| No. 23-367 | |
| Title: | Starbucks Corporation, Petitioner v. M. Kathleen McKinney, Regional Director of Region 15 of the National Labor Relations Board, for and on Behalf of the National Labor Relations Board |
| Docketed: | October 5, 2023 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (22-5730) |
| Decision Date: | August 8, 2023 |
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 03 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2023) |
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| Oct 13 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 6, 2023 to December 6, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Oct 16 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 6, 2023. |
| Nov 06 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 06 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. |
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| Nov 06 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 06 2023 | Brief 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. |
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| Dec 20 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024. |
| Dec 20 2023 | Reply of petitioner Starbucks Corporation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 08 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024. |
| Jan 12 2024 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 08 2024 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Starbucks Corporation. |
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| Feb 16 2024 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. |
| Feb 20 2024 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Feb 21 2024 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. |
| Feb 21 2024 | Brief of petitioner Starbucks Corporation filed. |
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| Feb 22 2024 | Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER. |
| Feb 27 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Feb 28 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 28 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 28 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation filed. |
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| Feb 28 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. |
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| Feb 28 2024 | Brief amici curiae of State of Tennessee and Twenty Other States filed. |
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| Feb 28 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Buckeye Institute filed. |
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| Mar 22 2024 | Brief 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. |
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| Mar 27 2024 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 28 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 28 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Starbucks Workers filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 28 2024 | Brief amici curiae of American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 29 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Remedies Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 29 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 29 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Labor and Employment Law Professors filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 12 2024 | Reply of petitioner Starbucks Corporation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 23 2024 | Argued. For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Austin Raynor, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 13 2024 | Judgment 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. |
| Jul 15 2024 | Judgment Issued. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Lisa S. Blatt Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 680 Maine Avenue SW Washington, DC 20024 LBLATT@WC.COM | 202-434-5050 |
| Party name: Starbucks Corporation | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar 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: Kathleen McKinney, Regional Director of Region 15 of the National Labor Relations Board, for and on Behalf of the National Labor Relations Board | ||
| Other | ||
| Markham Sterling Chenoweth | New Civil Liberties Alliance 1225 19th Street NW Suite 450 Washington, DC 20036 mark.chenoweth@ncla.legal | 2028695210 |
| Party name: New Civil Liberties Alliance | ||
| Leon Dayan Counsel of Record | Bredhoff & Kaiser, P.L.L.C. 805 15th Street NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005 ldayan@bredhoff.com | 202-842-2600 |
| Party name: Caprice L. Roberts and Doug Rendleman | ||
| Gregory George Garre Counsel of Record | Latham & Watkins LLP 555 Eleventh Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 GREGORY.GARRE@LW.COM | 202-637-2207 |
| Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States and National Association of Manufacturers | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Whitney Downs Hermandorfer Counsel of Record | Office of the Tennessee Attorney General & Reporte P.O. Box 20207 Nashville, TN 37202-0207 whitney.hermandorfer@ag.tn.gov | 615-741-7403 |
| Party name: State of Tennessee and Twenty Other States | ||
| Stacey Monica Leyton Counsel of Record | Altshuler Berzon, LLP 177 Post Street Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94108 sleyton@altber.com | 4154217151 |
| Party name: Labor and Employment Law Professors | ||
| Sheng Tao Li Counsel of Record | New Civil Liberties Alliance 1225 19th Street NW Suite 450 Washingtion, DC 20036 sheng.li@ncla.legal | 3022498624 |
| Party name: New Civil Liberties Alliance | ||
| John Mercer Masslon II Counsel of Record | Washington Legal Foundation 2009 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20036 JMASSLON@WLF.ORG | (202) 588-0302 |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation | ||
| Joshua Adam Matz Counsel of Record | Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP 1050 K Street NW Suite 1040 Washington, DC 20001 JMATZ@KAPLANHECKER.COM | (212) 763-0883 |
| Party name: Service Employees International Union (SEIU) | ||
| William L. Messenger Counsel of Record | c/o National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. 8001 Braddock Road, Suite 600 Springfield, VA 22160 WLM@NRTW.ORG | 7033218510 |
| Party name: National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation | ||
| Daniel Morris Rosenthal Counsel of Record | James & Hoffman, P.C. 1629 K Street, NW, Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20006 dmrosenthal@jamhoff.com | 202-496-0500 |
| Party name: Starbucks Workers | ||
| Stephanie Schuster Counsel of Record | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 STEPHANIE.SCHUSTER@MORGANLEWIS.COM | (202) 739-3000 |
| Party name: Coalition for a Democratic Workplace; Associated Builders and Contractors; HR Policy Association; National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors; and National Retail Federation | ||
| Stephanie Schuster Counsel of Record | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004 STEPHANIE.SCHUSTER@MORGANLEWIS.COM | (202) 739-3000 |
| Party name: Coalition for a Democratic Workplace; Associated Builders and Contractors; HR Policy Association; National Retail Federation | ||
| Maneesh Sharma Counsel of Record | AFL-CIO 815 Black Lives Matter Plaza NW Washington, DC 20006 MSHARMA@AFLCIO.ORG | 202-637-5336 |
| Party name: American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) | ||
| David Christian Tryon Counsel of Record | The Buckeye Institute 88 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215 d.tryon@buckeyeinstitute.org | 6142244422 |
| Party name: Buckeye Institute | ||