VISA INC., ET AL.,
v.
SAM OSBORN, ET AL. VISA INC., ET AL., V. MARY STOUMBOS, ET AL.

U.S. | 2016-11-17
Nos. 15–961; 15–962.
137 S. Ct. 289 Supreme Court of the United States (2016) Negative Treatment
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Opinion of the Court

These cases were granted to resolve "[w]hether allegations that members of a business association agreed to adhere to the association's rules and possess governance rights in the association, without more, are sufficient to plead the element of conspiracy in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act...." Pet. for Cert. in No. 15-961, p. i, and No. 15-962, p. i. After "[h]aving persuaded us to grant certiorari" on this issue, however, petitioners "chose to rely on a different argument" in their merits briefing. City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan , 575 U.S. ----, ----, 135 S.Ct. 1765, 1772, 191 L.Ed.2d 856 (2015). The Court, therefore, orders that *290the writs in these cases be dismissed as improvidently granted.

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    …once granted). And we have not hesitated to enforce these Rules when petitioners who "persuaded us to grant certiorari" on one question instead "chose to rely on a different argument in their merits briefing." Visa, Inc. v. Osborn, 580 U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 289, 196 L.Ed.2d 396 (2016) (internal quotation marks omitted) (dismissing cases as improvidently granted on this ground). These Rules exist for good reasons. Among other things, they give the parties notice of the question to be decided and ensure th…
  • Madison v. Alabama, 139 S. Ct. 718 (U.S. 2019)
    …obtain review of one question and then switch to an entirely different question after review is granted. In the past when counsel have done this, we have dismissed the writ as improvidently granted. See, e.g., Visa, Inc. v . Osborn , 580 U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 289, 196 L.Ed.2d 396 (2016) ; City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan , 575 U. S. ----, 135 S.Ct. 1765, 191 L.Ed.2d 856 (2015). We should do that here. Instead, the majority rewards counsel's trick. It vacates the judgment below because it is unsu…

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