No. 25-465
 
Title: Timothy Barton, Petitioner
v.
Securities and Exchange Commission
Docketed: October 16, 2025
Linked with: 25A265
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (23-11237, 24-10004)
   Decision Date: April 17, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: June 16, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Sep 03 2025 Application (25A265) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 14, 2025 to November 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
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Sep 05 2025 Application (25A265) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 14, 2025.
Oct 14 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 17, 2025)
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Nov 13 2025 Waiver of right of respondent United States Securities and Exchange Commission to respond filed.
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Nov 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Bitcoin Foundation filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Open-Source AI Foundation filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of Libertarian Party of Idaho, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of United States Congressional Representatives filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Project Veritas filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Rio Grande Foundation filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of Young Americans for Liberty, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 18 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
Nov 25 2025 Response Requested. (Due December 26, 2025)
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Michael James Edney
Counsel of Record
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20037

medney@huntonak.com
Ph: 2027782204
Party name: Timothy Barton


Attorneys for Respondent
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: United States Securities and Exchange Commission


Other Attorneys
William Robert Peterson
Counsel of Record
Office of the Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC-059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548

william.peterson@oag.texas.gov
Ph: 512-936-1700
Party name: Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas


Paul Anthony Rossi
Counsel of Record
Paul A. Rossi, Esq.
316 Hill Street
Ste 1000
Mountville, PA 17554

Paul-Rossi@comcast.net
Ph: (717) 961-8978
Party name: Bitcoin Foundation


Paul Anthony Rossi
Counsel of Record
Paul A. Rossi, Esq.
316 Hill Street
Ste. 1020
Mountville, PA 17554

Paul-Rossi@comcast.net
Ph: (717) 961-8978
Party name: Libertarian Parties of Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and the We the People Party of Pennsylvania


Paul Anthony Rossi
Counsel of Record
Paul A. Rossi, Esq.
316 Hill Street
Ste. 1020
Mountville, PA 17554

Paul-Rossi@comcast.net
Ph: (717) 961-8978
Party name: Open-Source AI Foundation (O-SAIF)


Paul Anthony Rossi
Counsel of Record
Paul A. Rossi, Esq.
316 Hill Street
Ste.1020
Mountville, PA 17554

Paul-Rossi@comcast.net
Ph: (717) 961-8978
Party name: Rio Grande Foundation


Paul Anthony Rossi
Counsel of Record
Paul A. Rossi, Esq.
316 Hill Street
Ste 1020
Mountville, PA 17554

Paul-Rossi@comcast.net
Ph: (717) 961-8978
Party name: Project Veritas


Paul Anthony Rossi
Counsel of Record
Paul A. Rossi, Esq.
316 Hill Street
Ste. 1020
Mountville, PA 17554

ragnarartax81@gmail.com
Ph: (717) 961-8978
Party name: Young Americans for Liberty, Inc.; Savannah Chrisley; and the Private Property Rights Institute


Paul Anthony Rossi
Counsel of Record
Paul A. Rossi, Esq.
316 Hill Street
Ste. 1020
Mountville, PA 17554

Paul-Rossi@comcast.net
Ph: (717) 961-8978
Party name: United States Congressional Representatives Nancy Mace; Randy Weber; Jeff Van Drew; and Lance Gooden


Russell Gerard Ryan
Counsel of Record
New Civil Liberties Alliance
4250 N. Fairfax Dr.
Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22203

russ.ryan@ncla.onmicrosoft.com
Ph: (202)-869-5210
Party name: New Civil Liberties Alliance