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Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-367 6th Cir. Apr 23, 2024 Jun 13, 2024 8-1 Thomas OT 2023

Holding: When considering the National Labor Relations Board"s request for a preliminary injunction under Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act, district courts must apply the traditional four factors articulated in Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 8-1, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on June 13, 2024. Justice Jackson filed an opinion concurring in part, dissenting in part, and concurring in the judgment.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/03/2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2023)
10/13/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 6, 2023 to December 6, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
10/16/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 6, 2023.
11/06/2023Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States, et al. filed.
11/06/2023Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
11/06/2023Brief amici curiae of Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, et al. filed.
12/06/2023Brief of respondent M. Kathleen McKinney, Regional Director of Region 15 of the National Labor Relations Board, for and on Behalf of the National Labor Relations Board in opposition filed.
12/20/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
12/20/2023Reply of petitioner Starbucks Corporation filed. (Distributed)
01/08/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024.
01/12/2024Petition GRANTED.
02/08/2024Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Starbucks Corporation.
02/16/2024SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
02/20/2024Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
02/21/2024Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
02/21/2024Brief of petitioner Starbucks Corporation filed.
02/22/2024Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
02/27/2024Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
02/28/2024Brief amici curiae of Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, et al. filed.
02/28/2024Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
02/28/2024Brief amicus curiae of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation filed.
02/28/2024Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
02/28/2024Brief amici curiae of State of Tennessee and Twenty Other States filed.
02/28/2024Brief amicus curiae of Buckeye Institute filed.
03/22/2024Brief of respondent Kathleen McKinney, Regional Director of Region 15 of the National Labor Relations Board, for and on Behalf of the National Labor Relations Board filed.
03/27/2024CIRCULATED
03/28/2024Brief amicus curiae of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) filed. (Distributed)
03/28/2024Brief amici curiae of Starbucks Workers filed. (Distributed)
03/28/2024Brief amici curiae of American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) filed. (Distributed)
03/29/2024Brief amici curiae of Remedies Scholars filed. (Distributed)
03/29/2024Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
03/29/2024Brief amici curiae of Labor and Employment Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
04/12/2024Reply of petitioner Starbucks Corporation filed. (Distributed)
04/23/2024Argued. For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Austin Raynor, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
06/13/2024Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., filed an opinion concurring in part, dissenting in part, and concurring in the judgment.
07/15/2024Judgment Issued.