No. 25-1208October Term 2025Before Arguments
Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Petitioner v. Robert Willmore Mallory, as Administrator of the Estate of Robert Thurston Mallory, et al.
from the Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County.
Question presented
Whether the Pennsylvania statute providing for the exercise of general jurisdiction over a foreign corporation that voluntarily registered with the Commonwealth and therefore consented to general jurisdiction violates the dormant Commerce Clause.
- Case path
Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Supreme Court case awaiting argument
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Sep 1, 2026
- Method
- Methodology