City of Austin, Texas v. Paxton
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on January 11, 2021.
Issue
Whether, under Ex parte Young, a state official is a proper defendant in a federal declaratory judgment challenge under the supremacy clause to the validity of a self-enforcing state statute, if the official with authority to enforce the statute has not yet overtly threatened enforcement.
Jun 25, 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 30, 2020)Jul 13, 2020Waiver of right of respondent Paxton, Att'y Gen. of TX to respond filed.
Aug 5, 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
Sep 2, 2020Response Requested. (Due October 2, 2020)
Sep 10, 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 2, 2020 to December 1, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.Sep 11, 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 1, 2020.
Nov 2, 2020Supplemental brief of petitioner City of Austin, Texas filed.Dec 1, 2020Brief of respondent Paxton, Att'y Gen. of TX in opposition filed.Dec 9, 2020Reply of petitioner City of Austin, Texas filed. (Distributed)Dec 16, 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Jan 11, 2021Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: City of Austin, Texas v. Paxton, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/city-of-austin-texas-v-paxton/