| No. 17-530 |
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| Title: |
Wisconsin Central Ltd., et al., Petitioners v. United States |
| Docketed: | October 10, 2017 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (16-3300, 16-3303, 16-3304) |
| Decision Date: | May 8, 2017 |
| Rehearing Denied: | July 12, 2017 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Oct 06 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 9, 2017) |
| Oct 26 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 11, 2017. |
| Nov 09 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed. |
| Dec 06 2017 | Brief of respondent United States filed. |
| Dec 20 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018. |
| Jan 08 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018. |
| Jan 12 2018 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 16 2018 | Brief of petitioners Wisconsin Central Ltd., et al. filed. |
| Feb 16 2018 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Feb 23 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 16, 2018. |
| Feb 23 2018 | Brief amici curiae of CSX Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad Company filed. |
| Feb 23 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed. |
| Feb 23 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Norfolk Southern Corporation filed. |
| Mar 07 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 19 2018 | Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 30 2018 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit. |
| Apr 02 2018 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Apr 03 2018 | Reply of petitioners Wisconsin Central Ltd., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 16 2018 | Argued. For petitioners: Thomas H. Dupree, Jr., Washington, D. C. For respondent: Rachel P. Kovner, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 21 2018 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 23 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |