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Jessica Sweeney, et al. v. University of Colorado Hospital Authority, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 25-1005 · judgment October 21, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the Tenth Circuit erred in affirming dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) on rational-basis review where the complaint plausibly alleged that federal law and binding agreements precluded the State and its political subdivision from punishing public employees who refused to accept administration of investigational drugs or to waive rights protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
David J. Schexnaydre
Schexnaydre Law Firm
For respondent
Russell Dorian Johnson
Colorado Department of Law
Proceedings
- Jun 01 2026Petition DENIED.
- May 19 2026Letter of May 12, 2026 from counsel for petitioners received.
- May 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2026.
- Apr 14 2026Letter of April 7, 2026 from counsel for petitioners received.
- Apr 06 2026Brief amici curiae of America's Frontline Doctors, et al. filed.
- Feb 18 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 6, 2026)
- Dec 30 2025Application (25A751) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until February 18, 2026.
- Dec 17 2025Application (25A751) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 19, 2026 to March 20, 2026, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.