| No. 16-307 | |
| Title: | National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., et al. |
| Docketed: | September 9, 2016 |
| Linked with 16A112 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (14-60800) |
| Decision Date: | October 26, 2015 |
| Rehearing Denied: | May 13, 2016 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Aug 01 2016 | Application (16A112) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 11, 2016 to September 9, 2016, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Aug 10 2016 | Application (16A112) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 9, 2016. |
| Sep 09 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 11, 2016) |
| Sep 22 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 10, 2016. |
| Oct 11 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed. |
| Oct 11 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 10 2016 | Brief of respondent Murphy Oil USA, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Nov 30 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017. |
| Nov 30 2016 | Reply of petitioner National Labor Relations Board filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 09 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 13, 2017. |
| Jan 13 2017 | Petition GRANTED The petition for a writ of certiorari in Nos. 16-285 and 16-300 are granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. |
| Jan 25 2017 | The following briefing schedule is adopted: Petitioners in Nos. 16-285 and 16-300 and respondents in No. 16-307 will file opening and reply briefs under the schedule set forth in Rules 25.1 and 25.3. Respondents in Nos. 16-285 and 16-300 and petitioner in No. 16-307 will file response briefs under the schedule set forth in Rule 25.2. VIDED. |
| Feb 21 2017 | The time to file the joint appendix and the opening briefs is extended to and including April 28, 2017. VIDED. |
| Feb 21 2017 | The time to file the response briefs is extended to and including July 27, 2017. VIDED. |
| Apr 11 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party from counsel for respondents filed. |
| Apr 13 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party from counsel for respondent in support Sheila M. Hobson. |
| Apr 28 2017 | The time to file the joint appendix and the opening briefs is further extended to and including June 9, 2017. VIDED. |
| Apr 28 2017 | The time to file the response briefs is further extended to and including August 9, 2017. VIDED. |
| Jun 09 2017 | Joint appendix for Murphy Oil USA, Inc., et al. filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Jun 09 2017 | Brief of Petitioner Epic Systems Corporation and Respondent Murphy Oil USA, Inc. filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 15 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party from counsel for National Labor Relations Board. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Manufacturers, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of United States supporting Petitioners in Nos. 16-285 and 16-300 and supporting Respondents in No. 307 filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Business Roundtable supporting Epic Systems Corp., Ernst & Young LLP, and Murphy Oil USA, Inc. filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Employers Group in support of Petitioners in Nos. 16-285 and 16-300 and Respondent Murphy Oil in No.16-307 filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation in support of Petitioners in Nos. 16-285 and 16-300 and Respondent Murphy Oil USA, Inc. in No. 16-307 filed. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. in support of Petitioners in Nos. 16-285 and 16-300 and Respondent in No.16-307 filed. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of HR Policy Association filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of International Association of Defense Counsel filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amici curiae of American Staffing Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Bristol Farms filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Mortgage Bankers Association and State Mortgage Lending Association filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Council on Labor Law Equality, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jul 19 2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 2, 2017. VIDED. |
| Aug 01 2017 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. |
| Aug 08 2017 | Brief of respondent Sheila Hobson in support of NLRB filed. |
| Aug 09 2017 | Brief of National Labor Relations Board filed. |
| Aug 10 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of National Academy of Arbitrators filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 11 2017 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic. |
| Aug 14 2017 | CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 15 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Ten International Labor Unions, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Aug 16 2017 | Statement of amici in support of motion of NLRB for divided argument filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 16 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Labor Law Professors filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Aug 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Aug 16 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by NLRB. VIDED. |
| Aug 16 2017 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 16 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Maryland, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Aug 16 2017 | Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Aug 16 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Main Street Alliance, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Aug 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Aug 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Aug 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Susan Fowler filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Aug 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of New York Taxi Workers Alliance filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Sep 11 2017 | Reply of petitioner Epic Systems Corporation and respondent Murphy Oil USA, Inc. filed. VIDED (Distributed) |
| Sep 25 2017 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Sep 25 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by NLRB GRANTED. |
| Oct 02 2017 | Argued. For petitioners in Nos. 16-285 & 16-300: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C.; and Jeffrey B. Wall, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For petitioner, acting as respondent, in No. 16-307: Richard F. Griffin, Jr., Washington, D. C. For respondents in Nos. 16-285 & 16-300: Daniel R. Ortiz, Charlottesville, Va. VIDED. |
| Oct 03 2017 | Letter of NLRB regarding oral argument filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| May 21 2018 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. VIDED. |
| Jun 22 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Linda J. Dreeben Counsel of Record | 1717 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20570-0000 courtenforcement@nlrb.gov | 202 273-2977 |
| Party name: NLRB | ||
| John H. Ferguson | Associate General Counsel National Labor Relations Board 1015 Half Street SE Washington, DC 20570-0001 john.ferguson@nlrb.gov | (202) 273-3700 |
| Party name: National Labor Relations Board | ||
| Edwin S. Kneedler | Deputy Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@usdoj.gov | (202) 514-2217 |
| Party name: National Labor Relations Board | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Harold Craig Becker Counsel of Record | 815 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 cbecker@aflcio.org | 202-637-5000 |
| Party name: Sheila Hobson in support | ||
| Neal Kumar Katyal Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth St., N.W. Washington, DC 20004 neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com | (202) 662-9807 |
| Party name: Epic Systems Corporation and respondent Murphy Oil USA, Inc., et al. | ||
| Jeffrey A. Schwartz | Jackson Lewis P.C. 1155 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 1000 Atlanta, GA 30309-3600 jschwartz@jacksonlewis.com | (404) 525-8200 |
| Party name: Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | ||
| Other | ||
| David M. Axelrad Counsel of Record | Horvitz and Levy LLP 3601 West Olive Avenue 8th Floor Burbank, CA 91505-4681 daxelrad@horvitzlevy.com | 818-995-0800 |
| Party name: DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar | ||
| Noel J. Francisco Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: the United States | ||
| David C. Frederick Counsel of Record | Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, PLLC 1615 M Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036-3209 dfrederick@kellogghansen.com | (202)-326-7900 |
| Party name: Labor Law Professors | ||
| Christopher Charles Murray Counsel of Record | Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, P.C. 111 Monument Circle, Suite 4600 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Christopher.murray@odnss.com | 317-916-2522 |
| Party name: Council on Labor Law Equality, et al. | ||
| Michael Rubin Counsel of Record | Altshuler Berzon LLP 177 Post Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94108 mrubin@altshulerberzon.com | 415-421-7151 |
| Party name: Ten International Labor Unions, et al. | ||
| David M. Axelrad | Horvitz & Levy LLP 3601 W. Olive Ave., 8th floor Burbank, CA 91505-468 daxelrad@horvitzlevy.com | (818) 995-0800 |
| Party name: DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar | ||
| Edward Fouad Berbarie | Littler Mendelson, P.C. 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 1500, Lock Box 116 Dallas, TX 75201-2931 eberbarie@littler.com | (214)-880-8100 |
| Party name: National Association of Manufacturers, et al. | ||
| Matthew Finkin | National Academy of Arbitrators University of Illinois College of Law 504 East Pennsylvania Avenue Champaign, IL 61820 mfinkin@illinois.edu | 217-333-3884 |
| Party name: National Academy of Arbitrators | ||
| Stephen Andrew Fogdall | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP 1600 Market Street Suite 3600 Philadelphia, PA 19103 sfogdall@schnader.com | (215)-751-2581 |
| Party name: Mortgage Bankers Association and State Mortgage Lending Association | ||
| Brianne Gorod | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org | 202-296-6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountablility Center | ||
| Beth Heifetz | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 bheifetz@jonesday.com | (202) 879-3939 |
| Party name: The Employers Group in support of Petitioners in Nos. 16-285 and 16-300 and Respondent Murphy Oil in No.16-307 | ||
| William M. Jay | Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 wjay@goodwinlaw.com | (202) 346-4000 |
| Party name: The Business Roundtable supporting Epic Systems Corp., Ernst & Young LLP, and Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | ||
| Steven B. Katz | Costangy Brook Smith & Prophete LLP 2029 Century Park East Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90067 skatz@constangy.com | (310) 909-7775 |
| Party name: Bristol Farms | ||
| Martin S. Kaufman | Atlantic Legal Foundation 500 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 320 Harrison, NY 10528 mskaufman@atlanticlegal.org | (914) 834-3322 |
| Party name: Atlantic Legal Foundation | ||
| John B. Lewis | Baker & Hostetler LLP Key Tower, Suite 2000 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114 jlewis@bakerlaw.com | (216) 621-0200 |
| Party name: American Staffing Association, et al. | ||
| Thomas R. McCarthy | Consovoy McCarthy Park PLLC Antonin Scalia Law School Supreme Court 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22201 tom@consovoymccarthy.com | 703-243-9423 |
| Party name: Law Professors | ||
| Scott L. Nelson | Public Citizen Litigation Group 1600 20th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20009 snelson@citizen.org | (202) 588-1000 |
| Party name: Public Citizen, Inc. | ||
| Andrew J. Pincus | Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 apincus@mayerbrown.com | (202) 263-3000 |
| Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| Benjamin G. Robbins | New England Legal Foundation 150 Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111-2504 benrobbins@nelfonline.org | (617) 695-3660 |
| Party name: New England Legal Foundation | ||
| Richard A. Samp | Washington Legal Foundation 2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 rsamp@wlf.org | (202) 588-0302 |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation in support of Petitioners in Nos. 16-285 and 16-300 and Respondent Murphy Oil USA, Inc. in No. 307 | ||
| Samuel Scott Shaulson | Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP 101 Park Avenue New York, NY 10178 sshaulson@morganlewis.com | 212.309.6718 |
| Party name: HR Policy Association | ||
| Mary-Christine Sungaila | Haynes and Boone, LLP 600 Anton Blvd., Suite 700 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 mc.sungaila@haynesboone.com | (949) 202-3062 |
| Party name: International Association of Defense Counsel | ||
| Adam G. Unikowsky | Jenner & Block, LLP 1099 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001-4412 aunikowsky@jenner.com | (202) 639-6000 |
| Party name: Retail Litigation Center, Inc. in support of Petitioners in Nos. 16-285 and 16-300 and Respondent in No.16-307 | ||