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Robin Brindle, et al. v. Delta Airlines, Inc., et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Rhode Island, No. 2016-324-M.P., 2016-325-M.P., 2016-326-M.P., 2016-328-M.P., 2016-329-M.P. · judgment June 18, 2019

Certiorari denied · January 13, 2020

Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the preemption provision of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, 49 U.S.C. § 41713(b)(1), exempts airlines from state and local wage regulation.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Stuart Banner
UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic

For respondent
Bryan Michael Killian
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

Jan 13 2020
Petition DENIED.
Dec 11 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
Dec 05 2019
Reply of petitioners Robin Brindle, et al. filed.
Dec 02 2019
Amendment to Rule 29.6 Corporate Disclosure Statement of respondent Delta Air Lines, Inc. brief in opposition received.
Nov 26 2019
Brief of respondent Delta Airlines, Inc. in opposition filed.
Oct 29 2019
Response Requested. (Due November 29, 2019)
Oct 23 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
Oct 15 2019
Waiver of right of respondent Delta Airlines, Inc. to respond filed.
Sep 13 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 17, 2019)