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No. 20-443
 
Title: United States, Petitioner
v.
Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev
Docketed: October 6, 2020
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
   Case Numbers: (16-6001)
   Decision Date: July 31, 2020
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Oct 06 2020 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2020)
Petition Proof of Service
Oct 20 2020 Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 5, 2020 to December 7, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Oct 21 2020 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 7, 2020.
Nov 05 2020 Brief amicus curiae of The National Fraternal Order of Police filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 23 2020 United States opposition to respondent's 30-day extension request not accepted for filing. (November 23, 2020 - corrected letter to be submitted)
Nov 23 2020 Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 7, 2020 to January 6, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Nov 23 2020 Response to motion for an extension of time from petitioner United States filed.
Main Document
Nov 24 2020 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part; the time is extended to and including December 17, 2020.
Dec 17 2020 Brief of respondent Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Dec 18 2020 Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5. filed.
Main Document
Dec 23 2020 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Dec 23 2020 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count
Jan 11 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
Jan 19 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
Feb 12 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
Feb 22 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
Mar 01 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
Mar 15 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
Mar 22 2021 Petition GRANTED.
Mar 26 2021 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Main Document
Apr 15 2021 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 14, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 20, 2021.
Apr 22 2021 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev
Blanket Consent
Apr 28 2021 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, United States
Blanket Consent
May 05 2021 Brief amici curiae of James Fetzer, Ph. D., et al. filed.
Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 14 2021 Joint appendix Volume I and II filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Main Document Main Document Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 14 2021 Brief of petitioner United States filed.
Proof of Service Main Document
Jun 14 2021 Motion for leave to file Volume III of the joint appendix under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by petitioner United States.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 14 2021 Joint appendix Volume III (Redacted) filed. (Docketed 8/2/21).
Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 21 2021 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jun 21 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 21 2021 Brief amicus curiae of The National Fraternal Order of Police filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 13 2021 ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, October 13, 2021.
Jul 28 2021 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit.
Aug 02 2021 Motion for leave to file Volume III of the joint appendix under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED.
Aug 03 2021 CIRCULATED
Aug 20 2021 Brief of respondent Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 25 2021 Brief amici curiae of Interested Evidence and Sentencing Law Professors filed. ((Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 27 2021 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc., National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 27 2021 Brief amici curiae of Retired Federal Judges and Former Federal Prosecutors filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 27 2021 Brief amici curiae of Shirin Bakhshay, Tarika Daftary-Kapur, Yael Danieli, Angela Jones, Margaret Bull Kovera, Steven D. Penrod & Christine L. Ruva filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Aug 27 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Michael J.Z. Mannheimer filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 14 2021 Record received from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit (1 Box - including several CDs and thumb-drives of sealed material). Notation that district court was instructed to transmit its record material to the Clerk.
Sep 20 2021 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Proof of Service Main Document
Sep 29 2021 The record received from the U.S.D.C. Dist. of Massachusetts has been electronically filed.
Oct 04 2021 Letter of petitioner clarifying joint appendix arrangement filed.
Main Document
Oct 13 2021 Argued. For petitioner: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Ginger D. Anders, Washington, D. C.
Mar 04 2022 Judgment REVERSED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Barrett, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan, J., joined, and in which Sotomayor, J., joined except as to Part II–C.
Apr 05 2022 judgment issued.
Dec 21 2022 Record returned to the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit (1 box of sealed materials).
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
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


Attorneys for Respondents
Ginger D. Anders
Counsel of Record
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500E
Washington, DC 20001-5369
ginger.anders@mto.com
Ph: 2022201107
Party name: Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev


Other Attorneys
John Remington Graham
Counsel of Record
180 Haut de la Paroisse
St-Agapit, XX G0S 1Z0
jack.graham@globetrotter.net
Ph: 418-888-5049
Party name: James Fetzer, Ph. D., et al.


William McGinley Jay
Counsel of Record
Goodwin Procter, LLP
1900 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
WJay@goodwinlaw.com
Ph: 2023464000
Party name: The National Fraternal Order of Police


Jennifer Michelle Keighley
Counsel of Record
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
51 W. 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
jkeighley@orrick.com
Ph: (212) 506-3584
Party name: Michael J.Z. Mannheimer


Stephen Michael Nickelsburg
Counsel of Record
Clifford Chance US LLP
2001 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
steve.nickelsburg@cliffordchance.com
Ph: (202) 912-5000
Party name: Shirin Bakhshay, Tarika Daftary-Kapur, Yael Danieli, Angela Jones, Margaret Bull Kovera, Steven D. Penrod & Christine L. Ruva


Kent S. Scheidegger
Counsel of Record
Criminal Justice Legal Fdtn.
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
briefs@cjlf.org
Ph: 9164460345
Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation


Kannon K. Shanmugam
Counsel of Record
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
2001 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
kshanmugam@paulweiss.com
Ph: (202) 223-7300
Party name: Retired Federal Judges and Former Federal Prosecutors


Catherine Emily Stetson
Counsel of Record
Hogan Lovells US LLP
555 13th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004-1109
cate.stetson@hoganlovells.com
Ph: 2026375491
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc., National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Rutherford Institute


Dean Arthur Strang
Counsel of Record
StrangBradley, LLC
613 Williamson Street
Suite 204
Madison, WI 53703
dean@strangbradley.com
Ph: 608-535-1550
Party name: Interested Evidence and Sentencing Law Professors

 

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