Heffner v. Murphy

Petition for certiorari denied on October 6, 2014

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
14-53	3d Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2014

Issue: Whether, in applying rational-basis review, a court must evaluate the rationality of enforcing a challenged law under the factual circumstances of the world today, or consider only the rationality of the law when enacted, no matter how long ago and no matter how much the facts have changed.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/05/2014	Application (13A1107) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 15, 2014 to August 14, 2014, submitted to Justice Alito.
05/08/2014	Application (13A1107) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 15, 2014.
07/15/2014	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 18, 2014)
08/18/2014	Brief of respondents Donald J. Murphy, et al. in opposition filed.
09/02/2014	Reply of petitioners Ernest F. Heffner, et al. filed.
09/03/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
10/06/2014	Petition DENIED.