No. 26-13
 
Title: Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, et al., Petitioners
v.
United States
Docketed: July 2, 2026
Linked with: 25M91
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
   Case Numbers: (25-1009)
   Decision Date: July 11, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: January 6, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Mar 25 2026 Application (25A1072) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 6, 2026 to June 5, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Apr 01 2026 Application (25A1072) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 5, 2026.
Jun 05 2026 Motion (25M91) of petitioners for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
Jun 05 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 3, 2026)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 10 2026 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
Jun 29 2026 Motion Granted. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Jul 22 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 3, 2026 to August 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Jul 24 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 26, 2026.
Aug 03 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Stephen I. Vladeck filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 03 2026 Brief amici curiae of September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 03 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Claire O. Finkelstein filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 26 2026 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Michel Paradis
Counsel of Record
Steptoe LLP
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

mparadis@steptoe.com
Ph: 2122522142
Party name: Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, et al.


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 of America


Other Attorneys
Brenner McGrath Fissell
Counsel of Record
Law Office of Brenner Fissell
3451 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

brenner.fissell@gmail.com
Ph: 5182318532
Party name: Professor Claire O. Finkelstein


Michael Ross Noveck
Counsel of Record
Gibbons P.C.
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102

mnoveck@fbtgibbons.com
Ph: (973) 596-4500
Party name: Stephen I. Vladeck


Benjamin Walker Perotin
KKL LLP
350 5th Avenue
Suite 7710
New York, NY 10118

ben.perotin@kklllp.com
Ph: (212) 390-9550
Party name: September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows and Sixty-Six Individual 9/11 Victim Families