No. 25-138
Margo Roman v. Massachusetts Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine
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
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
Reply of Margo Roman submitted.
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 Heuer — Foley Hoag, LLP, Petitioner
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine
Grace Gohlke — Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Veterinarians and Medical Professionals
William Eugene Evans — Goodwin Procter LLP, Amicus