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Linda Rizzo-Rupon, et al. v. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO District 141, Local 914, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 20-1106 · judgment September 23, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Does this Court’s recent First Amendment agencyfee ban announced in Janus v. AFSCME, ___ U.S. ___, 138 S.Ct. 2448 (2018), apply to matters involving private-sector employees governed by the auspices of the Railway Labor Act?

  2. Is there state action present when private-sector employees challenge agency fees under the RLA?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Patrick J. Wright
Mackinac Center for Public Policy

For respondent
Elizabeth Ann Roma
Guerrieri, Bartos & Roma, PC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 14 2021
    Reply of petitioners Linda Rizzo-Rupon, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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  3. Jun 16 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  4. Jun 02 2021
    Brief of respondent International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO District 141 Local 914, et al. in support filed.
    Certificate of Word CountProof of ServiceMain Document
  5. Apr 07 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 2, 2021, for all respondents.
  6. Apr 06 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 3, 2021 to June 2, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  7. Mar 29 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 3, 2021)
    AppendixPetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service