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William Kinney, et ux. v. Anderson Lumber Company, Inc., et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 18-5146 · judgment September 13, 2018

Certiorari denied · April 15, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether Tennessee's law for the unlicensed practice of law violates the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by restraining free market trade and competition without mandatory State oversight. Whether Tennessee's law for the unlicensed practice of law is vague or over broad, depriving citizens of their rights without fair process, thus violating the due process clause and the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Whether the application of Tennessee's UPL law by Federal Courts in concurrent jurisdictions violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 42 U.S. Code § 2000bb.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
William Kinney

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 15 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 20 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
  3. Feb 02 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 8, 2019)