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Scott Troogstad, et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 25-1575 · judgment December 9, 2025
Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
I. Whether the City of Chicago violated substantive due process in requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of their employment.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jonathan David Lubin
For respondent
Myriam Zreczny Kasper
City of Chicago Department of Law
Case
Subject area
Due Process (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jul 08 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 02 2026Waiver of right of respondent City of Chicago to respond filed.
- Feb 06 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 20, 2026)