No. 18-15
 
Title: James L. Kisor, Petitioner
v.
Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Docketed: July 2, 2018
Linked with: 17A1154
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
   Case Numbers: (16-1929)
   Decision Date: September 7, 2017
   Rehearing Denied: January 31, 2018
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Apr 19 2018 Application (17A1154) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 1, 2018 to June 29, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Apr 24 2018 Application (17A1154) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 29, 2018.
Jun 29 2018 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 1, 2018)
Jul 25 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 26 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 31, 2018.
Jul 27 2018 Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation and The Beacon Center of Tennessee filed.
Jul 27 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Aug 01 2018 Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Aug 01 2018 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed.
Aug 01 2018 Brief amici curiae of The State's of Utah, et al. filed.
Aug 17 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 31, 2018 to October 1, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 20 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 1, 2018.
Sep 26 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 27 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 31, 2018.
Oct 31 2018 Brief of respondent Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed.
Nov 19 2018 Reply of petitioner James L. Kisor filed.
Nov 20 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
Dec 10 2018 Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Jan 16 2019 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Jan 24 2019 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Jan 24 2019 Brief of petitioner James L. Kisor filed.
Jan 25 2019 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Jan 30 2019 Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amici curiae of State and Local Government Associations filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in support of neither party filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Utility Air Regulatory Group filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Thomas Merrill filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amici curiae of Professors - Dean Ronald A. Cass, Christopher DeMuth, Sr., and James L. Huffman filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Workplace Compliance filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amici curiae of National Immigrant Justice Center and American Immigration Lawyers Association filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amici curiae of National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates, Inc., et al. filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amici curiae of Stephen C. Connaker and the Military and Veterans' Law Institute filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amici curiae of States of Utah, et al. filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. in support of neither party filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amici curiae of Professors of Administrative Law and Federal Regulation in support of neither party filed. (Corrected version submitted)
Jan 31 2019 Brief amici curiae of Professors of Administrative Law and Federal Regulation in support of neither party filed (2/14/19). (Distributed)
Jan 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Sergeant Major Jeff S. Howard (Retired) filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute, et al. filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Jeremy C. Doerre filed.
Jan 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
Feb 14 2019 CIRCULATED
Feb 21 2019 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit.
Feb 25 2019 Brief of respondent Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2019 The record received from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. The record is complete.
Feb 28 2019 The record received from U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims are electronic and located on USCAVC web site. Also received are the pleadings from USCAVC which is confidential, (1 Envelope).
Mar 04 2019 Brief amici curiae of Administrative Law Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Mar 04 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse filed. ((Distributed).
Mar 14 2019 Reply of petitioner James L. Kisor filed. (Distributed)
Mar 27 2019 Argued. For petitioner: Paul W. Hughes, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Noel G. Francisco, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jun 26 2019 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II–B, III–B, and IV, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts II–A and III–A, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed an opinion concurring in part. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined, in which Kavanaugh, J., joined as to Parts I, II, III, IV, and V, and in which Alito, J., joined as to Parts I, II, and III. Kavanaugh, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Alito, J., joined.
Jul 29 2019 JUGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Paul Whitfield Hughes
Counsel of Record
McDermott Will & Emery
500 North Capitol Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
phughes@mwe.com
Ph: (202) 756-8988
Party name: James L. Kisor


Attorneys for Respondents
Noel John Francisco
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
NJFRANCISCO@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: (202) 879-3939
Party name: Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs


Other Attorneys
Anthony Thomas Caso
Counsel of Record
Constitutional Counsel Group
1628 N Main St. #289
Salinas, CA 93906
ATCASO@CCG1776.COM
Ph: 916-601-1916
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence


Tyler Green
Counsel of Record
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209
TYLER@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM
Ph: (703) 243-9423
Party name: State's of Utah, et al.


Kimberly Stewart Hermann
Counsel of Record
Southeastern Legal Foundation
560 W. Crossville Rd. Suite 104
Roswell, GA 30075-7509
khermann@southeasternlegal.org
Ph: 770-977-2131
Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation, et al.


Raymond J. LaJeunesse Jr.
Counsel of Record
National Right to Work Legal Foundation
8001 Braddock Rd, Suite 600
Springfield, VA 22151
rjl@nrtw.org
Ph: 703-321-8510
Party name: National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc.


Mark W. Mosier
Counsel of Record
Covington & Burling, LLP
One CityCenter 850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
MMOSIER@COV.COM
Ph: 202-662-5435
Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America


Evan Andrew Young
Counsel of Record
Baker Botts, L.L.P.
98 San Jacinto Boulevard Suite 1500
Austin, TX 78701-4078
evan.young@bakerbotts.com
Ph: 5123222506
Party name: National Association of Home Builders, et al.


Jean-Claude Andre
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
120 Broadway, Suite 300
Santa Monica, CA 90401-2386
JCANDRE@BCLPLAW.COM
Ph: 3105762148
Party name: National Immigrant Justice Center and American Immigration Lawyers Association


Corbin Knight Barthold
TechFreedom
1500 K Street NW, Floor 2
Washington, DC 20005
CBARTHOLD@TECHFREEDOM.ORG
Ph: 7712004997
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation


Michael Patrick Bracken
NT Lakis, LLP
1501 M Street, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
mbracken@ntlakis.com
Ph: 2026295600
Party name: Center for Workplace Compliance


William James Brown Jr.
Brown Wegner LLP
2010 Main Street, Suite 1260
Irvine, CA 92614
bill@brownwegner.com
Ph: 9497050080
Party name: Stephen C. Connaker, et al.


Ronald Andrew Cass
Cass & Associates, PC
10560 Fox Forest Drive
Great Falls, VA 22066
roncass@cassassociates.net
Ph: 7034387590
Party name: Professors - Dean Ronald A. Cass, Christopher DeMuth, Sr., and James L. Huffman


Jeremy Cooper Doerre
530 Lawrence Expy PMB 993
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
jcdoerre@gmail.com
Ph: (201) 852-1555
Party name: Jeremy C. Doerre


Anthony Lee Francois
Pacific Legal Foundation
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
alf@pacificlegal.org
Ph: (916) 419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation


Matthew James Ginsburg
American Fed. of Labor and Congress of Industrial
815 16th St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
MGINSBURG@AFLCIO.ORG
Ph: 202-637-5397
Party name: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations


Allyson Ho
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 2100
Dallas, TX 75201
AHO@GIBSONDUNN.COM
Ph: 214.698.3100
Party name: State and Local Government Associations


William McGinley Jay
Goodwin Procter, LLP
1900 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
WJAY@GOODWINLAW.COM
Ph: 2023464190
Party name: Professor Thomas Merrill


Martin Sander Kaufman
Atlantic Legal Foundation
500 Mamaroneck Avenue
Suite 320
Harrison, NY 10528
mskaufman@atlanticlegal.org
Ph: 914.472.2356
Party name: Atlantic Legal Foundation


Vincent Gregory Levy
Holwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
14th Floor
New York, NY 10017
VLEVY@HSGLLP.COM
Ph: (646) 837-5120
Party name: PROFESSORS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND FEDERAL REGULATION


Elbert Lin
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
951 East Byrd Street
Riverfront Plaza, East Tower
Richmond, VA 23219-4074
ELIN@HUNTONAK.COM
Ph: (804) 788-8200
Party name: Utility Air Regulatory Group


Roman Martinez
Latham & Watkins, LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004
ROMAN.MARTINEZ@LW.COM
Ph: 202-637-3377
Party name: National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates, Inc., et al.


Jonathan F. Mitchell
Mitchell Law PLLC
111 Congress Avenue
Suite 400
Austin, TX 78701
jonathan@mitchell.law
Ph: (512) 686-3940
Party name: New Civil Liberties Alliance


Scott Lawrence Nelson
Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
SNELSON@CITIZEN.ORG
Ph: 202-588-1000
Party name: Public Citizen, Inc.


Amy Mason Saharia
Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024
ASAHARIA@WC.COM
Ph: 202-434-5847
Party name: National Veterans Legal Services Program et al.


Ilya Shapiro
Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbilt Ave.
New York, NY 10017
ishapiro@manhattan-institute.org
Ph: 212599-7000
Party name: The Cato Institute, et al.


Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500E
Washington, DC 20001-5369
DONALD.VERRILLI@MTO.COM
Ph: 202-220-1100
Party name: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SCHOLARS


Shawn Terry Welch
Holland & Hart, LLP
222 South Main Street, Suite 2200
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
stwelch@hollandhart.com
Ph: 8017995800
Party name: Jeff S. Howard


Sheldon Whitehouse
Hart Senate Office Bldg., Rm. 530
Washington, DC 20510
counsel@whitehouse.senate.gov
Ph: (202) 224-2921
Party name: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse