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New Jersey Transit Corporation v. Colt

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-1113 N.Y. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issues: (1) Whether a state’s formal financial liability for a judgment against a state-created entity carries more weight in assessing whether that entity is an arm of the state than other factors, including the state’s own characterization of that entity; and (2) whether New Jersey Transit is an arm of the state of New Jersey for interstate sovereign immunity purposes.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/14/2025Application (24A797) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 23, 2025 to March 25, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
02/21/2025Application (24A797) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until March 25, 2025.
03/12/2025Application (24A797) to extend further the time from March 25, 2025 to April 24, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
03/21/2025Application (24A797) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until April 24, 2025.
04/24/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 28, 2025)
05/27/2025Brief of respondents Jeffrey Colt, et al. in opposition filed.
06/10/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
06/10/2025Reply of petitioners New Jersey Transit Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed)