No. 26-473
 
Title: Sligo Creek Center, Petitioner
v.
Department of Health and Human Services, et al.
Docketed: October 8, 2026
Linked with: 26A187
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (25-1669)
   Decision Date: June 5, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 07 2026 Application (26A187) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 3, 2026 to October 5, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.
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Aug 13 2026 Application (26A187) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 5, 2026.
Oct 05 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 9, 2026)
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Nov 05 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 9, 2026 to December 9, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
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Nov 06 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 9, 2026.
Nov 06 2026 Brief amicus curiae of The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living filed.
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Nov 09 2026 Brief for the Respondents filed.
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Nov 09 2026 Amicus brief of Cato Institute submitted.
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Nov 09 2026 Amicus brief of Manhattan Institute submitted.
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Nov 09 2026 Amicus brief of New Civil Liberties Alliance submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Oliver James Dunford
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
4440 PGA Boulevard
Suite 600
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

ODUNFORD@PACIFICLEGAL.ORG
Ph: 916.503.9060
Party name: Sligo Creek Center


Attorneys for Respondents
D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: Federal Respondents


Other Attorneys
Thomas Arthur Berry
Counsel of Record
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001

tberry@cato.org
Ph: (443) 254-6330
Party name: Cato Institute


Margaret Ann Little
Counsel of Record
New Civil Liberties Alliance
4250 N Fairfax Dr.
Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22203

peggy.little@ncla.legal
Ph: 2028695212
Party name: New Civil Liberties Alliance


Mark Emerson Reagan
Counsel of Record
Hooper, Lundy & Bookman. P.C.
44 Montgomery Street
Suite 3500
San Francisco, CA 94104

mreagan@hooperlundy.com
Ph: 415875-8500
Party name: The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living


Ilya Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbilt Ave.
New York, NY 10017

ishapiro@manhattan-institute.org
Ph: 212599-7000
Party name: Manhattan Institute