No. 11-1025
Title:
James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, et al., Petitioners
v.
Amnesty International USA, et al.
Docketed:February 17, 2012
Linked with 11A555
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  Case Nos.:(09-4112-cv)
  Decision Date:March 21, 2011
  Rehearing Denied:September 21, 2011
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 9 2011 Application (11A555) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 20, 2011 to January 19, 2012, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Dec 9 2011 Application (11A555) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until January 19, 2012.
Jan 9 2012 Application (11A555) to extend further the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 19, 2012 to February 18, 2012, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Jan 10 2012 Application (11A555) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until February 18, 2012.
Feb 17 2012 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 19, 2012)
Feb 17 2012 Appendix of James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, et al. filed (Volumes I & II).
Feb 24 2012 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 18, 2012.
Mar 19 2012 Brief amici curiae of William Barr, et al. filed.
Apr 18 2012 Brief of respondents Amnesty International USA, et al. in opposition filed.
May 1 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 17, 2012.
May 2 2012 Reply of petitioners James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, et al. filed. (Distributed)
May 21 2012 Petition GRANTED.
May 29 2012 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, et al.
May 30 2012 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 26, 2012.
May 30 2012 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 17, 2012.
Jun 11 2012 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Jul 23 2012 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, October 29, 2012
Jul 26 2012 Brief of petitioners James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, et al. filed.
Aug 2 2012 CIRCULATED
Aug 2 2012 Brief amici curiae of John D. Ashcroft, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 8 2012 Record from U.S.C.A. for 2nd Circuit is electronic.
Aug 8 2012 Record from U.S.D.C. for Southern District of New York is electronic.
Sep 17 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the respondents.
Sep 17 2012 Brief of respondents Amnesty International USA, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 21 2012 Brief amici curiae of Canadian Civil Liberties Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 24 2012 Brief amici curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 24 2012 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Sep 24 2012 Brief amici curiae of Former Church Committee members and staff filed. (Distributed) Reprinted
Sep 24 2012 Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 24 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Committee on Civil Rights of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York filed. (Distributed)
Sep 24 2012 Brief amicus curiae of New York State Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
Sep 24 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
Sep 24 2012 Brief amici curiae of Center for Constitutional Rights, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 24 2012 Brief amicus curiae of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed. (Distributed)
Oct 17 2012 Reply of petitioners James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 29 2012 Argued. For petitioners: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jameel Jaffer, New York, N. Y.
Jan 2 2013 Letter from the Solicitor General filed. (Distributed)
Feb 26 2013 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Apr 1 2013 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. 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: James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Jameel Jaffer American Civil Liberties Union Foundation(212) 549-2500
    Counsel of Record125 Broad Street
New York, NY  10004
jjaffer@aclu.org
Party name: Amnesty International USA, et al.
Other:
Peter T. Barbur Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP(212) 474-1000
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY  10019
pbarbur@cravath.com
Party name: Committee on Civil Rights of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
 
Carmine D. Boccuzzi Jr. Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton(212) 225-2000
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY  10006
cboccuzzi@cgsh.com
Party name: Canadian Civil Liberties Association, et al.
 
Bruce D. Brown The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press(703) 807-2101
1101 Wilson Blvd., Ste1100
Arlington, VA  22209-2100
bbrown@rcfp.org
Party name: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
 
John D. Cline Law Office of John D. Cline(415) 322-8319
235 Montgomery Street
Suite 1070
San Francisco, CA  94104
cline@johndclinelaw.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
 
Seymour W. James Jr. New York State Bar Association(518) 463-3200
One Elk Street
Albany, NY  12207
sjames@nysba.org
Party name: New York State Bar Association
 
Shayana D. Kadidal Center for Constitutional Rights(212) 614-6438
666 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, NY  10012
kadidal@ccrjustice.org
Party name: Center for Constitutional Rights, et al.
 
William J. Olson William J.Olson PC(703) 356-5070
370 Maple Avenue West, Suite 4
Vienna, VA  22180-5615
wjo@mindspring.com
Party name: Gun Owners Foundation, et al.
 
Sidney S. Rosdeitcher Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP(212) 373-3000
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10019-6064
srosdeitcher@paulweiss.com
Party name: former Church Committee members and staff
 
Marc Rotenberg Electronic Privacy Information Center(202) 483-1140
1718 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC  20009
rotenberg@epic.org
Party name: Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), et al.
 
Richard A. Samp Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
rsamp@wlf.org
Party name: William Barr, et al.
 
Elizabeth B. Wydra Constitutional Accountability Center(202) 296-6889
1200 18th St., N.W., Suite 501
Washington, DC  20036
elizabeth@theusconstitution.org
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center