Tong v. Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority
Petition for certiorari denied on March 23, 2020
Issue: (1) Whether a political subdivision of a state has standing to sue its creator state under the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution; and (2) whether the Federal Aviation Act preempts a state law limiting the length of an airport runway, thereby depriving a state from determining the size and nature of a local airport.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petitions of the week (Andrew Hamm, January 17, 2020)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 09/24/2019 | Application (19A347) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 7, 2019 to December 6, 2019, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| 09/27/2019 | Application (19A347) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until December 6, 2019. |
| 12/06/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 9, 2020) |
| 12/16/2019 | Waiver of right of respondent City of New Haven to respond filed. |
| 12/16/2019 | Waiver of right of respondent Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority to respond filed. |
| 12/30/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020. |
| 01/10/2020 | Response Requested. (Due February 10, 2020) |
| 02/10/2020 | Brief of respondents Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 02/26/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020. |
| 02/27/2020 | Reply of petitioner William Tong filed.(Distributed) |
| 03/23/2020 | Petition DENIED. |