No. 08-1498
Vide 09-89
Title:
Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al., Petitioners
v.
Humanitarian Law Project, et al.
Docketed:June 4, 2009
Linked with 08A846
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(05-56753, 05-56846)
  Decision Date:December 10, 2007
  Rehearing Denied:January 5, 2009
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 24 2009 Application (08A846) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 5, 2009 to May 5, 2009, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Mar 24 2009 Application (08A846) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until May 5, 2009.
Apr 22 2009 Application (08A846) to extend further the time from May 5, 2009 to June 4, 2009, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Apr 22 2009 Application (08A846) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until June 4, 2009.
Jun 4 2009 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 6, 2009)
Jul 6 2009 Brief amicus curiae of James J. Carey, et al. filed.
Jul 6 2009 Brief of respondents Humanitarian Law Project, et al. in opposition filed.
Aug 24 2009 Reply of petitioners Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al. filed.
Sep 9 2009 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2009.
Sep 30 2009 Petition GRANTED The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 09-89 is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
Oct 23 2009 Motion to amend the briefing schedule filed by the parties. VIDED.
Nov 2 2009 Motion to amend the briefing schedule GRANTED Petitioners in No. 09-89 will file an opening brief, not to exceed 18,000 words, on or before November 16, 2009. Petitioners in No. 08-1498 will file a response brief, not to exceed 18,000 words, on or before December 22, 2009. Petitioners in No. 09-89 will file a reply brief, not to exceed 12,000 words, on or before January 21, 2010. Petitioners in No. 08-1498 will file a reply brief, not to exceed 12,000 words, on or before February 12, 2010.
Nov 2 2009 Amicus curiae briefs in support of petitioners in No. 09-89 or in support of neither party are to be filed on or before November 23, 2009. Amicus curiae briefs in support of petitioners in No. 08-1498 are to be filed on or before December 29, 2009. VIDED.
Nov 16 2009 Joint appendix filed. VIDED. (Statement of costs received)
Nov 16 2009 Brief of Humanitarian Law Project, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 18 2009 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either partyor of neither party, received from counsel for Humanitarian Law Project, et al. VIDED.
Nov 19 2009 Consent to the filing of amiucs briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for Holder, et al. VIDED.
Nov 23 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League in support of Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al. filed.
Nov 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of Academic Researchers, et al. in support of Humanitarian Law Project, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of Constitution Project and the Rutherford Institute in support of Humanitarian Law Project, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of Victims of the McCarthy Era in support of Humanitarian Law Project, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of Carter Center, et al. in support of Humanitarian Law Project, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 30 2009 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, February 23, 2010.
Dec 7 2009 CIRCULATED.
Dec 22 2009 Brief of Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed).
Dec 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of Scholars, Attorneys, and Former Public Officials with Experience in Terrorism-Related Issues in support of Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al. filed. (Distributed) VIDED.
Dec 28 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Center on the Administration of Criminal Law in support of Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al., filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Dec 29 2009 Brief amici curiae of John D. Altenburg, Maj. Gen., U.S. Army (Ret.), et al. in support of petitioners Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al., filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Dec 29 2009 Brief amici curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, et al. in support of Eric Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 31 2009 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Jan 5 2010 Record received from U.S.D.C. for Central District of California. (1 box)
Jan 21 2010 Reply of respondents Humanitarian Law Project, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 12 2010 Application (09A738) to extend the time to file a reply brief from February 12, 2010 to February 16, 2010, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Feb 12 2010 Application (09A738) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until February 16, 2010.
Feb 16 2010 Reply of petitioners Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 23 2010 Argued. For Humanitarian Law Project, et al.: David D. Cole, Washington, D. C. For Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al.: Elena Kagan, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jun 21 2010 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. VIDED.
Jul 23 2010 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Aug 17 2010 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Central District of California.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Elena Kagan Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
David D. Cole c/o Georgetown University Law Center(202) 662-9078
    Counsel of Record600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20001
cole@law.georgetown.edu
Party name: Humanitarian Law Project, et al.
Other:
Bradford A. Berenson Sidley Austin LLP(202) 736-8000
1501 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20005
Party name: Scholars, Attorneys, and Former Public Officials with Experience in Terrorism-Related Issues
 
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: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, et al.
 
John A. Freedman Arnold & Porter LLP(202) 342-5000
555 Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20004
John.Freedman@aporter.com
Party name: Victims of the McCarthy Era in support of Humanitarian Law Project, et al.
 
Melissa Goodman American Civil Liberties Foundation(212) 549-2500
125 Broad Street
New York, NY  10004
mgoodman@aclu.org
Party name: Carter Center, et al. in support of Humanitarian Law Project, et al.
 
David M. Gossett Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3000
1999 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
dgossett@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Constitution Project, and Rutherford Institute in support of Humanitarian Law Project, et al.
 
Burt Neuborne Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School(212) 998-6730
161 Avenue of the Americas
12th Floor
New York, NY  10013
Party name: Academic Researchers, et al. in support of Humanitarian Law Project, et al.
 
Daniel J. Popeo Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20036
rsamp@wlf.org
Party name: John D. Altenburg, Maj. Gen., U.S. Army (Ret.), et al.
 
David M. Raim Chadbourne & Parke LLP(202) 974-5745
1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Anti-Defamation League in support of Eric Holder, et al..
 
Richard A. Samp Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20036
rsamp@wlf.org
Party name: James J. Carey, et al.
 
Michael Y. Scudder Jr. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP(312) 407-0700
155 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL  60606-1720
Michael.Scudder@skadden.com
Party name: Center on the Administration of Criminal Law