No. 26-272
 
Title: United States, et al., Petitioners
v.
Nicolas Talbott, et al.
Docketed: September 1, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
   Case Numbers: (25-5087)
   Decision Date: June 1, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 27 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 1, 2026)
Petition Proof of Service
Sep 24 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 1, 2026 to November 2, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Sep 25 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 2, 2026.
Oct 01 2026 Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 01 2026 Brief amici curiae of Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn (USA-ret.), et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
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, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Jonathan D. Hacker
Counsel of Record
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
JHACKER@OMM.COM
Ph: 202-383-5300
Party name: Nicolas Talbott, et al.


Other Attorneys
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: Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn (USA-ret.), America's Future, Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, Public Advocate of the United States, Public Advocate Foundation, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund


Michael Ray Williams
Counsel of Record
Office of the West Virginia Attorney General
State Capitol Complex, Bldg. 1, Rm E-26
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E
Charleston, WV 25305
michael.r.williams@wvago.gov
Ph: 304-558-2021
Party name: State of West Virginia and 21 Other States