No. 15-981
Title:
Leneuoti FiaFia Tuaua, et al., Petitioners
v.
United States, et al.
Docketed:February 1, 2016
Linked with 15A623
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  Case Nos.:(13-5272)
  Decision Date:June 5, 2015
  Rehearing Denied:October 2, 2015

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sep 14 2015 Application (15A623) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 31, 2015 to February 1, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Dec 14 2015 Application (15A623) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 1, 2016.
Feb 1 2016 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 2, 2016)
Feb 22 2016 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 1, 2016, for all respondents.
Feb 25 2016 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners.
Mar 2 2016 Brief amici curiae of League of United Latin American Citizens, et al. filed.
Mar 2 2016 Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Constitutional Law, et al. filed.
Mar 2 2016 Brief amicus curiae of Puerto Rican Bar Association, Inc. filed.
Mar 2 2016 Brief amici curiae of Former Federal and Local Judges filed.
Mar 2 2016 Brief amici curiae of Scholars of International Law filed.
Mar 2 2016 Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress and Former Governmental Officials filed.
Mar 2 2016 Brief amici curiae of Citizenship Scholars filed.
Mar 29 2016 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 2, 2016, for all respondents.
May 2 2016 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 11, 2016, for all respondents.
May 11 2016 Brief of respondents American Samoa Government, et al. in opposition filed.
May 11 2016 Brief of respondents Federal Respondents in opposition filed.
May 11 2016 Brief amici curiae of Edward J. Erler, Andrew C. McCarthy III, and The Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
May 23 2016 Reply of petitioners Leneuoti FiaFia Tuaua, et al. filed.
May 24 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 9, 2016.
Jun 13 2016 Petition DENIED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Theodore B. Olson Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
    Counsel of Record1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
tolson@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Leneuoti FiaFia Tuaua, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States, et al.
 
Michael F. Williams Kirkland & Ellis, LLP(202) 879-5123
    Counsel of Record655 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
Suite 1200
Washington, DC  20005
michael.williams@kirkland.com
Party name: American Samoa Government, et al.
Other:
Kenneth Chesebro 1600 Massachusetts Ave.(617) 661-4423
No. 801
Cambridge, MA  02138
kenchesebro@msn.com
Party name: Edward J. Erler, Andrew C. McCarthy III, and The Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 
Paul D. Clement Bancroft PLLC(202) 234-0090
500 New Jersey Ave., NW
Seventh Floor
Washington, DC  20001
pclement@bancroftpllc.com
Party name: Members of Congress and Former Governmental Officials
 
Michael J. Gottlieb Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP(202) 237-2727
5301 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Suite 800
Washington, DC  20015
mgottlieb@bsfllp.com
Party name: Former Federal and Local Judges
 
Brian David Netter Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3000
1999 K Street NW
Washington, DC  20006
bnetter@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Puerto Rican Bar Association, Inc.
 
Ashley C. Parrish King & Spalding LLP(202) 737-0500
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20006
aparrish@kslaw.com
Party name: Citizenship Scholars
 
Paul M. Smith Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6060
1099 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
psmith@jenner.com
Party name: League of United Latin American Citizens, et al.
 
Paul R.Q. Wolfson Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
paul.wolfson@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Scholars of Constitutional Law, et al.
 
Jonathan K. Youngwood Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP(212) 455-2000
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY  10017
jyoungwood@stblaw.com
Party name: Scholars of International Law