No. 25-787

John F. Carbin v. Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters, et al.

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-06
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Amici (3) Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-rights dobbs-precedent due-process judicial-scrutiny rational-basis-test separation-of-powers
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
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 Marc WheatAdvancing American Freedom, Inc., Amicus
John Marc WheatAdvancing American Freedom, Inc., Amicus
John F. Carbin
Anastasia Paulinna BodenPacific Legal Foundation, Petitioner
Anastasia Paulinna BodenPacific Legal Foundation, Petitioner
The Buckeye Institute and Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
David Christian TryonThe Buckeye Institute, Amicus
David Christian TryonThe Buckeye Institute, Amicus