| No. 20-827 |
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| Title: |
United States, Petitioner v. Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, aka Abu Zubaydah, et al. |
| Docketed: | December 18, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (18-35218) |
| Decision Date: | September 18, 2019 |
| Rehearing Denied: | July 20, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Dec 17 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 19, 2021) Petition Appendix Proof of Service |
| Jan 06 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 19, 2021 to February 11, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jan 08 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 11, 2021. |
| Feb 11 2021 | Brief of respondents Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, et al. in opposition filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Mar 03 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021. |
| Mar 04 2021 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service |
| Mar 22 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021. |
| Mar 29 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021. |
| Apr 12 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021. |
| Apr 19 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021. |
| Apr 26 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| May 07 2021 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. Main Document |
| May 10 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner United States. Proof of Service Main Document |
| May 11 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 July 2, 2021. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 13, 2021. |
| May 24 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Jul 02 2021 | Brief of petitioner United States filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count |
| Jul 13 2021 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, October 6, 2021. |
| Jul 28 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Jul 29 2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Aug 03 2021 | CIRCULATED |
| Aug 13 2021 | Brief of respondents Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 17 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Council on American-Islamic Relations filed. (Distributed corrected brief on 8/31/21). |
| Aug 17 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Council on American-Islamic Relations filed with correction. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 19 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Evidence Law Professors filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 19 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Current and Former U.N. Special Rapporteurs filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 19 2021 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and Counsel for Ammar al Baluchi filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Organizations filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Justice and Accountability filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Judges filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Torture Survivors Maher Arar, et al., filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Rights filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Religious Campaign Against Torture, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Physicians for Human Rights, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and The Rendition Project filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Bilal Abdul Kareem filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Coalition of Human Rights Scholars filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Sep 03 2021 | Letter noting withdrawal of Judge James T. Giles and Judge Stephen M. Orlofsky from amici curiae brief filed on behalf of Former Federal Judges. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Sep 13 2021 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) Proof of Service Main Document |
| Oct 06 2021 | Argued. For petitioner: Brian H. Fletcher, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: David F. Klein, Washington, D. C. |
| Oct 15 2021 | Letter of petitioner United States, per oral argument, filed. (Distributed) Main Document |
| Oct 25 2021 | Letter of Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, et al. not accepted for filing. (November 12, 2021 - no service on counsel of record indicated, paper copy not received). |
| Nov 10 2021 | Respondents' letter in response to petitioner's 10/15/21 letter filed. (Distributed) Proof of Service Main Document |
| Mar 03 2022 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Parts II-B-2 and III. Roberts, C. J., joined that opinion in full, Kavanaugh and Barrett, JJ., joined as to all but Part II-B-2, Kagan, J., joined as to all but Parts III and IV and the judgment of dismissal, and Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined Part IV. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Alito, J., joined. Kavanaugh, J., filed an opinion concurring in part, in which Barrett, J., joined. Kagan, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined. |
| Apr 04 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |