No. 26-208
 
Title: George Anibowei, Petitioner
v.
Todd Blanche, Attorney General, et al.
Docketed: August 19, 2026
Linked with: 25A1335
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-11042)
   Decision Date: November 19, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: March 20, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
May 22 2026 Application (25A1335) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 18, 2026 to August 17, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Jun 03 2026 Application (25A1335) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 18, 2026.
Jun 25 2026 Application (25A1335) to extend further the time from July 18, 2026 to August 17, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
Written Request Written Request Proof of Service
Jul 09 2026 Application (25A1335) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 17, 2026.
Aug 14 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2026)
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Sep 14 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Federal Respondents to respond filed.
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Sep 15 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Max Blumenthal filed.
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Sep 16 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association filed.
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Sep 18 2026 Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
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Sep 18 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
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Sep 18 2026 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
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Sep 18 2026 Brief amici curiae of Fourth Amendment Scholars filed.
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Sep 18 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Morgan Cloud filed.
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Sep 18 2026 Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
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Sep 18 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 18 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Haitian Bridge Alliance filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 23 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
Sep 29 2026 Response Requested. (Due October 29, 2026)
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Andrew Timothy Tutt
Counsel of Record
Trial Lawyers for Justice
421 W. Water Street
Decorah, IA 52101

ANDREW@TL4J.COM
Ph: 866-854-5529
Party name: George Anibowei


Attorneys for Respondents
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: Federal Respondents


Other Attorneys
Timothy S. Durst
Counsel of Record
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
2801 North Harwood Street
Suite 1600
Dallas, TX 75201

tdurst@omm.com
Ph: 972-360-1923
Party name: Cato Institute and Freedom of The Press Foundation


Alexander Nash Ely
Counsel of Record
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006

aely@omm.com
Ph: (202) 383-5370
Party name: Professor Morgan Cloud


Brianne Jenna Gorod
Counsel of Record
Constitutional Accountability Center
1730 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036

BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG
Ph: 202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center


Barbara Jean Howard
Counsel of Record
American Bar Association
321 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60654

amicusbriefs@americanbar.org
Ph: 312-988-5000
Party name: American Bar Association


Theodore Augustus Howard
Counsel of Record
Wiley Rein LLP
2050 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

thoward@wiley.law
Ph: (202) 719-7000
Party name: The Rutherford Institute


Anton Metlitsky
Counsel of Record
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas
Suite 1700
New York, NY 10019

AMETLITSKY@OMM.COM
Ph: 2123262000
Party name: Fourth Amendment Scholars


Gene Clayton Schaerr
Counsel of Record
Schaerr | Jaffe
1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

GSCHAERR@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM
Ph: 202-787-1060
Party name: Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability, Inc.


Charles Stein Siegel
Counsel of Record
Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel
3141 Hood Street
Suite 700
Dallas, TX 75219

siegel@waterskraus.com
Ph: 2143576244
Party name: The Haitian Bridge Alliance


Lane D. Thibodeaux
Counsel of Record
Brazos County Public Defender’s Office
200 South Texas Avenue
Ste. 126
Bryan, TX 77803

LThibodeaux@brazoscountytx.gov
Ph: (979) 361-4581
Party name: Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association


Jenin Younes
Counsel of Record
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
910 17th Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20006

jyounes@adc.org
Ph: (202) 244-2990
Party name: Max Blumenthal