| No. 22-96 | |
| Title: | Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, Petitioner v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. |
| Docketed: | August 1, 2022 |
| Linked with 22A540 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-1301) |
| Decision Date: | May 17, 2022 |
| Rehearing Denied: | June 7, 2022 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 20 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 31, 2022) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of ServiceProof of Service | |
| Aug 23 2022 | Brief of respondent Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Sep 07 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022. |
| Sep 07 2022 | Reply of petitioner Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Oct 03 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 08 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Nov 08 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Nov 10 2022 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. |
| Nov 16 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit. |
| Nov 17 2022 | Brief of petitioner Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Nov 17 2022 | Joint appendix filed (statement of costs filed). |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Nov 18 2022 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit. The record is available on PACER. |
| Nov 21 2022 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. of Puerto Rico. The record is available on PACER. |
| Nov 23 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States supporting vacatur filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Nov 29 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 filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Dec 07 2022 | CIRCULATION |
| Dec 14 2022 | Application (22A540) to extend the time to file a reply brief on the merits from December 30, 2022 to January 3, 2023, submitted to Justice Jackson. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Dec 16 2022 | Application (22A540) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file the reply brief on the merits until January 3, 2023. |
| Dec 19 2022 | Brief of respondent Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 22 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 22 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 23 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. |
| Dec 23 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 20 Media Organizations filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 23 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of GFR Media, LLC (El Nuevo Día/Primera Hora) filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amici curiae of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Clemente Properties Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Espacios Abiertos filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Puerto Rican Legal Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jan 03 2023 | Reply of petitioner Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Jan 11 2023 | Argued. For petitioner: Mark D. Harris, New York, N. Y. For United States, as amicus curiae, supporting vacatur: Aimee W. Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Sarah M. Harris, Washington, D. C. |
| May 11 2023 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Sotomayor, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Martin J. Bienenstock Counsel of Record | Proskauer Rose LLP Eleven Times Square New York, NY 10036 mbienenstock@proskauer.com | (212) 969-4530 |
| Party name: Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Sarah Michelle Harris Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 680 Maine Avenue SW Washington, DC 20024 sharris@wc.com | 202-434-5599 |
| Party name: Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. | ||
| Other | ||
| Rafael A. Cox Alomar Counsel of Record | University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC 20008 rafael.coxalomar@udc.edu | (202) 207-6627 |
| Party name: GFR Media, LLC (El Nuevo Día/Primera Hora) | ||
| Brendan Colin Benedict Counsel of Record | Benedict Law Group PLLC 322 G St. NE Washington, DC 20002 brendan@benedictlawgroup.com | 2122879501 |
| Party name: Espacios Abiertos | ||
| Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 tboutrous@gibsondunn.com | (202) 955-8500 |
| Party name: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 20 Media Organizations | ||
| Ariadna Michelle Godreau Aubert Counsel of Record | Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico 180 Ave Hostos 1103 B San Juan, PR 00918 ariadna@ayudalegalpr.org | 787-585-1022 |
| Party name: Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico | ||
| Jorge Martinez-Luciano Counsel of Record | ML & RE Law Office Cobian's Plaza, Suite 404 1607 Ponce De Leon Ave. San Juan, PR 00909 jorge@mlrelaw.com | 7879992972 |
| Party name: Hon. Rafael Hernandez-Montanez, in his official capacity as Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives | ||
| Hiram Alberto Melendez-Juarbe Counsel of Record | P.O. Box 193063 San Juan, PR 00919-3063 hiram@melendezjuarbe.com | 787-415-5192 |
| Party name: Puerto Rican Legal Scholars | ||
| Jessica Esther Mendez Counsel of Record | Bufete Emmanuelli, C.S.P. P.O. Box 10779 Ponce, PR 00732 jessica@emmanuelli.law | 787-848-0666 |
| Party name: Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, CAMBIO PR, Citizens' Commission for a Comprehensive Audit of the Public Credit, Sembrando Sentido, Inc., Liga de Ciudades de Puerto Rico, Inc. | ||
| Scott Lawrence Nelson Counsel of Record | Public Citizen Litigation Group 1600 20th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20009 snelson@citizen.org | 202-588-1000 |
| Party name: Public Citizen | ||
| Tanaira Padilla-Rodriguez Counsel of Record | Tanaira Padilla-Rodriguez Ave. Ponce de León 1225 VIG Tower, Suite 1500 San Juan, PR 00907 tanairapadilla@yahoo.com | 787-620-0527 |
| Party name: Clemente Properties Inc.; 21 In Right Inc.; Roberto Clemente Jr.; Luis Roberto Clemente; Roberto Enrique Clemente | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar | 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 | ||
| Steven Alan Zalesin Counsel of Record | Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 sazalesin@pbwt.com | 2123362000 |
| Party name: LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Hispanic Federation, and Long Island Hispanic Bar Association | ||