Supreme Court of the United States

QUESTION PRESENTED

Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit set forth the proper test for determining whether wetlands are "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1362(7).

Date Proceedings and Orders
Sep 22 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 25, 2021)
Sep 28 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Michael Sackett, et al.
Oct 15 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 25, 2021 to November 24, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 18 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 24, 2021.
Oct 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
Oct 25 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Oct 25 2021 | Brief amici curiae of State of West Virginia, et al. filed.
Oct 25 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed.
Oct 25 2021 | Brief amici curiae of the Cato Institute, et al. filed.
Oct 25 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Home Builders filed.
Nov 24 2021 | Brief of respondents U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al. in opposition filed.
Nov 29 2021 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under Rule 15.5 filed.
Nov 30 2021 | Reply of petitioners Michael Sackett, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Jan 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
Jan 18 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
Jan 24 2022 | Petition GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether the Ninth Circuit set forth the proper test for determining whether wetlands are "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act, 33 U. S. C. §1362(7).
Jan 28 2022 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Feb 04 2022 | Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including April 11, 2022. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 10, 2022.
Feb 10 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
Apr 11 2022 | Brief of petitioners Michael Sackett, et al. filed.
Apr 11 2022 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Apr 13 2022 | Brief amici curiae of National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, et al. filed.
Apr 13 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
Apr 14 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Congressional Western Caucus Members filed.
Apr 14 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.
Apr 14 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Apr 14 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.
Apr 15 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Forestry Organizations filed.
Apr 15 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Fourteen National Agricultural Organizations filed.
Apr 18 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Associated Industries of Florida and Florida H2O Coalition filed.
Apr 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Home Builders filed.
Apr 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed.
Apr 18 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Wyoming Stock Growers Association, et al. filed.
Apr 18 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Savannah Economic Development Authority, et al. filed.
Apr 18 2022 |

QUESTION PRESENTED

• Whether a state has authority to prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes against Indians in Indian country.

Date Proceedings and Orders
Sep 17 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2021)
Sep 22 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, State of Oklahoma
Oct 20 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 21, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 21 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021.
Oct 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al filed.
Oct 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Cities of Tulsa and Owasso, Oklahoma filed.
Oct 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al.
Oct 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, et al. filed.
Oct 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Cherokee Nation filed.
Nov 15 2021 | Brief of respondent Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta in opposition filed.
Nov 16 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed.
Nov 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma filed.
Nov 19 2021 | Application (21A168) to file reply brief in excess of word limits, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Nov 22 2021 | Response of Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta to application filed.
Nov 29 2021 | Application (21A168) denied by Justice Gorsuch.
Dec 08 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Dec 08 2021 | Reply of petitioner Oklahoma filed. (Distributed)
Jan 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
Jan 18 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
Jan 21 2022 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. The case will be set for argument in the April 2022 argument session. Petitioner's brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Monday, February 28, 2022. Respondent's brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Monday, March 28, 2022. The reply brief is to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3.
Feb 09 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Oklahoma.
Feb 09 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Oklahoma
Feb 10 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta
Feb 22 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Feb 28 2022 | Brief of petitioner Oklahoma filed.
Mar 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, et al. filed.
Mar 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed.
Mar 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al. filed.
Mar 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police filed.
Mar 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Equal Rights Foundation filed.
Mar 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of City of Tulsa, Oklahoma filed.
Mar 07 2022 | Motion for leave to file appendix to amicus curiae brief under seal filed by City of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Mar 15 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, April 27, 2022.
Mar 16 2022 | Record requested from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, and also from the Tulsa County District Court.
Mar 22 2022 | Record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma. (1 Box)
Mar 23 2022 | CIRCULATED
Mar 28 2022 | Record received from the U.S. District Court for Tulsa County. (1 Box)
Mar 28 2022 | Brief of respondent Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta filed. (Distributed)
Apr 01 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed. (Distributed)
Apr 04 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Apr 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma filed. (Distributed)
Apr 04 2022 |

QUESTION PRESENTED

1. Whether 8 U.S.C. § 1225 requires the Department of Homeland Security to continue implementing the Migrant Protection Protocols, a former policy under which certain noncitizens arriving at the southwest border were returned to Mexico during their immigration proceedings; and 
2. whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit erred by concluding that the secretary of homeland security’s new decision terminating MPP had no legal effect.

Date Proceedings and Orders
Dec 29 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 28, 2022)
Jan 18 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 28, 2022 to February 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 19 2022 | Response to motion to extend the time to file a response filed.
Jan 19 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response DENIED.
Jan 28 2022 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
Jan 28 2022 | Brief of respondents Texas, et al. in opposition filed.
Feb 02 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
Feb 02 2022 | Reply of petitioners Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 18 2022 | Petition GRANTED. The case will be set for argument in the second week of the April 2022 argument session. Petitioners' brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Monday, March 14, 2022. Respondents' brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Thursday, April 7, 2022. The reply brief is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Mar 08 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, et al.
Mar 14 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Texas
Mar 14 2022 | Brief of petitioners Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, et al. filed.
Mar 14 2022 | Joint appendix filed.
Mar 15 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, April 26, 2022.
Mar 16 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit.
Mar 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed.
Mar 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Benjamin Eidelson filed.
Mar 21 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Former Officials of the Department of Homeland Security and the Immigration and Naturalization Service filed.
Mar 21 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Former DHS Secretary Jeh C. Johnson and Former Ambassador to Mexico Roberta S. Jacobson filed.
Mar 21 2022 | Brief amici curiae of State of Illinois, et al. filed.
Mar 21 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Immigration Law and Policy, UCLA School of Law filed.
Mar 21 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The Border Project and the National Immigrant Justice Center filed.
Mar 21 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Administrative Law Professors filed.
Mar 21 2022 | Brief amici curiae of 61 Immigration Advocacy and Legal Service Organizations filed.
Mar 21 2022 | Brief amici curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al. filed.
Mar 21 2022 | Brief amici curiae of 25 Cities and Counties filed.
Mar 23 2022 | Record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Mar 23 2022 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. Northern District of Texas (Amarillo) has been electronically filed.
Mar 23 2022 | CIRCULATED
Apr 07 2022 | Brief of respondent Texas filed. (Distributed)
Apr 14 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Immigration Studies filed. (Distributed)
Apr 14 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 14 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime filed. (Distributed)
Apr 14 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Apr 14 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Apr 14 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institut...

QUESTION PRESENTED

1. Whether federal courts may use the All Writs Act to order the transportation of state prisoners for reasons not enumerated in 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c); and 
2. whether, before a court grants an order allowing a habeas petitioner to develop new evidence, it must determine whether the evidence could aid the petitioner in proving his entitlement to habeas relief, and whether the evidence may permissibly be considered by a habeas court.

Date Proceedings and Orders
Oct 04 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2021)
Oct 27 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 5, 2021 to December 6, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 28 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 6, 2021.
Nov 05 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Utah and 14 Other States filed.
Dec 06 2021 | Brief of respondent Raymond Twyford in opposition filed.
Dec 06 2021 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Raymond Twyford.
Dec 08 2021 | Reply of petitioner Tim Shoop, Warden filed.
Dec 08 2021 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under 15.5 filed.
Dec 15 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Jan 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
Jan 14 2022 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Jan 14 2022 | Petition GRANTED.
Jan 21 2022 | Joint motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed.
Feb 22 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Feb 25 2022 | Brief of petitioner Tim Shoop filed.
Mar 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of State of Utah and 20 Other States filed.
Mar 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed.
Mar 15 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, April 26, 2022.
Mar 16 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.
Mar 16 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
Mar 16 2022 | Opposition to motion of the Solicitor General filed by petitioner Tim Shoop.
Mar 16 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. Also available are documents that has been electronically filed.
Mar 19 2022 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent Raymond Twyford.
Mar 23 2022 | CIRCULATED
Mar 28 2022 | Brief of respondent Raymond Twyford filed. (Distributed)
Apr 01 2022 | Brief amici curiae of 18 Former Federal Judges filed. (Distributed)
Apr 04 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
Apr 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
Apr 04 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Law, Brain & Behavior filed. (Distributed)
Apr 05 2022 | Reply of petitioner Tim Shoop filed. (Distributed)
Apr 06 2022 | Motion to appoint counsel DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
Apr 14 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument is GRANTED IN PART, and the time is allotted as follows: 30 minutes for petitioner, 15 minutes for the Solicitor General, and 25 minutes for respondent.
Apr 25 2022 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED, and Michael J. Benza, Esq., of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, is appointed to serve as counsel for respondent in this case.
Apr 26 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Benjamin M. Flowers, Solicitor General, Columbus, Ohio. For United States, as amicus curiae: Nicole F. Reaves, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: David A. O'Neil, Washington, D. C.

QUESTION PRESENTED

1. Whether a public-school employee who says a brief, quiet prayer by himself while at school and visible to students is engaged in government speech that lacks any First Amendment protection; and 
2. whether, assuming that such religious expression is private and protected by the free speech and free exercise clauses, the establishment clause nevertheless compels public schools to prohibit it.

Date Proceedings and Orders
Sep 14 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 18, 2021)
Sep 16 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Joseph A. Kennedy
Sep 20 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 18, 2021 to December 7, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 21 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 7, 2021.
Sep 27 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Bremerton School District
Oct 14 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Former Professional Football Players Steve Largent and Chad Hennings filed.
Oct 15 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Current State Legislators filed.
Oct 18 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Coach Tommy Bowden filed.
Oct 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
Oct 18 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Chaplain Alliance For Religious Liberty filed.
Oct 18 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Galen Black filed.
Oct 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, et al. filed.
Oct 18 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Pennsylvania Family Institute filed.
Oct 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Twenty-Four States filed.
Oct 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed.
Dec 07 2021 | Brief of respondent Bremerton School District in opposition filed.
Dec 21 2021 | Reply of petitioner Joseph A. Kennedy filed. (Distributed)
Dec 22 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Jan 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
Jan 14 2022 | Petition GRANTED.
Jan 21 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Joseph A. Kennedy
Jan 21 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Bremerton School District
Feb 16 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Alabama Center for Law and Liberty filed.
Feb 18 2022 | Suggestion of mootness filed by respondent Bremerton School District. (Distributed)
Feb 22 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.
Feb 23 2022 | Brief of petitioner Joseph A. Kennedy filed.
Feb 23 2022 | Joint appendix filed (statement of costs filed).
Feb 23 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
Feb 24 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American Constitutionals Rights Union filed.
Feb 25 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Darrell Green filed.
Feb 25 2022 | Response to Suggestion of mootness filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2022 | Reply in Support of Suggestion of Mootness filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2022 | Brief amici curiae of World Faith Foundation, et al. filed.
Mar 01 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed.
Mar 01 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Mar 01 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation and Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
Mar 01 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Family Policy Alliance and State Family Policy Councils filed.
Mar 01 2022 |

QUESTION PRESENTED:

1. Whether an inmate’s as-applied method-of-execution challenge must be raised in a habeas petition instead of through a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action if the inmate pleads an alternative method of execution not currently authorized by state law; and
2. whether, if such a challenge must be raised in habeas, it constitutes a successive petition when the challenge would not have been ripe at the time of the inmate’s first habeas petition.

Date  Proceedings and Orders
Sep 17 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2021)
Sep 23 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 24 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021.
Oct 22 2021 | Motion of Legal Scholars and Academics for leave to file amicus brief not accepted for filing. (October 25, 2021)
Oct 22 2021 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Legal Scholars and Academics.
Nov 22 2021 | Brief of respondents Comm'r, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 07 2021 | Reply of petitioner Michael Nance filed. (Distributed)
Dec 08 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Jan 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
Jan 14 2022 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Legal Scholars and Academics GRANTED.
Jan 14 2022 | Petition GRANTED.
Feb 16 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Michael Nance.
Feb 22 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Feb 25 2022 | Brief of petitioner Michael Nance filed.
Mar 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars filed.
Mar 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
Mar 04 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Mar 14 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
Mar 15 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, April 25, 2022.
Mar 16 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit.
Mar 17 2022 | The record received from the U.S.D.C. Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta) has been electronically filed.
Mar 17 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
Mar 23 2022 | CIRCULATED
Mar 28 2022 | Brief of respondents Ward, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 31 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Jonathan F. Mitchell and Adam K. Mortara filed. (Distributed)
Apr 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 14 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Apr 15 2022 | Reply of petitioner Michael Nance filed. (Distributed)
Apr 25 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Matthew S. Hellman, Washington, D. C.; and Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Stephen J. Petrany, Solicitor General, Atlanta, Ga.

QUESTION PRESENTED:

Whether, when the Department of Veterans Affairs denies a veteran’s claim for benefits in reliance on an agency interpretation that is later deemed invalid under the plain text of the statutory provisions in effect at the time of the denial, that is the kind of “clear and unmistakable error” that the veteran may invoke to challenge VA’s decision.

Date Proceedings and Orders
Aug 13 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2021)
Aug 24 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 16, 2021 to October 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 25 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2021.
Sep 15 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Jeremy C. Doerre filed.
Sep 16 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy filed.
Oct 05 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 18, 2021 to November 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 06 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 17, 2021.
Nov 08 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 17, 2021 to December 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 09 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 8, 2021.
Dec 08 2021 | Brief of respondent Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed.
Dec 20 2021 | Reply of petitioner Kevin R. George filed. (Distributed)
Dec 22 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Jan 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
Jan 14 2022 | Petition GRANTED.
Jan 25 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Kevin R. George.
Feb 22 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Feb 28 2022 | Brief of petitioner Kevin R. George filed.
Mar 03 2022 | Amicus brief of Disabled American Veterans not accepted for filing. (March 03, 2022--Corrected version to be submitted)
Mar 03 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Disabled American Veterans (3/3/2022) filed.
Mar 04 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium filed.
Mar 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy and Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles filed.
Mar 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee filed.
Mar 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. filed.
Mar 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Swords to Plowshares and Vietnam Veterans of America filed.
Mar 15 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
Mar 16 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit.
Mar 18 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
Mar 23 2022 | CIRCULATED
Mar 28 2022 | The record received from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has been electronically filed.
Mar 30 2022 | Brief of Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs not accepted for filing. (April 01, 2022--Corrected brief and PDF to be submitted.)
Mar 30 2022 | Brief of respondent Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs filed. (Distributed)
Apr 08 2022 | Reply of petitioner Kevin R. George filed. (Distributed)
Apr 19 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Melanie L. Bostwick, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

QUESTION PRESENTED:

Whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) authorizes relief based on a district court’s error of law.

Date Proceedings and Orders
Sep 16 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 20, 2021)
Oct 12 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 20, 2021 to November 19, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 13 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 19, 2021.
Nov 12 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 19, 2021 to December 3, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 15 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 3, 2021.
Dec 03 2021 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Dec 07 2021 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under 15.5 filed.
Dec 09 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Dec 09 2021 | Reply of petitioner Dexter Earl Kemp filed. (Distributed)
Jan 10 2022 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Feb 04 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Dexter Earl Kemp.
Feb 22 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Feb 22 2022 | Brief of petitioner Dexter Earl Kemp filed.
Mar 01 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
Mar 15 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
Mar 16 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit.
Mar 17 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Mar 17 2022 | The record from the U.S.D.C. Southern Dist. of Florida (Miami) is electronic and located on Pacer.
Mar 23 2022 | CIRCULATED
Mar 24 2022 | Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Apr 08 2022 | Reply of petitioner Dexter Earl Kemp filed. (Distributed)
Apr 19 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Andrew L. Adler, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. For respondent: Benjamin W. Snyder, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

QUESTION PRESENTED:

Whether a state workers’ compensation law that applies exclusively to federal contract workers who perform services at a specified federal facility is barred by principles of intergovernmental immunity, or is instead authorized by 40 U.S.C. § 3172(a), which permits the application of state workers’ compensation laws to federal facilities “in the same way and to the same extent as if the premises were under the exclusive jurisdiction of the State.”

Date Proceedings and Orders
Sep 08 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2021)
Sep 21 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 14, 2021 to November 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 22 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 15, 2021.
Nov 15 2021 | Brief of respondents Washington, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Dec 01 2021 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Jan 10 2022 | Petition GRANTED.
Feb 23 2022 | Brief of petitioner United States filed.
Feb 23 2022 | Joint appendix filed.
Mar 15 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, April 18, 2022.
Mar 15 2022 | Suggestion of mootness filed by respondents Washington, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 16 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Mar 17 2022 | Response in opposition to respondents suggestion of mootness filed by petitioner United States. (Distributed)
Mar 17 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and available on PACER.
Mar 23 2022 | CIRCULATED
Mar 23 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group filed. (Distributed)
Mar 23 2022 | Reply on suggestion of mootness filed by respondents Washington, et al. (Distributed)
Mar 25 2022 | Brief of respondents Washington, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 08 2022 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Apr 11 2022 | Sur-reply in support of suggestion of mootness filed by respondents Washington, et al. (Distributed)
Apr 13 2022 | Response in opposition to sur-reply in support of suggestion of mootness filed by petitioner United States. (Distributed)
Apr 18 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Tera M. Heintz, Deputy Solicitor General, Olympia, Wash.

QUESTION PRESENTED:

Whether the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act violates the uniformity requirement of the Constitution's bankruptcy clause by increasing quarterly fees solely in districts under the U.S. Trustee program, not in those under the Bankruptcy Administrator program.

Date Proceedings and Orders
Sep 20 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2021)
Oct 12 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 13 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021.
Nov 04 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 22, 2021 to December 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 05 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 8, 2021.
Dec 08 2021 | Brief of respondent John P. Fitzgerald, III, Acting United States Trustee for Region 4 in opposition filed.
Dec 09 2021 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under 15.5 filed.
Dec 15 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Jan 10 2022 | Petition GRANTED.
Jan 31 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Alfred H. Siegel, Trustee of the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust.
Feb 22 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Feb 24 2022 | Brief of petitioner Alfred H. Siegel, Trustee of the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust filed.
Feb 28 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Acadiana Management Group, LLC, et al. filed.
Mar 03 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of MF Global Holdings Ltd., as Plan Administrator filed.
Mar 03 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of USA Sales, Inc. filed.
Mar 03 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Mar 03 2022 | Brief amici curiae of John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, et al. filed.
Mar 15 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, April 18, 2022.
Mar 16 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.
Mar 17 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Mar 21 2022 | The record from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia is electronic and located on Pacer.
Mar 23 2022 | CIRCULATED
Mar 28 2022 | Brief of respondent John P. Fitzgerald, III, Acting United States Trustee for Region 4 filed. (Distributed)
Apr 08 2022 | Reply of petitioner Alfred H. Siegel, Trustee of the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust filed. (Distributed)
Apr 18 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex. For respondent: Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.