No. 25-138

Margo Roman v. Massachusetts Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine

Lower Court: Massachusetts
Docketed: 2025-08-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: constitutional-scrutiny first-amendment licensing-board occupational-speech professional-licensure speech-regulation
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw ERISA FirstAmendment HealthPrivacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

whether a state occupational licensing board is entitled to apply a lower standard of constitutional scrutiny to speech that is neither commercial nor incidental to conduct simply because the speaker was subject to professional licensure.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state occupational licensing board is entitled to apply a lower standard of constitutional scrutiny to speech that is neither commercial nor incidental to conduct simply because the speaker was subject to professional licensure

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-08
2025-12-08
Reply of petitioner Margo Roman filed.
2025-12-02
Brief of respondent Massachusetts Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine in opposition filed.
2025-09-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 2, 2025.
2025-09-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2025 to December 2, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-09-04
Amicus brief of Veterinarians and Medical Professionals submitted.
2025-09-04
Brief amici curiae of Veterinarians, et al. filed.
2025-09-03
Response Requested. (Due October 3, 2025)
2025-08-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-06
Waiver of right of respondent Massachusetts Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine to respond filed.
2025-08-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 4, 2025)

Attorneys

Margo Roman
Thaddeus Alan HeuerFoley Hoag, LLP, Petitioner
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine
Grace GohlkeMassachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Grace Clayton GohlkeOffice of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Respondent
Veterinarians and Medical Professionals
William Eugene EvansGoodwin Procter LLP, Amicus