Stein v. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.

Petition for certiorari denied on October 16, 2023

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22-1150	4th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 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)
05/24/2023	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 26, 2023)
05/30/2023	Waiver of right of respondent People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc., et al. to respond filed.
06/06/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
06/09/2023	Response Requested. (Due July 10, 2023)
06/26/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 10, 2023 to August 9, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
06/28/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 9, 2023.
07/10/2023	Brief amici curiae of American Farm Bureau Federation, et al. filed. VIDED.
07/10/2023	Brief amici curiae of Utah, et al. filed.
08/09/2023	Brief of respondents People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
08/23/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
08/23/2023	Reply of petitioners Josh Stein, et al. filed. (Distributed)
10/02/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023.
10/10/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2023.
10/16/2023	Petition DENIED.