No. 21-86
 
Title: Axon Enterprise, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Federal Trade Commission, et al.
Docketed: July 22, 2021
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (20-15662)
   Decision Date: January 28, 2021
   Rehearing Denied: April 15, 2021
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jul 20 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 23, 2021)
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Aug 02 2021 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Axon Enterprise, Inc.
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Aug 06 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
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Aug 17 2021 Brief amici curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation and Cato Institute filed.
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Aug 20 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.
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Aug 23 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 23, 2021 to September 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
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Aug 23 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed.
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Aug 24 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 22, 2021.
Sep 22 2021 Brief of respondents Federal Trade Commission, et al. in opposition filed.
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Oct 06 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
Oct 06 2021 Reply of petitioner Axon Enterprise, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 27 2021 Rescheduled.
Nov 01 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
Nov 01 2021 Rescheduled.
Nov 08 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021.
Nov 08 2021 Rescheduled.
Nov 15 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021.
Nov 15 2021 Rescheduled.
Nov 29 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
Dec 01 2021 Rescheduled.
Dec 06 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
Dec 07 2021 Rescheduled.
Dec 20 2021 Supplemental brief of petitioner Axon Enterprise, Inc. filed.
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Jan 03 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Jan 06 2022 Rescheduled.
Jan 10 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
Jan 18 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
Jan 24 2022 Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Feb 03 2022 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Feb 22 2022 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 9, 2022. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 8, 2022.
Mar 23 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Axon Enterprise, Inc.
Blanket Consent
Mar 25 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Federal Trade Commission, et al.
Blanket Consent
May 04 2022 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Axon Enterprise, Inc.
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May 09 2022 Brief of petitioner Axon Enterprise, Inc. filed.
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May 10 2022 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
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May 11 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.
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May 13 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
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May 16 2022 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
May 16 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed.
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May 16 2022 Brief amicus curiae of National Treasury Employees Union filed.
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May 16 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
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May 16 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Separation of Powers Clinic at Antonin Scalia Law School filed.
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May 16 2022 Brief amicus curiae of American Hospital Association filed.
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May 16 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Committee For Justice filed.
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May 16 2022 Brief amicus curiae of The Justice Society filed.
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May 19 2022 Letter of the Solicitor General on behalf of the parties in No. 21-86, Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC, and No. 21-1239, SEC v. Cochran, regarding alignment of parties and briefing filed.
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Jun 01 2022 Upon consideration of the letter of May 19, 2022, from the Solicitor General on behalf of the parties in No. 21-86 and No. 21-1239, respondent in No. 21-1239 has to and including June 30, 2022, within which to file the joint appendix and the opening brief on the merits in No. 21-1239. The Solicitor General has to and including August 8, 2022, within which to file a consolidated response brief on the merits on behalf of the federal parties in No. 21-86 and No. 21-1239, limited to 20,000 words.
Aug 03 2022 ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, November 7, 2022.
Aug 08 2022 Consolidated response brief of federal parties filed. VIDED (21-1239).
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Aug 12 2022 Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed.
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Aug 31 2022 CIRCULATED
Sep 07 2022 Reply of petitioner Axon Enterprise, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 12 2022 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Sep 12 2022 Records for the U.S.C.A.-9th Circuit and U.S.D.C.-Arizona are available on PACER.
Nov 07 2022 Argued. For petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va. For respondents: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Apr 14 2023 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C.J., and Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kavanaugh, Barrett and Jackson, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment.
May 16 2023 Judgment issued.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Paul D. Clement
Counsel of Record
Clement & Murphy, PLLC
706 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

paul.clement@clementmurphy.com
Ph: 2027428900
Party name: Axon Enterprise, Inc.


Attorneys for Respondents
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: Federal Trade Commission, et al.


Other Attorneys
John Michael Connolly
Counsel of Record
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Blvd
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209

mike@consovoymccarthy.com
Ph: 7032439423
Party name: Committee For Justice


Lawrence S. Ebner
Counsel of Record
Atlantic Legal Foundation
1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006

lawrence.ebner@atlanticlegal.org
Ph: 202-729-6337
Party name: Atlantic Legal Foundation


Sarah Michelle Harris
Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024

sharris@wc.com
Ph: 202-434-5599
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States


John Kerkhoff
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
3100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 610
Arlington, VA 22201

JKerkhoff@pacificlegal.org
Ph: (202) 888-6881
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation


John Mercer Masslon II
Counsel of Record
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036

jmasslon@wlf.org
Ph: (202) 588-0302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation


John Mercer Masslon II
Counsel of Record
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036

jmasslon@wlf.org
Ph: (202) 588-0302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation


R. Trent McCotter
Counsel of Record
Antonin Scalia Law School/George Mason University
3301 Fairfax Dr.
Arlington, VA 22201

rmccotte@gmu.edu
Ph: 202-706-5488
Party name: Separation of Powers Clinic at Antonin Scalia Law School


Michael David Pepson
Counsel of Record
Americans for Prosperity Foundation
1310 N. Courthouse Rd., Ste. 700
Arlington, VA 22201

mpepson@afphq.org
Ph: 5713294529
Party name: Americans for Prosperity Foundation


Holly Anne Pierson
Counsel of Record
Pierson Law LLC
2951 Piedmont Road NE
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30305

hpierson@piersonlawllc.com
Ph: 4043532316
Party name: The Justice Society


Randy M. Stutz
Counsel of Record
American Antitrust Institute
1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036

rstutz@antitrustinstitute.org
Ph: 2029055420
Party name: American Antitrust Institute


Julie Marie Wilson
Counsel of Record
800 K Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20001

Julie.Wilson@nteu.org
Ph: 2025725586
Party name: National Treasury Employees Union


Mark Remy Yohalem
Counsel of Record
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
633 West Fifth Street
Suite 1550
Los Angeles, CA 90071

mark.yohalem@wsgr.com
Ph: 323-210-2958
Party name: American Hospital Association