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Rojas v. United States

Petition for certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit for further consideration in light of the confession of error by the solicitor general in her brief for the United States filed on September 17, 2021.

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-1594 3rd Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act"s felony prohibitions on "dispensing" drugs reach the administering of drugs by practitioners, which has been left to state and local regulation for more than a century.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/13/2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 17, 2021)
06/08/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 17, 2021 to July 19, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
06/09/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 19, 2021.
06/17/2021Brief amici curiae of American Conservative Union Foundation and The Cato Institute filed.
07/14/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 19, 2021 to August 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
07/15/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 18, 2021.
08/13/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 18, 2021 to September 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
08/16/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 17, 2021.
09/17/2021Brief of respondent United States filed.
10/06/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
10/06/2021Reply of petitioner Murray Rojas filed. (Distributed)
11/01/2021Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of the confession of error by the Solicitor General in her brief for the United States filed on September 17, 2021.
12/03/2021JUDGMENT ISSUED.