No. 24-1021
Cedric Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation
Tags: arm-of-state constitutional-law federal-jurisdiction interstate-commerce sovereign-immunity state-agency
Key Terms:
Takings
Takings
Latest Conference:
2025-06-26
(distributed 2 times)
Related Cases:
24-1113
(Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation is entitled to interstate sovereign immunity under the Federal Constitution
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation is entitled to inter state sovereign immunity under the Federal Constitution , as held by the highest court of Pennsyl vania in square conflict with the highest court of New York.
Docket Entries
2025-12-17
Record received from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District and available with the Clerk (one envelope).
2025-12-12
Reply of New Jersey Transit Corporation submitted.
2025-12-01
CIRCULATED
2025-11-19
Amicus brief of Public Citizen submitted.
2025-11-19
Amicus brief of Constitutional Accountability Center submitted.
2025-11-19
Amicus brief of American Association for Justice submitted.
2025-11-19
Amicus brief of Professors William Baude and Stephen E. Sachs submitted.
2025-11-19
Amicus brief of Federal Courts Scholars submitted.
2025-11-18
Amicus brief of New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers submitted.
2025-11-17
Amicus brief of Cedric Galette submitted.
2025-11-17
Record requested from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District.
2025-11-12
Response brief of Jeffrey Colt, et al. filed. (as to 24-1113)
2025-11-12
Brief of respondents Jeffrey Colt, et al. filed. (as to 24-1113)
2025-11-12
Brief of Jeffrey Colt, et al. submitted.
2025-09-12
Order entered by Justice Sotomayor: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, it is ordered that the trial in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, Index No. 158309/2017, is hereby stayed pending further order of Justice Sotomayor or of the Court. (As to 24-1113).
2025-09-11
Application for a stay (25A287), submitted to Justice Sotomayor. (As to 24-1113).
2025-09-10
Amicus brief of Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri submitted.
2025-09-10
Amicus brief of Texas, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wyoming submitted.
2025-09-10
Amicus brief of Commuter Rail Coalition submitted.
2025-09-10
Amicus brief of National Governors Association submitted.
2025-09-03
Brief of New Jersey Transit Corporation submitted.
2025-08-26
Motion of New Jersey Transit Corporation to dispense with joint appendix submitted.
2025-07-21
Motion of New Jersey Transit Corporation for an extension of time submitted.
2025-07-03
Petition GRANTED and consolidated with No. 24-1113, limited to the following question: Whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation is an arm of the State of New Jersey for interstate sovereign immunity purposes. A total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
2025-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2025-06-09
Supplemental brief of petitioner Cedric Galette filed. (Distributed)
2025-06-09
Supplemental Brief of Cedric Galette submitted.
2025-04-30
Rescheduled.
2025-04-24
Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-04-24
Amicus brief of The States of Texas, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wyoming submitted.
2025-04-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
2025-04-22
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
2025-04-21
Reply of petitioner Cedric Galette filed. (Distributed)
2025-04-21
Reply of Cedric Galette submitted.
2025-04-15
Brief of New Jersey Transit Corporation in opposition submitted.
2025-04-15
Brief of respondent New Jersey Transit Corporation in opposition filed.
2025-04-15
Brief of respondent New Jersey Transit Corporation in support filed.
2025-03-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 24, 2025)
Attorneys
American Association for Justice
Cedric Galette
Michael B. Kimberly — McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Petitioner
Michael B. Kimberly — McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Petitioner
Michael John Hutter Jr. — Petitioner
Commuter Rail Coalition
Nathaniel Hemmerick Hunt — Kaplan Kirsch LLP, Amicus
Nathaniel Hemmerick Hunt — Kaplan Kirsch LLP, Amicus
Constitutional Accountability Center
Federal Courts Scholars
Eric F. Citron — Zimmer, Citron & Clarke LLP, Amicus
Eric F. Citron — Zimmer, Citron & Clarke LLP, Amicus
Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri
Daniel Jacob Feith — Sidley Austin LLP, Amicus
Daniel Jacob Feith — Sidley Austin LLP, Amicus
Jeffrey Colt, et al.
Easha Anand — Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Respondent
Easha Anand — Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Respondent
National Governors Association
New Jersey Transit Corporation
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
Michael John Hutter Jr. — Powers & Santola, LLP, Amicus
Michael John Hutter Jr. — Powers & Santola, LLP, Amicus
Professors William Baude and Stephen E. Sachs
Stephen Edward Sachs — Harvard Law School, Amicus
Stephen Edward Sachs — Harvard Law School, Amicus
Public Citizen
Texas, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wyoming
The State of Texas
The States of Texas, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wyoming