No. 25-787
John F. Carbin v. Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters, et al.
Amici (3)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-rights dobbs-precedent due-process judicial-scrutiny rational-basis-test separation-of-powers
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a court may relegate a due process claim to rational basis scrutiny merely because the asserted right is not enumerated in the Constitution or previously recognized as fundamental by the Supreme Court, or whether instead courts must apply the history and tradition test recently affirmed in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Org.
Docket Entries
2026-02-05
Amicus brief of The Buckeye Institute and Manhattan Institute for Policy Research submitted.
2026-02-05
Brief amici curiae of The Buckeye Institute, et al. filed.
2026-02-05
Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed.
2026-02-05
Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed. (Corrected brief uploaded 2/10/26)
2025-12-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2026)
2025-09-24
Application (25A330) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until December 19, 2025.
2025-09-19
Application (25A330) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 20, 2025 to December 19, 2025, submitted to Justice Jackson.
Attorneys
Advancing American Freedom
John F. Carbin
Anastasia Paulinna Boden — Pacific Legal Foundation, Petitioner
Anastasia Paulinna Boden — Pacific Legal Foundation, Petitioner
The Buckeye Institute and Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
David Christian Tryon — The Buckeye Institute, Amicus
David Christian Tryon — The Buckeye Institute, Amicus