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Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Petitioner v. Sean O'Day, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services vs. Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Joel Frederic, et ux. vs. Mark B. Cohen, Petitioner v. Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania

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No. 25-1018No. 25-1131No. 25-1215

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Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Petitioner v. Sean O'Day, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services vs. Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Joel Frederic, et ux. vs. Mark B. Cohen, Petitioner v. Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania, compared fact by fact
FactPharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Petitioner v. Sean O'Day, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business ServicesMissionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Joel Frederic, et ux.Mark B. Cohen, Petitioner v. Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania
DocketPharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Petitioner v. Sean O'Day, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services25-1018Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Joel Frederic, et ux.25-1131Mark B. Cohen, Petitioner v. Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania25-1215
StatusPharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Petitioner v. Sean O'Day, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business ServicesBefore ArgumentsMissionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Joel Frederic, et ux.Before ArgumentsMark B. Cohen, Petitioner v. Judicial Conduct Board of PennsylvaniaBefore Arguments
DatePharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Petitioner v. Sean O'Day, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business ServicesOctober Term 2025 (2025–2026)Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Joel Frederic, et ux.October Term 2025 (2025–2026)Mark B. Cohen, Petitioner v. Judicial Conduct Board of PennsylvaniaOctober Term 2025 (2025–2026)
Question presentedPharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Petitioner v. Sean O'Day, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services1. When a state law requires a pharmaceutical company to file reports with the government disclosing information about drug pricing, does that law violate the company’s right to free speech? 2. When a state law permits disclosure of trade secrets reported to a state regulatory body if that disclosure is in the public interest, is that law facially invalid under this Court’s precedent expressly permitting the disclosure of trade secrets in some circumstances?Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Joel Frederic, et ux.1. Whether denying Petitioner’s variance violates RLUIPA’s substantial-burden provision, when the zoning board wasn’t authorized to grant the variance, Petitioner failed to show it lacked alternative locations to build the grotto, and Petitioner acquired the parcel knowing a grotto wasn’t allowed there? 2. Whether the zoning ordinance’s arterial-street requirement violates RLUIPA’s equal-terms provision, when it applies equally to religious entities and similarly situated nonreligious entities?Mark B. Cohen, Petitioner v. Judicial Conduct Board of PennsylvaniaWhether content-based restrictions on the speech of sitting judges must satisfy strict scrutiny, such that the decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania violates the First Amendment.
SummaryPharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Petitioner v. Sean O'Day, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business ServicesPharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America challenges an Oregon law requiring drugmakers to submit and publicly disclose reports explaining certain drug-price increases, including information the group says may contain trade secrets. The petition argues that the law violates the First Amendment by compelling speech and the Fifth Amendment by allowing publication of confidential business information without compensation.Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Joel Frederic, et ux.Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist asks the Supreme Court to review a Kentucky land-use dispute involving its effort to build a religious structure on its property. The petition argues that the restrictions violate the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by substantially burdening religious exercise and by treating religious institutions less favorably than comparable nonreligious institutions.Mark B. Cohen, Petitioner v. Judicial Conduct Board of PennsylvaniaMark B. Cohen has asked the Supreme Court to review a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision involving limits on what sitting judges may say. He argues that the First Amendment requires courts to apply the highest level of constitutional review to content-based restrictions on judges’ speech.

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