| No. 23-1187 | |
| Title: | Food and Drug Administration, et al., Petitioners v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., et al. |
| Docketed: | May 2, 2024 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (23-60037, 23-60128, 23-60545) |
| Decision Date: | February 2, 2024 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| May 02 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2024) |
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| May 21 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 3, 2024 to July 3, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| May 22 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 3, 2024. |
| Jul 03 2024 | Brief of respondents R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Jul 17 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| Jul 17 2024 | Reply of petitioners Food and Drug Administration, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 04 2024 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 31 2024 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. |
| Nov 06 2024 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Food and Drug Administration, et al. |
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| Nov 13 2024 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. |
| Nov 13 2024 | Brief of petitioners Food and Drug Administration, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 18 2024 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. |
| Nov 20 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Public Health, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2024 | Motion for an extension of time to file respondents' brief on the merits filed. |
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| Nov 25 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America supporting neither party filed. |
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| Dec 03 2024 | CIRCULATED |
| Dec 03 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file respondents' brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including December 16, 2024. |
| Dec 12 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Vaping Industry Stakeholders filed. (Dec. 27, 2024) (Distributed) |
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| Dec 16 2024 | Brief of R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., et al. not accepted for filing. (Corrected version to be filed) |
| Dec 16 2024 | Brief of respondents R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., et al. filed. (Corrected version 12/18/24 -- Distributed) |
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| Dec 18 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 23 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Trade Associations, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 23 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 23 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Foreign Ends Manufacturers, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 10 2025 | Reply of petitioners Food and Drug Administration, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 17 2025 | Sealed material from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit electronically available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER. |
| Jan 21 2025 | Argued. For petitioners: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Ryan J. Watson, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 20 2025 | Judgment is affirmed and case remanded. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| D. John Sauer Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Food and Drug Administration, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Noel John Francisco Counsel of Record | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 NJFRANCISCO@JONESDAY.COM | (202) 879-3939 |
| Party name: R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., et al. | ||
| Ryan Jeffrey Watson | 51 Louisiana Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 rwatson@jonesday.com | 202-879-3939 |
| Party name: R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Lawrence S. Ebner Counsel of Record | Atlantic Legal Foundation 1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 lawrence.ebner@atlanticlegal.org | 202-729-6337 |
| Party name: Atlantic Legal Foundation | ||
| Eric Philip Gotting Counsel of Record | Keller and Heckman LLP 1001 G Street, NW Suite 500 West Washington, DC 20001 gotting@khlaw.com | (202) 434-4100 |
| Party name: Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Trade Associations and Small Businesses | ||
| Eric N. Heyer Counsel of Record | Thompson Hine LLP 1919 M Street, N.W. Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 ERIC.HEYER@THOMPSONHINE.COM | 202-331-8800 |
| Party name: Foreign Ends Manufacturers and Domestic Resellers of Their Products | ||
| Christopher George Michel Counsel of Record | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP 1300 I St. NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 CHRISTOPHERMICHEL@QUINNEMANUEL.COM | 202-538-8000 |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| Andrew Joseph Morris Counsel of Record | New Civil Liberties Alliance 4250 N. Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22203 andrew.morris@ncla.legal | 202-869-5210 |
| Party name: New Civil Liberties Alliance | ||
| William Barnett Schultz Counsel of Record | Zuckerman Spaeder LLP 1800 M Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036 wschultz@zuckerman.com | (202) 778-1800 |
| Party name: Public Health, Medical, and Community Groups | ||
| Jordan Adam Sekulow Counsel of Record | American Center for Law and Justice 201 Maryland Ave, NE Washington, DC 20002 sekulow@aclj.org | 202-546-8890 |
| Party name: American Center for Law and Justice | ||
| J. Gregory Troutman Counsel of Record | Troutman Law Office, PLLC. 4205 Springhurst Boulevard Suite 201 Louisville, KY 40241 JGTATTY@YAHOO.COM | 502-412-9179 |
| Party name: Vaping Industry Stakeholders | ||