No. 25-1327October Term 2025Before Arguments
Jane Elizabeth Roberts, et al., Petitioners v. Bob Ferguson, Governor of Washington, et al.
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Question presented
1. Whether the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits a State from mandating that an individual accept the administration of a drug that is exempt from 21 U.S.C. § 355(a) — on penalty of losing benefits — where the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act expressly requires the Secretary to ensure such administration is the product of voluntary, informed consent. 2. Whether a State mandate for an individual to accept the administration of a covered countermeasure is consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment insofar as the PREP Act’s immunity clause of 42 U.S.C. § 247d-6d(a)(1), upon administration, extinguishes the right to access courts if injured by the countermeasure.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / 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