The timing of this can't be a coincidence.   Of course it can. do you have any idea how the supreme court works?  And how long it takes for them to decide to hear a case? See below for how long this case has been in progress  There are no coincidences.  This is just a ridiculous and false statement.  Of course there are, they happen all the time.  Quincy Jones and Michael Caine are friends, they met while both worked on the British movie The Italian Job. It turns out they shared a birthday, not just a birthday, they were born the same year.  In fact they were born minutes apart from each other (accounting for time zones.)     Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) Jun 22 2018	Application (17A1404) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 8, 2018 to August 23, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy. Jun 26 2018	Application (17A1404) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until August 23, 2018. Aug 13 2018	Application (17A1404) to extend further the time from August 23, 2018 to September 4, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice. Aug 15 2018	Application (17A1404) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 4, 2018. Aug 30 2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 4, 2018) Sep 17 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 4, 2018 to November 5, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. Sep 21 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 5, 2018. Oct 04 2018	Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. Oct 04 2018	Brief amici curiae of Center for Workplace Compliance, et al. filed. Nov 05 2018	Brief of respondent Aileen Rizo in opposition filed. Nov 19 2018	Reply of petitioner Fresno County Superintendent of Schools filed. Nov 20 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018. Dec 20 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019. Jan 07 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019. Jan 14 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019. Feb 04 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019. Feb 19 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019. Feb 25 2019	Petition GRANTED. The judgment is VACATED and the case is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion). Justice Sotomayor concurs in the judgment.