| 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. |
| 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 | ||