No. 24-1287
 
Title: Learning Resources, Inc., et al., Petitioners
v.
Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al.
Docketed: June 17, 2025
Linked with: 25A327
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
   Case Numbers: (25-5202)
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 17 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due July 17, 2025)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 17 2025 Motion to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed by petitioners Learning Resources, Inc., et al.
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Jun 18 2025 Response to motion from respondents Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. filed.
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Jun 18 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
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Jun 20 2025 Reply of petitioners Learning Resources, Inc., et al. in support of motion to expedite filed.
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Jun 20 2025 Motion of petitioners to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment DENIED.
Jul 17 2025 Brief of respondents Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. in opposition filed.
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Jul 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of George F. Allen, et al. filed.
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Aug 05 2025 Reply of petitioners Learning Resources, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 06 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
Sep 04 2025 Letter from petitioners Learning Resources, Inc., et al. filed.
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Sep 09 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment GRANTED. The motion to expedite and the petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 25-250 are granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. Respondents in No. 24-1287 and petitioners in No. 25-250 shall file an opening brief on the merits on or before Friday, September 19, 2025. Any amicus curiae briefs in support or in support of neither party shall be filed on or before Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Petitioners in No. 24-1287 and respondents in No. 25-250 shall file response briefs on the merits on or before Monday, October 20, 2025. Any amicus curiae briefs in support shall be filed on or before Friday, October 24, 2025. A reply brief shall be filed by Thursday, October 30, 2025. The cases will be set for argument in the first week of the November 2025 argument session. VIDED.
Sep 09 2025 Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 24-1287. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 24-1287. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”
Sep 10 2025 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Sep 10 2025 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by the Solicitor General. VIDED.
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Sep 10 2025 Motion for leave to intervene filed by Susan Webber, et al. VIDED.
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Sep 11 2025 Opposition to motion for leave to intervene from respondents Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. filed. VIDED.
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Sep 12 2025 Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and available with the Clerk.
Sep 12 2025 Record received from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Sep 17 2025 Motion for leave to intervene DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
Sep 17 2025 Any motion pertaining to the oral argument in these cases shall be filed on or before Friday, October 3, 2025.
Sep 18 2025 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. VIDED.
Sep 19 2025 Application (25A327) for leave to file a reply brief on the merits in excess of the word limit, submitted to The Chief Justice.
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Sep 19 2025 Opening brief on the merits of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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Sep 21 2025 Amicus brief of Corey J. Biazzo, Esq. not accepted for filing. (September 23, 2025)
Sep 22 2025 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by the Solicitor General GRANTED. VIDED.
Sep 23 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Aditya Bamzai in support of neither party filed. VIDED
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Sep 23 2025 Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. VIDED.
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Sep 23 2025 Brief amici curiae of U.S. Representatives Darrell Issa & Brian Mast, et al. filed. VIDED.
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Sep 23 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Chad Squitieri filed. VIDED.
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Sep 23 2025 Brief amicus curiae of America First Policy Institute filed. VIDED.
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Sep 23 2025 Brief amicus curiae of America's Future filed. VIDED.
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Sep 23 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Jill Homan filed. VIDED.
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Sep 24 2025 Application (25A327) granted by The Chief Justice for leave to file a reply brief on the merits in excess of the word limit. The brief shall not exceed 9,000 words.
Sep 29 2025 Motion Regarding Oral Argument of Susan Webber, et al. submitted.
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Sep 30 2025 CIRCULATED
Oct 01 2025 Joint Motion for Divided Argument and for an Enlargement of Time for Argument of Petitioners in 24-1287 and Private and State Respondents in 25-250 of V.O.S. Selections, Inc., et al. submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Pratik Arvind Shah
Counsel of Record
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
2001 K Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20006

PSHAH@AKINGUMP.COM
Ph: 202-887-4000
Party name: Learning Resources, Inc., et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Benjamin Noah Gutman
Counsel of Record
Oregon Department of Justice
1162 Court Street NE
Salem, OR 97301

benjamin.gutman@doj.oregon.gov
Ph: 503-378-4402
Party name: State Respondents


Michael W. McConnell
Counsel of Record
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006

mmcconnell@wsgr.com
Ph: 202-973-8800
Party name: V.O.S. Selections, Inc., et al.


D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al.


Neal Kumar Katyal
Milbank LLP
1101 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005

nkatyal@milbank.com
Ph: 202-835-7505
Party name: V.O.S. Selections, Inc., et al.


Other Attorneys
Monica Joan Tranel
Counsel of Record
Tranel Law Firm
401 Washington Street
Missoula, MT 59802

mtranel@tranelfirm.com
Ph: 4069262662
Party name: Susan Webber, et al.


Aditya Bamzai
Counsel of Record
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903

abamzai@law.virginia.edu
Ph: 434-243-0698
Party name: Aditya Bamzai


Corey John Biazzo
Counsel of Record
Biazzo Law PLLC
9801 Lakeview Lane
Parkland, FL 33076

corey@biazzolaw.com
Ph: 7032975777
Party name: Corey J. Biazzo, Esq.


Michael John Jones
Counsel of Record
Ivey, Barnum & O’Mara LLC
170 Mason Street
Greenwich, CT 06830

mjones@ibolaw.com
Ph: (203) 912-9007
Party name: America First Policy Institute


Brian Kirk Kelsey
Counsel of Record
America First Policy Institute
1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 225
Washington, DC 20004

bkelsey@americafirstpolicy.com
Ph: 202-503-4305
Party name: Jill Homan


R. Trent McCotter
Counsel of Record
Separation of Powers Clinic,Columbus School of Law
The Catholic University of America
3600 John McCormack Rd. NE
Washington, DC 20064

mccotter@cua.edu
Ph: 202-706-5488
Party name: Professor Chad Squitieri


R. Trent McCotter
Counsel of Record
Boyden Gray PLLC
800 Connecticut Ave. NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

tmccotter@boydengray.com
Ph: 202-706-5488
Party name: U.S. Representatives Darrell Issa & Brian Mast, America First Legal Foundation, and Coalition for a Prosperous America


Zac Morgan
Counsel of Record
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

zmorgan@wlf.org
Ph: 202-588-0302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation


Alan B. Morrison
Counsel of Record
George Washington Law School
2000 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20052

ABMORRISON@LAW.GWU.EDU
Ph: 2029947120
Party name: Consumer Watchdog


William Jeffrey Olson
Counsel of Record
William J. Olson, P.C.
370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4
Vienna, VA 22180

WJO@MINDSPRING.COM
Ph: 7033565070
Party name: America's Future


Jay Alan Sekulow
Counsel of Record
American Center for Law and Justice
201 Maryland Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002

sekulow@aclj.org
Ph: 2025468890
Party name: American Center for Law and Justice


Daniel William Wolff
Counsel of Record
Crowell & Moring LLP
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue. NW
Washington, DC 20004

dwolff@crowell.com
Ph: 202-624-2500
Party name: George F. Allen, Joshua A. Claybourn, John C. Danforth, Richard A. Epstein, Charles T. Hagel, Harold Hongju Koh, Gerard N. Magliocca, Michael B. Mukasey, Alan O. Sykes, John Daniel Tinder, Alexander Volokh, Peter J. Wallison, and Philip Zelikow