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
 
Proceedings and Orders
Apr 14 2020 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 17, 2021)
Petition Proof 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 Document Proof of Service
May 21 2021 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Justin Eugene Taylor.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 07 2021 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof 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 Service Main 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 Document Proof 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 Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 27 2021 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 29 2021 CIRCULATED
Oct 29 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Neal Goldfarb filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 29 2021 Brief amicus curiae of John Pangelinan filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Oct 29 2021 Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Clinic filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 29 2021 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and FAMM filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 22 2021 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Certificate of Word Count Main 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.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Edwin Smiley Kneedler
Counsel of Record
D.O.J.
10th & Constitution Ave
Washington, DC 20530

Judith.L.Reardon-Bridges@usdoj.gov
Ph: 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
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Attorneys for Respondents
Frances Hemsley Pratt
Counsel of Record
Office of the Federal Public Defender
1650 King Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314

Fran_Pratt@fd.org
Ph: 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
Ph: 202-383-5400
Party name: Justin Eugene Taylor


Other Attorneys
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
Ph: 2133933079
Party name: National Association of Federal Defenders


Neal Goldfarb
Counsel of Record
1301 Fairmont St., NW
Washington, DC 20009

goldfarbneal@gmail.com
Ph: 2022627886
Party name: Neal Goldfarb


Jeffrey T. Green
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin
1501 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

jgreen@sidley.com
Ph: 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
Ph: (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
Ph: 9196137207
Party name: First Amendment Clinic