No. 21-507

Lawyers United Inc., et al. v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2021-10-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2)Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: 28-usc-2071 28-usc-2072 attorney-licensing bar-association constitutional-rights district-court district-court-licensing judicial-council local-rules rule-making-authority
Key Terms:
Antitrust FirstAmendment DueProcess FourthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether local rules that create classes of citizens and lawyers exceed the rule-making authority of the United States District Courts

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is whether Local Rules that on their face create classes of citizens and lawyers exceed the rule-making authority of the United States District Courts? 2. The second question presented is whether Local Rules that on their face create classes of citizens and lawyers and compel the petitioners, and all similarly situated licensed attorneys, to subsidize, join and associate with a second, third, and fourth mandatory state bar association as a condition precedent to obtain general admission licensing privileges in the United States District Courthouse are constitutional?

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Rehearing DENIED.
2022-01-25
Notice of Related Cases Presenting the Same Question Presented and Request for Conferencing Them At the Same Time of Lawyers United Inc., et al. submitted.
2022-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-03
2021-12-06
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-12
Second supplemental brief of petitioners Lawyers United Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
2021-11-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
2021-11-05
Brief amicus curiae of SarkarLaw filed. (Distributed)
2021-11-05
Brief amicus curiae of Herbert Detrick filed. (Distributed)
2021-11-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States, et al. to respond filed.
2021-10-25
Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, United States, et al.
2021-10-20
Supplemental brief of petitioners Lawyers United Inc., et al. filed.
2021-10-07
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Lawyers United Inc., et al.
2021-10-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2021)

Attorneys

Herbert Detrick
Herbert Howard Detrick II — Amicus
Herbert Howard Detrick II — Amicus
Lawyers United Inc., et al.
Joseph Robert Giannini — Petitioner
Joseph Robert Giannini — Petitioner
SarkarLaw
Julian SarkarSarkarLaw, Amicus
Julian SarkarSarkarLaw, Amicus
United States, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent