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The Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos, et al. v. New York City Police Department, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of New York, No. 126 · judgment November 14, 2018


Certiorari denied · May 28, 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.

Questions presented

  1. Can the New York State Judicial Branch refuse to issue a writ of mandamus when the executive branch defies the legislative branch;

  2. Can the New York State Judicial Branch give the Executive Branch fact finding powers;

  3. Can the New York State Judicial Branch defy the legislative branch and assume power it does not have, by in effect rewriting a clearly written statute that is unambiguous, by way of its failure to issue a writ of mandamus;

  4. Can the New York State Judicial Branch blur the lines that govern separation of powers;

  5. Can the New York State Judicial Branch allow violations of the Establishment Clause.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Nora Constance Marino
Law Offices of Nora Constance Marino

For respondent
Jane L. Gordon
New York City Law Department

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
18A799

Proceedings

  1. Aug 05 2019
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Jul 11 2019
    DISTRIBUTED.
  3. Jun 24 2019
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. May 28 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  5. May 07 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
  6. Apr 24 2019
    Waiver of right of respondents The New York City Police Department, et al. to respond filed.
  7. Apr 15 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 20, 2019)
  8. Feb 05 2019
    Application (18A799) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until April 15, 2019.
  9. Jan 31 2019
    Application (18A799) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 12, 2019 to April 13, 2019, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.