Spirit Airlines v. Department of Transportation

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on April 1, 2013.

Docket No.12-656

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.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Oct 3, 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.

Oct 5, 2012

Application (12A332) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 21, 2012.

Nov 21, 2012

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 27, 2012)

Nov 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.

Dec 18, 2012

Brief amici curiae of Airlines for America, et al. filed.

Dec 19, 2012

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 28, 2013.

Dec 20, 2012

Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed.Dec 26, 2012

Brief amicus curiae of International Air Transport Association filed.Dec 27, 2012

Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.Dec 27, 2012

Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, and Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.

Jan 23, 2013

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 27, 2013.

Feb 27, 2013

Brief of respondent United States Department of Transportation, in opposition filed.Mar 12, 2013

Reply of petitioners Spirit Airlines, Inc., et al. filed.

Mar 13, 2013

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 29, 2013.

Apr 1, 2013

Petition DENIED.

Recommended Citation: Spirit Airlines v. Department of Transportation, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/spirit-airlines-v-department-of-transportation/