| No. 20-1459 | |
| Title: | United States, Petitioner v. Justin Eugene Taylor |
| Docketed: | April 16, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-7616) |
| Decision Date: | October 14, 2020 |
| Rehearing Denied: | December 11, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Apr 14 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 17, 2021) |
| PetitionProof of Service | |
| Apr 30 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 17, 2021 to May 21, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| May 03 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 21, 2021. |
| May 21 2021 | Brief of respondent Justin Eugene Taylor in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| May 21 2021 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Justin Eugene Taylor. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Jun 07 2021 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Jun 08 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021. |
| Jul 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021. |
| Jul 02 2021 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Jul 02 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 19 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner United States. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Jul 19 2021 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Jul 21 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 7, 20201. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 22, 2021. |
| Aug 23 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Sep 07 2021 | Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Sep 20 2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. |
| Sep 27 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. |
| Oct 04 2021 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. Eastern District of Virginia is electronic and located on Pacer. Some transcripts and Sealed documents has been received (One Envelope) |
| Oct 22 2021 | Brief of respondent Justin Eugene Taylor filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Oct 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Oct 29 2021 | CIRCULATED |
| Oct 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Neal Goldfarb filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Oct 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of John Pangelinan filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Oct 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Clinic filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Oct 29 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and FAMM filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 22 2021 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Certificate of Word CountMain Document | |
| Dec 07 2021 | Argued. For petitioner: Rebecca Taibleson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Michael R. Dreeben, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 21 2022 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., and Alito, J., filed dissenting opinions. |
| Jul 25 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| Jun 30 2023 | Record has been returned. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Edwin Smiley Kneedler Counsel of Record | D.O.J. 10th & Constitution Ave Washington, DC 20530 Judith.L.Reardon-Bridges@usdoj.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Frances Hemsley Pratt Counsel of Record | Office of the Federal Public Defender 1650 King Street, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 Fran_Pratt@fd.org | 703-600-0815 |
| Party name: Justin Eugene Taylor | ||
| Michael R. Dreeben | O’Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 mdreeben@omm.com | 202-383-5400 |
| Party name: Justin Eugene Taylor | ||
| Other | ||
| Davina Te-min Chen Counsel of Record | National Sentencing Resource Counsel, Federal Public and Community Defenders 321 East Second Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Davina_Chen@fd.org | 2133933079 |
| Party name: National Association of Federal Defenders | ||
| Neal Goldfarb Counsel of Record | 1301 Fairmont St., NW Washington, DC 20009 goldfarbneal@gmail.com | 2022627886 |
| Party name: Neal Goldfarb | ||
| Jeffrey T. Green Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin 1501 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 jgreen@sidley.com | 202 736 8291 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and FAMM | ||
| Joseph Edward Horey Counsel of Record | Banes Horey Berman and Miller LLC PO Box 501969 Saipan, MP 96950 jhorey@pacificlawyers.law | (670) 234-5684 |
| Party name: John Pangelinan | ||
| James Patrick Longest Jr. Counsel of Record | Duke University School of Law Box 90360 Durham, NC 27708-0360 longest@law.duke.edu | 9196137207 |
| Party name: First Amendment Clinic | ||