No. 21-276
Safehouse v. Department of Justice, et al.
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
District of Columbia and Ten States
Fourteen Cities and Counties
Catherine Emily Stetson — Hogan Lovells US LLP, Amicus
Philadelphia Mayor James Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole
Safehouse
Ilana Hope Eisenstein — DLA Piper LLP (US), Petitioner
U.S. Department of Justice, et al.
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent