Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
23-367	6th Cir.	Apr 23, 2024	Jun 13, 2024	8-1	Thomas	OT 2023

Holding: When considering the National Labor Relations Board"s request for a preliminary injunction under Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act, district courts must apply the traditional four factors articulated in Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 8-1, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on June 13, 2024. Justice Jackson filed an opinion concurring in part, dissenting in part, and concurring in the judgment.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/03/2023	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2023)
10/13/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 6, 2023 to December 6, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
10/16/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 6, 2023.
11/06/2023	Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States, et al. filed.
11/06/2023	Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
11/06/2023	Brief amici curiae of Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, et al. filed.
12/06/2023	Brief of respondent M. Kathleen McKinney, Regional Director of Region 15 of the National Labor Relations Board, for and on Behalf of the National Labor Relations Board in opposition filed.
12/20/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
12/20/2023	Reply of petitioner Starbucks Corporation filed. (Distributed)
01/08/2024	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024.
01/12/2024	Petition GRANTED.
02/08/2024	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Starbucks Corporation.
02/16/2024	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
02/20/2024	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
02/21/2024	Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
02/21/2024	Brief of petitioner Starbucks Corporation filed.
02/22/2024	Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
02/27/2024	Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
02/28/2024	Brief amici curiae of Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, et al. filed.
02/28/2024	Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
02/28/2024	Brief amicus curiae of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation filed.
02/28/2024	Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
02/28/2024	Brief amici curiae of State of Tennessee and Twenty Other States filed.
02/28/2024	Brief amicus curiae of Buckeye Institute filed.
03/22/2024	Brief of respondent Kathleen McKinney, Regional Director of Region 15 of the National Labor Relations Board, for and on Behalf of the National Labor Relations Board filed.
03/27/2024	CIRCULATED
03/28/2024	Brief amicus curiae of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) filed. (Distributed)
03/28/2024	Brief amici curiae of Starbucks Workers filed. (Distributed)
03/28/2024	Brief amici curiae of American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) filed. (Distributed)
03/29/2024	Brief amici curiae of Remedies Scholars filed. (Distributed)
03/29/2024	Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
03/29/2024	Brief amici curiae of Labor and Employment Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
04/12/2024	Reply of petitioner Starbucks Corporation filed. (Distributed)
04/23/2024	Argued. For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Austin Raynor, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
06/13/2024	Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., filed an opinion concurring in part, dissenting in part, and concurring in the judgment.
07/15/2024	Judgment Issued.