| No. 20-603 | |
| 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 | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Nov 02 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 7, 2020) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Dec 23 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Reserve Organization of America filed. |
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| Dec 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Philip C. Bobbitt, Michael C. Dorf, and H. Jefferson Powell filed. |
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| Jan 27 2021 | Brief of respondent Texas Department of Public Safety in opposition filed. |
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| Feb 10 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021. |
| Feb 10 2021 | Reply of petitioner Le Roy Torres filed. (Distributed) |
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| 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. |
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| Nov 23 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021. |
| Nov 23 2021 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Le Roy Torres filed. (Distributed) |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Constitutional Law and The Law of Federal and State Courts filed. |
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| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jeffrey M. Hirsch filed. |
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| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of War Powers Scholars filed. |
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| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Reserve Organization of America filed. |
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| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Philip C. Bobbitt, Michael C. Dorf, and H. Jefferson Powell filed. |
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| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
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| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Former Members of Congress filed. |
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| Feb 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Bipartisan Members of Congress filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 11 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 02 2022 | Brief of respondent Texas Department of Public Safety filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 03 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Mar 09 2022 | Brief amici curiae of State of Montana and 14 Other States filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 09 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Philip A. Pucillo filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 09 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Separation of Powers Clinic at Antonin Scalia Law School filed. (Distributed) |
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| 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) |
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| 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. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Andrew Timothy Tutt Counsel of Record | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer 601 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 andrew.tutt@arnoldporter.com | 202-942-5000 |
| Party name: Le Roy Torres | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Judd Edward Stone II Counsel of Record | Texas Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 judd.stone@oag.texas.gov | 512-936-1700 |
| Party name: Texas Department of Public Safety | ||
| Other | ||
| David Morgan Steven Dewhirst Counsel of Record | Office of the Solicitor General P.O. Box 201401 215 North Sanders Helena, MT 59620-1401 David.Dewhirst@mt.gov | 406-444-2026 |
| Party name: State of Montana and 14 Other States | ||
| Brendan Benjamin Gants Counsel of Record | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 500 E Washington, DC 20001 brendan.gants@mto.com | 202-220-1100 |
| Party name: Philip C. Bobbitt, et al. | ||
| 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 | ||
| Matthew James Dowd Counsel of Record | Dowd Scheffel PLLC 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 1025 Washington, DC 20006 mdowd@dowdscheffel.com | 202-559-9175 |
| Party name: Former Members of Congress | ||
| Michael R. Dreeben Counsel of Record | O’Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 I St. NW Washington, DC 20006 mdreeben@omm.com | 202-383-5400 |
| Party name: Scholars of Constitutional Law and The Law of Federal and State Courts | ||
| Adele Marie El-Khouri Counsel of Record | Munger Tolles & Olson LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue NW Suite 500E Washington, DC 20001-5369 adele.el-khouri@mto.com | 2022977027 |
| Party name: Philip C. Bobbitt, Michael C. Dorf, and H. Jefferson Powell | ||
| Alec Winfield Farr Counsel of Record | Perkins Coie LLP 700 13th Street, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 AFarr@perkinscoie.com | 202-654-6200 |
| Party name: National Veterans Legal Services Program, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Vietnam Veterans of America | ||
| Scott William Gaylord Counsel of Record | Elon University School of Law 201 North Greene Street Greensboro, NC 27401 sgaylord@elon.edu | 3362799331 |
| Party name: Philip A. Pucillo | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Theodore Augustus Howard Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036 thoward@wiley.law | (202) 719-7120 |
| Party name: Reserve Organization of America | ||
| R. Trent McCotter Counsel of Record | Separation of Powers Clinic, Gray Center Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University 3301 Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22201 rmccotte@gmu.edu | 202-706-5488 |
| Party name: Separation of Powers Clinic at Antonin Scalia Law School | ||
| Matthew David Rowen Counsel of Record | Kirkland & Ellis LLP 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 matthew.rowen@kirkland.com | (202) 389-5000 |
| Party name: War Powers Scholars | ||
| Richard A. Simpson Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein, LLP 2050 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 rsimpson@wiley.law | 202-719-7314 |
| Party name: Professor Jeffrey M. Hirsch | ||
| Raffi Melkonian Counsel of Record | Wright, Close & Barger LLP 1 Riverway, Suite 2200 Houston, TX 77056 melkonian@wrightclose.com | 713-572-4321 |
| Party name: Bipartisan Members of Congress | ||