No. 21-276

Safehouse v. Department of Justice, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (4)Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: commerce-clause controlled-substances-act federalism felony-statute medical-supervision opioid-crisis overdose-prevention public-health public-health-intervention
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does 21 U.S.C. § 856(a) make it a felony to offer medically supervised consumption services for the purpose of preventing opioid overdose deaths?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does 21 U.S.C. § 856(a) make it a felony to offer medically supervised consumption services for the purpose of preventing opioid overdose deaths?

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-24
Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia and Ten States filed. (Distributed)
2021-09-24
Brief amici curiae of Fourteen Cities and Counties filed. (Distributed)
2021-09-21
Brief amici curiae of Philadelphia Mayor James Kenney, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2021-09-17
Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Leaders, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2021-09-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-07
Waiver of right of respondent U.S. Department of Justice, et al. to respond filed.
2021-08-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 24, 2021)

Attorneys

Current and Former Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Leaders, and Former Attorneys General and Department of Justice Officials and Leaders
Daniel SegalHangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Amicus
District of Columbia and Ten States
Loren L. AliKhanD.C. Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
Fourteen Cities and Counties
Catherine Emily StetsonHogan Lovells US LLP, Amicus
Philadelphia Mayor James Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole
Jane Lovitch IstvanCity of Philadelphia Law Department, Amicus
Safehouse
Ilana Hope EisensteinDLA Piper LLP (US), Petitioner
U.S. Department of Justice, et al.
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent