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Rajeh A. Saadeh, Petitioner v. New Jersey State Bar Association vs. 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. Anthony Lewis v. HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital

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No. 25-1002No. 25-1018No. 25-1041

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Rajeh A. Saadeh, Petitioner v. New Jersey State Bar Association vs. 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. Anthony Lewis v. HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, compared fact by fact
FactRajeh A. Saadeh, Petitioner v. New Jersey State Bar AssociationPharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Petitioner v. Sean O'Day, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business ServicesAnthony Lewis v. HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital
DocketRajeh A. Saadeh, Petitioner v. New Jersey State Bar Association25-1002Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Petitioner v. Sean O'Day, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services25-1018Anthony Lewis v. HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital25-1041
StatusRajeh A. Saadeh, Petitioner v. New Jersey State Bar AssociationBefore ArgumentsPharmaceutical 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 ArgumentsAnthony Lewis v. HCA Florida Lawnwood HospitalDismissed
DateRajeh A. Saadeh, Petitioner v. New Jersey State Bar AssociationOctober Term 2025 (2025–2026)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 ServicesOctober Term 2025 (2025–2026)Anthony Lewis v. HCA Florida Lawnwood HospitalOctober Term 2025 (2025–2026)
Question presentedRajeh A. Saadeh, Petitioner v. New Jersey State Bar AssociationWhether the First Amendment overrides antidiscrimination laws when the discrimination furthers the defendant’s views about “diversity,” “equity,” or “inclusion”?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 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?Anthony Lewis v. HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital1. Whether the district court deprived Dr. Lewis and his counsel of their statutory or procedural right to amend the First Amended Complaint without leave of court pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(B). 2. Whether the district court violated Dr. Lewis’s and his counsel’s First Amendment right to petition pursuant to the holding in NAACP v. Button, 371 U.S. 415 (1963) (First Amendment) and its progeny. 3. Whether the district court violated Dr. Lewis’s and his counsel’s Thirteenth Amendment right to petition pursuant to the holding in Civil Rights Cases, 109 U.S. 3, 22 (1883) (Thirteenth Amendment; Civil Rights Act of 1866) and its progeny.
SummaryRajeh A. Saadeh, Petitioner v. New Jersey State Bar AssociationRajeh Saadeh challenges the New Jersey State Bar Association’s practice of reserving certain leadership positions for members of specified minority groups. He argues that the set-asides violate New Jersey’s antidiscrimination law, while the association contends that they are protected expressive activity under the First Amendment.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 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.Anthony Lewis v. HCA Florida Lawnwood HospitalDr. Anthony Lewis sought Supreme Court review of lower-court proceedings involving HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital. His petition, which was dismissed, argued that the district court wrongly prevented him from amending his complaint as allowed by the federal rules and violated asserted First and Thirteenth Amendment rights to petition the courts.

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