Hill v. Service Employees International Union
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on November 17, 2017.
Issue
(1) Whether the government can force individuals into an exclusive-representative relationship with an advocacy organization for any rational basis; or whether this mandatory association is permissible only if it satisfies heightened First Amendment scrutiny; and (2) whether, if exclusive representation is subject to First Amendment scrutiny, it is constitutional for the government to force individuals who are not full-fledged public employees to accept an exclusive representative for speaking and contracting with the government.
Jun 6, 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 13, 2017)
Jun 21, 2017Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners.
Jun 26, 2017Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Michael Hoffman, in his official capacity as the Acting Director of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services, et al.
Jul 6, 2017Waiver of right of respondents Michael Hoffman, as Acting Director of Illinois Department of Central Management Services, et al. to respond filed.
Jul 6, 2017Waiver of right of respondents SEIU Healthcare Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas to respond filed.
Jul 11, 2017Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.Jul 13, 2017Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.Jul 13, 2017Brief amici curiae of Center on National Labor Policy, Inc., et al. filed.
Jul 13, 2017Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.Jul 26, 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2017.
Aug 4, 2017Response Requested. (Due September 5, 2017)
Aug 28, 2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 5, 2017, for all respondents.
Oct 5, 2017Brief of respondents Michael Hoffman and James Dimas in opposition filed.Oct 5, 2017Brief of respondents SEIU Healthcare Illinois, et al. in opposition filed.Oct 24, 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2017.
Oct 24, 2017Reply of petitioners Rebecca Hill, et al. filed. (Distributed)Nov 13, 2017Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Hill v. Service Employees International Union, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/hill-v-service-employees-international-union/