| No. 23-1270 |
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| Title: |
Pierre Yassue Nashun Riley, Petitioner v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General |
| Docketed: | June 4, 2024 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (22-1609) |
| Decision Date: | April 26, 2024 |
| Questions Presented | |
| May 31 2024 | Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system. |
| Jun 17 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2024 to August 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jun 18 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2024. |
| Jul 05 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Attorneys General filed. VIDED |
| Aug 02 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2024 to September 13, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Aug 05 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 13, 2024. |
| Sep 13 2024 | Brief of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General filed. Main Document |
| Oct 01 2024 | Reply of petitioner Pierre Riley filed. (Distributed) Main Document |
| Oct 02 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024. |
| Oct 28 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024. |
| Nov 04 2024 | Petition GRANTED limited to the questions presented by the respondent's brief. |
| Nov 04 2024 | As Rule 34.6 provides, “If the Court schedules briefing and oral argument in a case that was governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c) or Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(c), the parties shall submit electronic versions of all prior and subsequent filings with this Court in the case, subject to [applicable] redaction rules.” Subsequent party and amicus filings in the case should now be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system, with any necessary redactions. |
| Nov 04 2024 | Motion of Former U.S. Attorneys General for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument not accepted for filing. (November 25, 2024) |
| Nov 18 2024 | Letter to Clerk of Former U.S. Attorneys General not accepted for filing. (November 25, 2024) |
| Dec 03 2024 | Stephen J. Hammer, Esquire, of Dallas, Texas, is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below. |
| Dec 03 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Attorneys General in support of neither party filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 03 2024 | Motion for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument of Former U.S. Attorneys General withdrawn by counsel of record. |
| Dec 04 2024 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. (December 10, 2024) Main Document Proof of Service |
| Dec 04 2024 | Letter withdrawing motion (December 3, 2024) of Former U.S. Attorneys General filed. Main Document |
| Dec 10 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix, petitioner's brief on the merits, and respondents' brief supporting petitioner on the merits is extended to and including January 3, 2025. The time to file the brief of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below is extended to and including February 18, 2025. |
| Jan 03 2025 | Joint appendix (2 volumes redacted) filed. (Statement of costs filed) Main Document Main Document |
| Jan 03 2025 | Brief of petitioner Pierre Riley filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jan 03 2025 | Brief of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General in support of petitioner filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jan 03 2025 | Motion to seal the appendix to the petition, and for leave to file the joint appendix under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by petitioner Pierre Riley. (January 21, 2025 - electronic file of motion only). Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jan 10 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Litigation and Courts in support of neither party filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jan 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center and National Immigration Litigation Alliance filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jan 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Administrative Law Professors filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jan 10 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Juan E. Mendez filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure and Federal Courts Professors filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 10 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of American Immigration Lawyers Association and American Immigration Council filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Immigration Legal Service Providers filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 27 2025 | Motion to seal the appendix to the petition for a writ of certiorari, and for leave to file the joint appendix under seal, with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED. |
| Feb 10 2025 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 24, 2025. |
| Feb 11 2025 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. |
| Feb 18 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 19 2025 | CIRCULATED |
| Feb 20 2025 | Motion for divided argument filed by the Acting Solicitor General. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Feb 25 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 03 2025 | Motion for divided argument filed by the Acting Solicitor General GRANTED. |
| Mar 14 2025 | Reply of respondent Pamela Bondi, Attorney General, in support of petitioner filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service |
| Mar 14 2025 | Reply of petitioner Pierre Yassue Nashun Riley filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 24 2025 | Argued. For petitioner: Keith Bradley, Denver, Colo. For respondent in support of petitioner: Ephraim McDowell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below: Stephen J. Hammer, Dallas, Tex. |
| Jun 26 2025 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined in full, and in which Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Jackson, JJ., joined only as to Part II–B. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion dissenting in part, in which Kagan and Jackson, JJ., joined in full, and in which Gorsuch, J., joined except as to Part IV. |
| Jul 28 2025 | Judgment Issued. Main Document |