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Golden Glow Tanning Salon, Incorporated v. City of Columbus, Mississippi

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 21-60898 · judgment November 8, 2022


Certiorari denied · April 3, 2023
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

Is the right to pursue a lawful occupation a fundamental right deeply rooted in this nation’s history and traditions such that any infringement upon that right must be subjected to strict scrutiny?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jim Waide III
Waide & Associates, P.A.

For respondent
Michael Chase
Mitchell, McNutt & Sams P.A.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 03 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 15 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/31/2023.
  3. Mar 08 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent City of Columbus, Mississippi to respond filed.
  4. Feb 06 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2023)