| No. 20-603 |
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| Title: |
Le Roy Torres, Petitioner v. Texas Department of Public Safety |
| Docketed: | November 5, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | Court of Appeals of Texas, Thirteenth District |
| Case Numbers: | (13-17-00659-CV) |
| Decision Date: | November 20, 2018 |
| Rehearing Denied: | December 19, 2018 |
| Discretionary Court Decision Date: | June 5, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Nov 02 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 7, 2020) Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Nov 03 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Texas Department of Public Safety to respond filed. Main Document |
| Nov 17 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020. |
| Nov 24 2020 | Response Requested. (Due December 28, 2020) |
| Dec 01 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 28, 2020 to January 27, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Dec 02 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 27, 2021. |
| Dec 23 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jeffrey M. Hirsch filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Dec 23 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Reserve Organization of America filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Dec 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Philip C. Bobbitt, Michael C. Dorf, and H. Jefferson Powell filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jan 27 2021 | Brief of respondent Texas Department of Public Safety in opposition filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 10 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021. |
| Feb 10 2021 | Reply of petitioner Le Roy Torres filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 01 2021 | The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| Nov 09 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Nov 23 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021. |
| Nov 23 2021 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Le Roy Torres filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Dec 15 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Dec 22 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Texas Department of Public Safety Blanket Consent |
| Dec 29 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Le Roy Torres Blanket Consent |
| Dec 30 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Le Roy Torres. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jan 18 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Jan 26 2022 | Record requested from the Court of Appeals of Texas 13th District. |
| Jan 28 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, March 29, 2022. |
| Jan 31 2022 | The record received from the Court of Appeals of Texas 13th District is electronic and located on the Court of Appeals of Texas web site. Also one envelope containing the Notice of Appeal, Clerk's Record, and Reporter's Record. |
| Jan 31 2022 | Brief of petitioner Le Roy Torres filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Constitutional Law and The Law of Federal and State Courts filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jeffrey M. Hirsch filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of War Powers Scholars filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Reserve Organization of America filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Philip C. Bobbitt, Michael C. Dorf, and H. Jefferson Powell filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Former Members of Congress filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Bipartisan Members of Congress filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 11 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 02 2022 | Brief of respondent Texas Department of Public Safety filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Mar 03 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. Proof of Service Main Document |
| Mar 09 2022 | Brief amici curiae of State of Montana and 14 Other States filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 09 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Philip A. Pucillo filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 09 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Separation of Powers Clinic at Antonin Scalia Law School filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 18 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED. |
| Mar 18 2022 | Reply of petitioner Le Roy Torres filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 29 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Andrew T. Tutt, Washington, D. C.; and Christopher G. Michel, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Judd E. Stone, II, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex. |
| Jun 29 2022 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. |
| Aug 01 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| Aug 01 2022 | MANDATE ISSUED |
| Jun 30 2023 | Record has been returned. |