No. 21-309
 
Title: Southwest Airlines Co., Petitioner
v.
Latrice Saxon
Docketed: August 31, 2021
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
   Case Numbers: (19-3226)
   Decision Date: March 31, 2021
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 27 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 30, 2021)
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Sep 08 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 30, 2021 to November 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
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Sep 09 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 1, 2021.
Sep 27 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
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Sep 30 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Airlines for America filed.
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Nov 01 2021 Brief of respondent Latrice Saxon in opposition filed.
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Nov 15 2021 Reply of petitioner Southwest Airlines Co. filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 16 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
Dec 06 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
Dec 10 2021 Petition GRANTED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Jan 18 2022 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Southwest Airlines Co.
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Jan 24 2022 Brief of petitioner Southwest Airlines Co. filed.
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Jan 26 2022 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit.
Jan 26 2022 The record from the U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
Jan 28 2022 ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, March 28, 2022.
Jan 28 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
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Jan 31 2022 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; National Association of Manufacturers filed.
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Jan 31 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Lyft, Inc. filed.
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Jan 31 2022 Brief amici curiae of Airlines for America filed.
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Jan 31 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Uber Technologies, Inc. filed.
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Jan 31 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Amazon.com, Inc. filed.
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Feb 11 2022 CIRCULATED
Feb 22 2022 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Feb 22 2022 Motion for an extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits filed.
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Feb 22 2022 Motion to extend the time to file respondent's brief on the merits is granted and the time is extended to and including February 24, 2022.
Feb 24 2022 Brief of respondent Latrice Saxon filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 01 2022 Brief amicus curiae of National Employment Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 02 2022 Amicus brief of Historians not accepted for filing. (March 02, 2022)
Mar 02 2022 Brief amici curiae of Historians filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 02 2022 Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 02 2022 Brief amici curiae of National Academy of Arbitrators and National Association of Railroad Referees filed (3/10/2020). (Distributed)
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Mar 03 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Public Justice filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 03 2022 Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 03 2022 Brief amici curiae of State of Illinois, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 17 2022 Reply of petitioner Southwest Airlines Co. filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 28 2022 Argued. For petitioner: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Jennifer D. Bennett, San Francisco, Cal.
Jun 06 2022 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, 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.
Jul 08 2022 JUDGMENT ISSUED
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Shay Dvoretzky
Counsel of Record
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
1440 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20005

shay.dvoretzky@skadden.com
Ph: 202-371-7370
Party name: Southwest Airlines Co.


Melissa Anne Siebert
Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
111 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4700
Chicago, IL 60606

masiebert@shb.com
Ph: 312-704-7700
Party name: Southwest Airlines Co.


Attorneys for Respondents
Jennifer Dale Bennett
Counsel of Record
Gupta Wessler, PLLC
100 Pine Street, Suite 1250
San Francisco, CA 94111

jennifer@guptawessler.com
Ph: (415) 573-0336
Party name: Latrice Saxon


Other Attorneys
Cory L. Andrews
Counsel of Record
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

candrews@wlf.org
Ph: (202) 588-0302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation


Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
Counsel of Record
Jenner and Block LLP
1099 New York Ave NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001

IBhabha@jenner.com
Ph: 202-639-6000
Party name: Airlines for America


James B. Coppess
Counsel of Record
815 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006

jcoppess@aflcio.org
Ph: 202-637-5337
Party name: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations


Michael L. Foreman
Counsel of Record
Penn State Law - Civil Rights Appellate Clinic
329 Innovation Blvd., Suite 118
University Park, PA 16802

mlf25@psu.edu
Ph: 814-865-3832
Party name: National Employment Lawyers Association


Elaine Janet Goldenberg
Counsel of Record
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500E
Washington, DC 20001-5369

elaine.goldenberg@mto.com
Ph: 202-220-1114
Party name: Lyft, Inc.


Theane Evangelis Kapur
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 South Grand Avenue
48th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

tevangelis@gibsondunn.com
Ph: (213) 229-7000
Party name: Uber Technologies, Inc.


Michael Edward Kenneally Jr.
Counsel of Record
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004

michael.kenneally@morganlewis.com
Ph: (202) 739-3000
Party name: Amazon.com, Inc.


John J. Korzen
Counsel of Record
Wake Forest University School of Law Appellate Adv
PO Box 7206
Winston-Salem, NC 27109

korzenjj@wfu.edu
Ph: 3367585832
Party name: Public Justice


Jane Elinor Notz
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General, State of Illinois
100 West Randolph Street, 12th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601

Jane.Notz@ilag.gov
Ph: 312-814-5376
Party name: State of Illinois


Sachin Sharadkumar Pandya
Counsel of Record
University of Connecticut School of Law
65 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105

sachin.pandya@uconn.edu
Ph: 8605705169
Party name: Historians


Andrew John Pincus
Counsel of Record
Mayer Brown LLP
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006

apincus@mayerbrown.com
Ph: 202-263-3220
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; National Association of Manufacturers


Gerson H. Smoger
Counsel of Record
13250 Branch View Lane
Dallas, TX 75234

gerson@texasinjurylaw.com
Ph: 9722435297
Party name: American Association for Justice


Barry Marc Winograd
Counsel of Record
Arbitrator & Mediator
875-A Island Dr., No. 144
Alameda, CA 94502

winmedarb@aol.com
Ph: (510) 273-8755
Party name: National Academy of Arbitrators and National Association of Railroad Referees