No. 18-540
 
Title: Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas, Petitioner
v.
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
Docketed: October 24, 2018
Linked with: 18A130
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (17-1609)
   Decision Date: June 8, 2018
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 01 2018 Application (18A130) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 6, 2018 to October 8, 2018, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Main Document Proof of Service Lower Court Orders/Opinions
Aug 03 2018 Application (18A130) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until October 8, 2018.
Sep 26 2018 Application (18A130) to extend further the time from October 8, 2018 to October 22, 2018, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
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Oct 01 2018 Application (18A130) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until October 22, 2018.
Oct 22 2018 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 23, 2018)
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Nov 06 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 23, 2018 to January 7, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
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Nov 08 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 7, 2019.
Nov 21 2018 Brief amici curiae of States of California, et al. filed.
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Dec 14 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 7, 2019 to January 24, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
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Dec 19 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 24, 2019.
Jan 22 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 24, 2019 to February 28, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
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Jan 23 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 28, 2019.
Feb 28 2019 Brief of respondent Pharmaceutical Care Management Association in opposition filed.
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Mar 18 2019 Reply of petitioner Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas filed.
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Mar 20 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
Apr 15 2019 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Dec 04 2019 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Dec 17 2019 Supplemental brief of respondent Pharmaceutical Care Management Association filed.
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Dec 18 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
Jan 10 2020 Petition GRANTED.
Feb 21 2020 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 27, 2020.
Feb 24 2020 Brief of petitioner Leslie Rutledge filed.
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Feb 24 2020 Motion for leave to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal filed by petitioner Leslie Rutledge.
Feb 24 2020 Joint appendix (Volume I) filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Feb 26 2020 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit.
Mar 02 2020 Motion for leave to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal GRANTED.
Mar 02 2020 Brief amici curiae of States of California, et al. filed.
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Mar 02 2020 Brief amici curiae of Community Oncology Alliance, Inc., et al. filed.
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Mar 02 2020 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Inc. filed.
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Mar 02 2020 Brief amicus curiae of National Council of Insurance Legislators filed.
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Mar 02 2020 Brief amici curiae of Arkansas Pharmacists Association, et al. filed.
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Mar 02 2020 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Mar 02 2020 Brief amici curiae of FMI and Twenty-Three Retail Trade Associations filed.
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Mar 02 2020 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Specialty Pharmacy filed.
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Mar 02 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Alliance for Transparent and Affordable Prescriptions filed.
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Mar 02 2020 Brief amicus curiae of AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed.
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Mar 02 2020 Brief amici curiae of AARP and AARP Foundation supporting neither party filed.
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Mar 02 2020 Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed.
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Mar 03 2020 Record received from the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit. (1-Box)
Mar 19 2020 CIRCULATED
Mar 25 2020 Brief of respondent Pharmaceutical Care Management Association filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 26 2020 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Apr 01 2020 Brief amicus curiae of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 01 2020 Brief amicus curiae of America's Health Insurance Plans, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 01 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Society for Human Resource Management filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 01 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Employers Health Purchasing Corporation filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 01 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 01 2020 Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the American Benefits Council filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 03 2020 ORAL ARGUMENT POSTPONED.
Apr 13 2020 Argument to be rescheduled for the October Term 2020.
Apr 20 2020 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Apr 24 2020 Reply of petitioner Leslie Rutledge filed. (Distributed)
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Jul 13 2020 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
Oct 06 2020 Argued. For petitioner: Nicholas J. Bronni, Solicitor General, Little Rock, Ark.; and Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.
Dec 10 2020 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Barrett, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion.
Jan 11 2021 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jan 11 2023 Record returned to the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit. (1-Box)
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Nicholas Jacob Bronni
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General of Arkansas, Arkansas Attorney General's Office
323 Center Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72223

nicholas.bronni@arkansasag.gov
Ph: 5016826302
Party name: Leslie Rutledge


Attorneys for Respondents
Seth P. Waxman
Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
2100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20037

SETH.WAXMAN@WILMERHALE.COM
Ph: 202-663-6800
Party name: Pharmaceutical Care Management Association


Michael B. Kimberly
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
500 North Capitol Street, NW
The McDermott Building
Washington, DC 20001

mkimberly@mwe.com
Ph: (202) 756-8901
Party name: Pharmaceutical Care Management Association


Dean Richlin
Foley Hoag LLP
155 Seaport Blvd.
Boston, MA 02210

drichlin@foleyhoag.com
Ph: 617-832-1140
Party name: Pharmaceutical Care Management Association


Other Attorneys
Jack R. Bierig
Counsel of Record
233 S. Wacker Drive
Suite 7300
Chicago, IL 60606

jbierig@schiffhardin.com
Ph: 312-258-5511
Party name: American Medical Association, et al.


Laura Riley Boudreau
Counsel of Record
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
6255 W. Sunset Boulevard, 21st Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90028

laura.boudreau@aidshealth.org
Ph: 3233651308
Party name: AIDS Healthcare Foundation


William Edgar Copley III
Counsel of Record
Weisbrod Matteis and Copley PLLC
1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036

wcopley@wmclaw.com
Ph: 202-499-7900
Party name: FMI and Twenty-Three Retail Trade Associations


Karli Ann Eisenberg
California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
1300 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

karli.eisenberg@doj.ca.gov
Ph: 9162107913
Party name: States of California, et al.


Tacy Fletcher Flint
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603

tflint@sidley.com
Ph: (312) 853-7875
Party name: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy


Daniel L. Geyser
Counsel of Record
Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP
Walnut Glen Tower
8144 Walnut Hill Lane, Ste. 1000
Dallas, TX 75231

dgeyser@adjtlaw.com
Ph: 214-396-0441
Party name: Alliance for Transparent and Affordable Prescriptions


Richard B. Lapp
Counsel of Record
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
131 S. Dearbord Sreet
Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60603

rlapp@seyfarth.com
Ph: (630) 247-9806
Party name: Society for Human Resource Management


Jonathan E Levitt
Counsel of Record
Frier Levitt
84 Bloomfield Avenue
Pine Brook, NJ 07058

jlevitt@frierlevitt.com
Ph: 973-618-1660
Party name: Community Oncology Alliance, Inc., et al.


Robert M. Palumbos
Counsel of Record
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

rmpalumbos@duanemorris.com
Ph: 215-979-1111
Party name: National Association of Specialty Pharmacy


Joshua Patashnik
Counsel of Record
California Department of Justice
455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA 94102

josh.patashnik@doj.ca.gov
Ph: 415-510-3896
Party name: States of California, et al.


Carter G. Phillips
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005

cphillips@sidley.com
Ph: +1 202 736 8270
Party name: Employers Health Purchasing Corporation


Howard R. Rubin
Counsel of Record
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
2900 K Street, NW
Suit 200
Washington, DC 20007

howard.rubin@katten.com
Ph: 202-625-3534
Party name: Arkansas Pharmacists Association, National Community Pharmacists Association, American Pharmacists Association, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, et al.


Nathaniel Saul Shapo
Counsel of Record
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
525 West Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60661

nat.shapo@katten.com
Ph: 312-902-5273
Party name: National Council of Insurance Legislators


Anthony F. Shelley
Counsel of Record
Miller & Chevalier Chartered
900 Sixteenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20006

ashelley@milchev.com
Ph: 202-626-5800
Party name: America's Health Insurance Plans, Inc.


Dara Swartz Smith
Counsel of Record
AARP Foundation Litigation
601 E St, . NW
Washington, DC 20049

dsmith@aarp.org
Ph: 12024346280
Party name: AARP and AARP Foundation


Mark David Spencer
Counsel of Record
McAfee & Taft
10th Floor Two Leadership Square
211 N Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

mark.spencer@mcafeetaft.com
Ph: (405) 235-9621
Party name: J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.


Adam G. Unikowsky
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001

AUnikowsky@jenner.com
Ph: 202-639-6041
Party name: National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Inc.


Helgi C. Walker
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

hwalker@gibsondunn.com
Ph: 202-887-3599
Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the American Benefits Council


Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
1700 New York Ave NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006

wallj@sullcrom.com
Ph: (202) 956-7660
Party name: United States