiae of North Carolina State Bar, et al. filed. |
| May 30 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, et al. filed. |
| May 30 2014 | Brief amici curiae of West Virginia and 22 Other States filed. |
| May 30 2014 | Brief amici curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed. |
| May 30 2014 | Brief amici curiae of American Dental Association, American Medical Association, et al. filed. |
| May 30 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of California Optometric Association filed. |
| Jul 9 2014 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. |
| Jul 14 2014 | Record received from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit - 1 Box. This record contain one SEALED volume of Appendices. |
| Jul 21 2014 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
| Jul 30 2014 | Brief of respondent Federal Trade Commission filed. |
| Aug 5 2014 | Record received from United States Federal Trade Commission. The record is electronic (Not on PACER). A portion of the record is CONFIDENTIAL. |
| Aug 5 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of We All Help Patients, Inc. filed. |
| Aug 5 2014 | Brief amici curiae of American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, et al. filed. |
| Aug 5 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Neil Averitt filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 6 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Dental Support Organizations filed. |
| Aug 6 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Antitrust Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 6 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Scholars of Public Choice Economics filed. |
| Aug 6 2014 | Brief amici curiae of LegalZoom.com, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 6 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation and Cato Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 6 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 6 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. Distributed) |
| Aug 7 2014 | CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 29 2014 | Reply of petitioner North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 9 2014 | Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by American Optometric Association, et al. |
| Oct 2 2014 | Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by American Optometric Association, et al. DENIED. |
| Oct 14 2014 | Argued. For petitioner: Hashim M. Mooppan, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Feb 25 2015 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined. |
| Mar 30 2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Mar 31 2015 | Record from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit has been returned. |
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