Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation

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Supreme Court of the United States
Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation
Docket number: 24-1021
Term: 2025
Court: United States Supreme Court
Important dates
Pending
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts • Clarence Thomas • Samuel Alito • Sonia Sotomayor • Elena Kagan • Neil Gorsuch • Brett Kavanaugh • Amy Coney Barrett • Ketanji Brown Jackson

Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation is a case scheduled for argument before the Supreme Court of the United States during the court's October 2025-2026 term.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • The questions presented: "WHETHER THE NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION IS AN ARM OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY FOR INTERSTATE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY PURPOSES."[1]
  • The outcome: The appeal is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.


    • The case came on a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. To review the lower court's opinion, click here.

    Background

    Timeline

    The following timeline details key events in this case:

    • July 3, 2025: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
    • March 19, 2025: Cedric Galette appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
    • March 12, 2025: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania reversed the judgment of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, dismissing Cedric Galette’s suit against New Jersey Transit.

    Questions presented

    The petitioner presented the following questions to the court:[1]

    Questions presented:
    “ WHETHER THE NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION IS AN ARM OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY FOR INTERSTATE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY PURPOSES.[2] ”

    Oral argument

    Audio

    Audio of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Transcript

    A transcript of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Outcome

    The case is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.

    October term 2025-2026

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2025-2026

    The Supreme Court will begin hearing cases for the term on October 6, 2025. The court's yearly term begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October the following year. The court generally releases the majority of its decisions by mid-June.[3]


    See also

    External links

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Supreme Court of the United States, "24-1021 GALETTE V. NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION QP", July 3, 2025
    2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    3. ↑ SupremeCourt.gov, "The Supreme Court at Work: The Term and Caseload," accessed January 24, 2022
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