No. 24-1290

Katie Sczesny, et al. v. Philip Murphy, Individually and in His Official Capacity as the Governor of New Jersey, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-06-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-challenge declaratory-judgment employment-termination executive-fiat public-health voluntary-cessation
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Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the voluntary cessation doctrine require a defendant to provide affirmative assurance that the challenged conduct will not recur, particularly when the conduct was enacted and repealed by executive fiat and the only basis for repeal was variable public health statistics?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Does the voluntary cessation doctrine require a defendant to provide affirmative assurance that the challenged conduct will not recur, particularly when the conduct was enacted and repealed by executive fiat and the only basis for repeal was variable public health statistics? 2. Does a complaint seeking declaratory judgment on the constitutionality of a governor -imposed booster vaccine mandate remain an active controversy after the mandate ’s repeal when the plaintiffs were terminated due to noncompliance and now have this adverse termination in their employment record?

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-17
Waiver of right of respondent Gov. of NJ Murphy, et al. to respond filed.
2025-06-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 17, 2025)

Attorneys

Gov. of NJ Murphy, et al.
Francis Xavier BakerOffice of the New Jersey Attorney General, Respondent
Katie Sczesny, et al.
Dana Lauren WeferLaw Offices of Dana Wefer, Petitioner