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Robert L. Schulz, et al. v. New York, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of New York, No. SSD 40 · judgment October 19, 2023


Certiorari denied · April 29, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether defendant New York State officials violated Petitioners’ federal Right to a republican form of government, secured to them by Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, by violating Article VII, Section 8 and Article VIII, Section 1 of the New York State Constitution in authorizing the use of $600 million of the money of the State and $250 million of the money of Erie County to aid a private undertaking of the Buffalo Bills, LLC - the construction of a new stadium to be primarily used by the Buffalo Bills to profit from making retail sales of goods and services to customers who personally visit the facility to purchase such goods and services.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert L. Schulz

For respondent
Barbara Dale Underwood
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 29 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 10 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2024.
  3. Apr 03 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent New York et al. to respond filed.
  4. Feb 28 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 26, 2024)