| No. 23-1187 |
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| 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 | |
| May 02 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2024) Petition Proof of Service |
| May 21 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 3, 2024 to July 3, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| 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. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jul 17 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| Jul 17 2024 | Reply of petitioners Food and Drug Administration, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count |
| 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. Main Document Proof of Service |
| 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. Main Document Proof of Service |
| 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. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Nov 20 2024 | Motion for an extension of time to file respondents' brief on the merits filed. Main Document |
| Nov 25 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America supporting neither party filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| 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) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| 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) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 18 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Dec 20 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 23 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Trade Associations, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Dec 23 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Dec 23 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Foreign Ends Manufacturers, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 10 2025 | Reply of petitioners Food and Drug Administration, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service |
| 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. |
| Jul 22 2025 | Judgment Issued. Main Document |