Spirit Airlines v. Department of Transportation
Petition for certiorari denied on April 1, 2013
Issue: (1) Whether the Department of Transportation (DOT) violated the First Amendment by mandating "total cost" advertising and restricting airlines" truthful speech about the large (and ever growing) share of each ticket that consists of government taxes and fees; and (2) whether DOT exceeded its statutory mandate and acted arbitrarily and capriciously by re-regulating"down to the size of typeface and the length of mandatory refunds"an industry that Congress expressly chose to deregulate.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Mary Pat Dwyer, March 28, 2013)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 10/03/2012 | Application (12A332) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 22, 2012 to November 21, 2012, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| 10/05/2012 | Application (12A332) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 21, 2012. |
| 11/21/2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 27, 2012) |
| 11/29/2012 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| 12/18/2012 | Brief amici curiae of Airlines for America, et al. filed. |
| 12/19/2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 28, 2013. |
| 12/20/2012 | Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed. |
| 12/26/2012 | Brief amicus curiae of International Air Transport Association filed. |
| 12/27/2012 | Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. |
| 12/27/2012 | Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, and Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
| 01/23/2013 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 27, 2013. |
| 02/27/2013 | Brief of respondent United States Department of Transportation, in opposition filed. |
| 03/12/2013 | Reply of petitioners Spirit Airlines, Inc., et al. filed. |
| 03/13/2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 29, 2013. |
| 04/01/2013 | Petition DENIED. |