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Julio Licinio v. New York, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-2564 · judgment June 17, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026
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
Whether McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973), should be overruled.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Glenn Evans Roper
Pacific Legal Foundation
For respondent
Barbara Dale Underwood
New York Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
25A271
Order
Order list, January 12, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jan 12 2026Petition DENIED.
- Dec 16 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Dec 11 2025Waiver of right of respondent New York, et al. to respond filed.
- Nov 14 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 18, 2025)
- Sep 10 2025Application (25A271) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until November 14, 2025.
- Sep 04 2025Application (25A271) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 15, 2025 to November 14, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.