Rowland v. State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition
Petition for certiorari denied on January 21, 2014
Issue: (1) Whether a governor"s subjective motives for exercising a state"s inherent power and contractual right to reduce the size of its unionized workforce are legally relevant when a court is asked to determine the constitutionality of that legislative act; and (2) whether the Second Circuit erred in requiring strict scrutiny of a governor"s decision to reduce the size of a state"s unionized workforce by falsely analogizing that decision to firing state employees based on their political party affiliation.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Mary Pat Dwyer, January 15, 2014)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 08/05/2013 | Application (13A160) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 29, 2013 to October 14, 2013, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| 08/07/2013 | Application (13A160) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until October 14, 2013. |
| 10/15/2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2013) |
| 11/13/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Connecticut Association of Boards of Education filed. |
| 11/16/2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 20, 2013. |
| 11/18/2013 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Yankee Institute for Public Policy. |
| 12/20/2013 | Brief of respondents State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 12/27/2013 | Reply of petitioners John G. Rowland, former Governor of Connecticut, et al. filed. |
| 12/31/2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 17, 2014. |
| 01/07/2014 | Supplemental brief of petitioners John G. Rowland, former Governor of Connecticut, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/21/2014 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Yankee Institute for Public Policy GRANTED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| 01/21/2014 | Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |