Stein v. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.
Petition for certiorari denied on October 16, 2023
Issue: Whether the First Amendment prohibits applying state tort law against double-agent employees who gather information, including by secretly recording, in the nonpublic areas of an employer’s property and who use that information to breach their duty of loyalty to the employer.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| May 24 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 26, 2023) |
| May 30 2023 | Waiver of right of respondent People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc., et al. to respond filed. |
| Jun 06 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023. |
| Jun 09 2023 | Response Requested. (Due July 10, 2023) |
| Jun 26 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 10, 2023 to August 9, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jun 28 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 9, 2023. |
| Jul 10 2023 | Brief amici curiae of American Farm Bureau Federation, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jul 10 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Utah, et al. filed. |
| Aug 09 2023 | Brief of respondents People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 23 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023. |
| Aug 23 2023 | Reply of petitioners Josh Stein, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 02 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023. |
| Oct 10 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2023. |
| Oct 16 2023 | Petition DENIED. |
