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Samuel Pierce v. Yale University, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 19-7006

Certiorari denied · April 1, 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 the Court should overrule its holdings in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke and Grutter v. Bollinger that professional school admissions decisions are constitutionally protected expression. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Samuel Pierce

For respondent
Noah J. Kaufman
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 01 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 13 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
  3. Mar 04 2019
    Waiver of right of respondents Yale University, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, and the Association of American Medical Colleges to respond filed.
  4. Feb 22 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due March 25, 2019)