No. 03-6696
Title:
Yaser Esam Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi, as Next Friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi, Petitioners
v.
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al.
Docketed:October 2, 2003
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(02-7338)
  Decision Date:January 8, 2003
  Rehearing Denied:July 9, 2003
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 1 2003 Petition for writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 3, 2003)
Oct 3 2003 Brief amicus curiae of Fred Korematsu filed. VIDED.
Oct 3 2003 Brief amici curiae of John J. Gibbons, et al. filed. VIDED.
Oct 29 2003 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 3, 2003.
Dec 3 2003 Brief of respondents Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 3 2003 Nine copies of Joint Appendix filed in the Court of Appeals received from counsel for respondents.
Dec 3 2003 Brief amici curiae of Former Prisoners of War, et al. filed.
Dec 17 2003 Reply of petitioners Yaser E. Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi, as next friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi filed.
Dec 18 2003 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2004.
Jan 5 2004 Supplemental brief of petitioners Yaser E. Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi, as next friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi filed. (Distributed)
Jan 7 2004 Supplemental brief of respondents Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 9 2004 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Feb 20 2004 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
Feb 23 2004 Brief amici curiae of International Humanitarian Organizations and Associations of International Journalists filed.
Feb 23 2004 Brief amici curiae of International Law Professors filed.
Feb 23 2004 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
Feb 23 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Global Rights filed.
Feb 23 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Feb 23 2004 Joint appendix filed. (Joint appendix in two volumes).
Feb 23 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Experts on the Law of War filed.
Feb 23 2004 Brief amici curiae of Nathaniel R. Jones, et al. filed.
Feb 23 2004 Brief amici curiae of Certain Former Prisoners of War filed.
Feb 23 2004 Brief of petitioner Yaser E. Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi, as next friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi filed.
Feb 23 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Charles B. Gittings, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2004 SET FOR ARGUMENT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2004.
Mar 12 2004 Record received from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. (1 box)
Mar 15 2004 Record received from U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Virginia. (1 envelope)
Mar 17 2004 Brief amici curiae of John Cornyn and Larry Craig filed. VIDED.
Mar 23 2004 CIRCULATED.
Mar 24 2004 Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law & Justice filed. (Distributed).
Mar 24 2004 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 25 2004 Brief amici curiae of Center for American Unity, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 29 2004 Brief of respondents Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 29 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund filed. (Distributed)
Mar 29 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Common Defence filed. (Distributed)
Mar 29 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. (Distributed)
Apr 20 2004 Reply of petitioners Yaser E. Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi, as next friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi filed. (Distributed).
Apr 28 2004 Argued. For petitioners: Frank W. Dunham, Jr., Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Va. For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Jun 28 2004 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. O'Connor, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Kennedy and Breyer, JJ., joined. Souter, J., filed an opinion concurring in part, dissenting in part, and concurring in the judgment, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Jul 30 2004 Record returned to U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.
Jul 30 2004 Record returned to U.S.D.C. Eastern District of Virginia.
Jul 30 2004 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Aug 4 2004 Acknowledgement of receipt (08/04/04) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit received.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Frank W. Dunham Jr. (703) 600-0800
    Counsel of Record 1650 King Street
Suite 500
Alexandria, VA  22314
Party name: Yaser E. Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi, as next friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi
Attorneys for Respondents:
Theodore B. Olson Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al.
Other:
Dennis W. Archer American Bar Association(312) 988-5215
750 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL  60611
Party name: American Bar Association
 
Douglas W. Baruch Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson(202) 639-7000
801 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
douglas.baruch@friedfrank.com
Party name: International Law Professors
 
David J. Bradford Jenner & Block(312) 222-9350
One IBM Plaza
Chicago, IL  60611
Party name: John J. Gibbons, et al.
 
Adam H. Charnes Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP(336) 607-7300
1001 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC  27101
acharnes@kilpatricktownsend.com
Party name: Common Defence
 
John Cornyn Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and(202) 224-7840
United States Senate
Dirksen Senate Office
Building Room 139
Washington, DC  20510
Party name: John Cornyn and Larry Craig
 
William T. DeVinney Pillsbury Winthrop LLP(202) 775-9800
1133 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, et al.
 
John C. Eastman Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence(714) 628-2587
c/o Chapman University School of Law
One University Drive
Orange, CA  92886
jeastman@chapman.edu
Party name: Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 
James F. Fitzpatrick Arnold & Porter(202) 942-5000
555 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: Global Rights
 
Harold Hongju Koh Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic(203) 432-1660
National Litigation Project
Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT  06510
Party name: Experts on the Law of War
 
Phillip Allen Lacovara Mayer Brown LLP(212) 506-2500
1675 Broadway
New York, NY  10019-5820
Party name: Former Prisoners of War
 
Robert P. LoBue Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler(212) 336-2000
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10036
rplobue@pbwt.com
Party name: Nathaniel R. Jones, et al.
 
Timothy Lynch Cato Institute(202) 842-0200
1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20001
Party name: Cato Institute
 
Steven M. Pesner Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld(212) 872-1000
590 Madison Avenue
New York, NY  10022
Party name: International Humanitarian Organizations and Associations of International Journalists
 
Donald G. Rehkopf Jr. Law Office of Brenna & Brenna PLLC(585) 454-2000
31 East Main Street
Suite 2000
Rochester, NY  14614
drehkopfjr@brennalaw.com
Party name: Charles B. Gittings, Jr.
 
Jay Alan Sekulow American Center for Law & Justice(202) 546-8890
201 Maryland Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC  20002
sekulow@aclj.org
Party name: American Center for Law & Justice
 
Steven R. Shapiro American Civil Liberties Union Foundation(212) 549-2500
125 Broad Street
New York, NY  10004
sshapiro@aclu.org
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
 
David A. Strauss 1111 East 60th Street(773) 702-4907
Chicago, IL  60637
d-strauss@uchicago.edu
Party name: Fred Korematsu
 
Karen B. Tripp 2245 Shakespeare Road(713) 658-9323
Houston, TX  77030
Party name: Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund
 
Barnaby W. Zall Weinberg, Jacobs & Tolani, LLP(301) 231-6943
7018 Tilden Lane
Rockville, MD  20852
bzall@bzall.com
Party name: Center for American Unity, et al.