What happened in this case?
An appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit between Martinez and Mullen. The court issued a decision on Jul 17, 2015.
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Martinez v Mullen, No. 14-01381 (2d Cir. 2015)
- Docket
- 14-01381
- Decided
Where this case stands
The appeals court upheld the lower court's decision.
- Who won?
The side that won in the lower court won again. The court left the lower court's decision in place.
- What did the court decide?
In the court's words:
“All we hold today is that there are any number of 3 constitutionally rational grounds for the Commission’s rule, and that one of them 4 is the favoring of licensed dentists at the expense of unlicensed teeth whiteners. 5 6 7 CONCLUSION 8 For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the District Court is AFFIRMED. 9”
- What does it mean?
The lower court's ruling stands.
- Is it still good law?
Jurvio has no record of a later decision overruling it. Our citation records are not complete, so this is not a guarantee.
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Where does the case stand now?
The latest dated event in the record is “Decision issued” on Jul 17, 2015.
What was the ruling or outcome?
The court issued its decision on Jul 17, 2015. The full text of the opinion is available on this page.
What happened most recently?
Jul 17, 2015: Decision issued
Understand this case
Case record
Martinez v Mullen is United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit case number 14-01381. Jurvio currently provides 1 readable court document for this case.
Decision lineup
Opinion type: Majority opinionThe opinion expressing the reasoning supported by most judges deciding the case.Learn more about majority opinion →
Cases cited 17
Cites 17 cases · 4 on Jurvio
- Williamson v. Lee Optical Co. · Supreme Court of the United States · 348 U.S. 483
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Ward · Supreme Court of the United States · 470 U.S. 869
- Nordlinger v. Hahn · Supreme Court of the United States · 505 U.S. 1
- New Orleans v. Dukes · Supreme Court of the United States · 427 U.S. 297
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- Court opinion
Martinez v. Mullen opinion