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Dipendra Tiwari, et al. v. Eric Friedlander, Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 21-5495 · judgment February 14, 2022


Certiorari denied · November 21, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a Sixth Circuit decision below.

Question presented

Does the Fourteenth Amendment require meaningful review of restrictions on the right to engage in a common occupation?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Andrew Heller Ward
Institute for Justice

For respondent
David Thomas Lovely
Commonwealth of Kentucky

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
7 cert-stage

Linked docket
21A615

Proceedings

  1. Nov 21 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 09 2022
    Supplemental brief of petitioners Dipendra Tiwari, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  3. Nov 02 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022.
  4. Nov 01 2022
    Reply of petitioners Dipendra Tiwari, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  5. Oct 14 2022
    Brief of respondents Eric Friedlander, et al. in opposition filed.
  6. Aug 15 2022
    Brief amici curiae of Sewa International USA and Dr. Thomas Davis filed.
  7. Aug 15 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
  8. Aug 12 2022
    Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Law & Economics filed.
  9. Aug 12 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.
  10. Aug 12 2022
    Brief amici curiae of Experts in the Field of Public Choice and Regulatory Economics filed.
  11. Aug 11 2022
    Brief amici curiae of Goldwater Institute & Manhattan Institute filed.
  12. Aug 11 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of Phillip Truesdell, et al. filed.
  13. Jul 26 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 14, 2022, for all respondents.
  14. Jul 25 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 15, 2022 to October 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  15. Jul 12 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 15, 2022)
  16. Apr 18 2022
    Application (21A615) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until July 14, 2022.
  17. Apr 14 2022
    Application (21A615) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 15, 2022 to July 14, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.