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North American Meat Institute v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-56408 · judgment October 15, 2020

Certiorari denied · June 28, 2021

Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the Constitution permits California to extend its police power beyond its territorial borders by banning the sale of wholesome pork and veal products imported into California unless out-of-state farmers restructure their facilities to meet animal-confinement standards dictated by California. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul J. Zidlicky
Sidley Austin LLP

For respondent
Samuel Thomas Harbourt
Cal. Dept. of Justice, Office of Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage · 1 merits
(1 supporting pet./neither)

Proceedings

Jun 28 2021
Petition DENIED.
Jun 08 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
Jun 07 2021
Reply of petitioner North American Meat Institute filed. (Distributed)
Jun 03 2021
Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
Jun 01 2021
Brief of respondents Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California; Karen Ross; Dr. Sonia Angell in opposition filed.
Jun 01 2021
Brief of respondents The Humane Society of the United States, et al. in opposition filed.
Jun 01 2021
Brief amici curiae of Health Care Without Harm, The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, The Consumer Federation of America, and Food & Water Watch filed.
May 05 2021
Motion of The Humane Society of the United States, et al. to extend the time to file a response from May 24, 2021 to June 23, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
May 05 2021
Response to motion from petitioner North American Meat Institute filed.
May 05 2021
The motions to extend the time to file responses to the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted in part and the time is extended to and including June 1, 2021, for all respondents.
May 04 2021
Motion of Attorney General Rob Bonta, et al. to extend the time to file a response from May 24, 2021 to June 23, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
May 04 2021
Response to motion from petitioner North American Meat Institute filed.
Apr 22 2021
Response Requested. (Due May 24, 2021)
Apr 14 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021.
Mar 29 2021
Brief amici curiae of States of Indiana, et al. filed.
Mar 17 2021
Waiver of right of respondents The Humane Society of the United States, et al. to respond filed.
Feb 26 2021
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 2, 2021)