No. 19-71
 
Title: FNU Tanzin, et al., Petitioners
v.
Muhammad Tanvir, et al.
Docketed: July 12, 2019
Linked with: 18A1135
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
   Case Numbers: (16-1176)
   Decision Date: June 25, 2018
   Rehearing Denied: February 14, 2019
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
May 03 2019 Application (18A1135) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 15, 2019 to June 14, 2019, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
May 08 2019 Application (18A1135) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until June 14, 2019.
Jun 03 2019 Application (18A1135) to extend further the time from June 14, 2019 to July 14, 2019, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Written Request Proof of Service
Jun 04 2019 Application (18A1135) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until July 14, 2019.
Jul 12 2019 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2019)
Petition Proof of Service
Jul 25 2019 Motion of Muhammad Tanvir, et al. for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (July 26, 2019 -- Corrected version to be submitted)
Jul 29 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 12, 2019 to October 11, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
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Aug 02 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 11, 2019.
Oct 11 2019 Brief of respondents Muhammad Tanvir, et al. in opposition filed.
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Oct 30 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
Oct 30 2019 Reply of petitioners FNU Tanzin, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 18 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
Nov 22 2019 Petition GRANTED.
Dec 18 2019 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners FNU Tanzin, et al.
Proof of Service Main Document
Jan 06 2020 Brief of petitioners FNU Tanzin, et al. filed.
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Jan 13 2020 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
Jan 13 2020 Brief amici curiae of American Atheists, Center for Inquiry, et al. filed.
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Jan 13 2020 Brief amici curiae of Freedom From Religion Foundation, et al. in support of neither party filed.
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Jan 28 2020 Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Muhammad Tanvir, et al.
Blanket Consent
Jan 31 2020 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
Feb 05 2020 Brief of respondents Muhammad Tanvir, et al. filed.
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Feb 12 2020 Brief amicus curiae of The Sikh Coalition filed.
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Feb 12 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Jeffrey D. Kahn filed.
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Feb 12 2020 Brief amicus curiae of American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee filed.
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Feb 12 2020 Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
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Feb 12 2020 Brief amici curiae of Statutory Interpretation Scholars filed.
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Feb 12 2020 Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed.
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Feb 12 2020 Brief amici curiae of Religious and Civil-Rights Organizations filed.
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Feb 12 2020 Brief amicus curiae of General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists filed.
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Feb 12 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Muslim Advocates filed.
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Feb 12 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
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Feb 12 2020 Brief amici curiae of 67 Religious Organizations filed.
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Feb 12 2020 Brief amici curiae of Fourteen Religious-Liberty Scholars, et al. filed.
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Feb 12 2020 Brief amici curiae of Religious Organizations, Public Speakers and Scholars filed.
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Feb 19 2020 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit.
Feb 19 2020 CIRCULATED
Feb 20 2020 Record from the USCA 2nd Circuit received electronically.
Mar 06 2020 Reply of petitioners FNU Tanzin, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 16 2020 ORAL ARGUMENT POSTPONED.
Apr 13 2020 Argument to be rescheduled for the October Term 2020.
Jul 13 2020 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
Oct 06 2020 Argued. For petitioners: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Ramzi Kassem, Long Island City, N. Y.
Dec 10 2020 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Barrett, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Jan 11 2021 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Jeffrey B. Wall
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SUPREMECTBRIEFS!USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: FNU Tanzin, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Ramzi Kassem
Counsel of Record
City University of New York School of Law
Main Street Legal Services, Inc.
2 Court Square
Long Island City, NY 11101
ramzi.kassem@law.cuny.edu
Ph: 7183404558
Party name: Muhammad Tanvir, et al.


Other Attorneys
Anna Aleksandrovna Bidwell
Counsel of Record
Institute for Justice
816 Congress Avenue
Suite 960
Austin, TX 78701
abidwell@ij.org
Ph: 5124805936
Party name: Institute for Justice


Geoffrey Thomas Blackwell
Counsel of Record
American Atheists, Inc.
718 7th St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
gblackwell@atheists.org
Ph: 9086038787
Party name: American Atheists, Center for Inquiry, Ex-Muslims of North America, and Black Nonbelievers


Matthew William Callahan
Counsel of Record
Muslim Advocates
P.O. Box 34440
Washington, DC 20043
matthew@muslimadvocates.org
Ph: 202-897-1892
Party name: Muslim Advocates


Patrick C Elliott
Counsel of Record
Freedom From Religion Foundation
10 N. Henry St.
Madison, WI 53701
pelliott@ffrf.org
Ph: 6082568900
Party name: Freedom From Religion Foundation and American Humanist Association


Richard Brian Katskee
Counsel of Record
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
1310 L Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
katskee@au.org
Ph: 202-466-3234
Party name: Religious and Civil-Rights Organizations


Harold Douglas Laycock
Counsel of Record
Michigan State University College of Law
648 N. Shaw Lane
East Lansing, MI 48824
DLAYCOCK@VIRGINIA.EDU
Ph: 512-656-1789
Party name: Fourteen Religious-Liberty Scholars et al.


Michael J. Lockerby
Counsel of Record
Foley & Lardner LLP
3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 600
Washington Harbour
Washington, DC 20007
mlockerby@foley.com
Ph: 202-945-6079
Party name: The Rutherford Institute


Adeel Abdullah Mangi
Counsel of Record
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
aamangi@pbwt.com
Ph: (212) 36-2000
Party name: 67 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS


Alan Evan Schoenfeld
Counsel of Record
Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, LLP
7 World Trade Center, 250 World Trade Center
New York, NY 10007
alan.schoenfeld@wilmerhale.com
Ph: (212) 937-7518
Party name: Statutory Interpretation Scholars


Kelly J. Shackelford
Counsel of Record
First Liberty Institute
2001 W Piano Pkwy
Suite 1600
Plano, TX 75075
kshackelford@firstliberty.org
Ph: 972-941-4444
Party name: Religious Organizations, Public Speakers and Scholars


James A. Sonne
Counsel of Record
Religious Liberty Clinic, Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8610
jsonne@law.stanford.edu
Ph: 650-723-1422
Party name: The Sikh Coalition


Gordon Dwyer Todd
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
gtodd@sidley.com
Ph: (202) 736-8000
Party name: General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists


Andrew Timothy Tutt
Counsel of Record
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
601 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
andrew.tutt@arnoldporter.com
Ph: 9196995905
Party name: Jeffrey D. Kahn


Lori Halstead Windham
Counsel of Record
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
1200 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
lwindham@becketlaw.org
Ph: 202-955-0095
Party name: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty


Christopher J. Wright
Counsel of Record
Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
1919 M Street, NW, Fl. 8
Washington, DC 20036
cwright@hwglaw.com
Ph: 2023331325
Party name: American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee