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Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-540 | 8th Cir. | Oct 6, 2020 | Dec 10, 2020 | 8-0 | Sotomayor | OT 2020 |
Holding: Arkansas’ Act 900 is not preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 8-0, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on December 10, 2020. Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion analysis: Court rejects challenge to states’ authority to regulate pharmacy reimbursements (Ronald Mann, December 13, 2020)
- Argument analysis: No clear consensus on states’ authority to regulate prescription-drug middlemen (Ronald Mann, October 7, 2020)
- Case preview: Court’s newest ERISA dispute will clarify states’ authority to regulate prescription-drug middlemen (Ronald Mann, October 2, 2020)
- Justices to hear October arguments by phone (Amy Howe, September 16, 2020)
- Court releases October calendar (Amy Howe, July 13, 2020)
- Court releases April calendar (Amy Howe, February 21, 2020)
- Justices grant three new cases (Amy Howe, January 10, 2020)
- No new grants today (Amy Howe, April 15, 2019)
- Petitions of the week (Aurora Barnes, November 20, 2018)
| Date | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| Nov 06 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 23, 2018 to January 7, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 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. |
| Dec 14 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 7, 2019 to January 24, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Mar 18 2019 | Reply of petitioner Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas filed. |
| 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. |
| Dec 17 2019 | Supplemental brief of respondent Pharmaceutical Care Management Association filed. |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Community Oncology Alliance, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Inc. filed. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of National Council of Insurance Legislators filed. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Arkansas Pharmacists Association, et al. filed. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amici curiae of FMI and Twenty-Three Retail Trade Associations filed. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Specialty Pharmacy filed. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Alliance for Transparent and Affordable Prescriptions filed. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amici curiae of AARP and AARP Foundation supporting neither party filed. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed. |
| 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) |
| Mar 26 2020 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Apr 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of America's Health Insurance Plans, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Society for Human Resource Management filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Employers Health Purchasing Corporation filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 01 2020 | Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the American Benefits Council filed. (Distributed) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
