| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Aug 8 2005 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 7, 2005) |
| Sep 7 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2005. |
| Sep 7 2005 |
Brief of respondents Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al in opposition filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 7 2005 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Institute of Military Justice filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 7 2005 |
Brief amici curiae of Office of Chief Defense Counsel, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 7 2005 |
Brief amicus curiae of Retired Generals and Admirals filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 7 2005 |
Brief amicus curiae of Human Rights First filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 7 2005 |
Brief amicus curiae of Louis Fisher filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 7 2005 |
Brief amici curiae of 304 United Kingdom and European Parliamentarians filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 7 2005 |
Brief amici curiae of Louise Doswald-Beck, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 7 2005 |
Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars and Historians filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 7 2005 |
Brief amicus curiae of Association of the Bar of the City of New York filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 13 2005 |
Reply of petitioner Salim Ahmed Hamdan filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 3 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 7, 2005. |
| Oct 11 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 14, 2005. |
| Oct 24 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 28, 2005. |
| Oct 31 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 4, 2005. |
| Nov 7 2005 |
Petition GRANTED. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Nov 14 2005 |
Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including January 6, 2006. |
| Jan 3 2006 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Jan 4 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Historians Jack N. Rakove, et al. in support of petitioner filed. |
| Jan 5 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of International Law Professors in support of petitioner (Commissions - Geographic Requirement) filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights in support of petitioner ( the Charming Betsy canon) filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Norman Dorsen, et al. in support of petitioner (Supreme Court Appellate Jurisdiction) filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Brennan Center for Justice, and William N. Eskridge Jr. in support of petitioner (Presidential Authority Lacking-UCMJ) filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Joint appendix filed. (Joint appendix in two volumes). |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief of petitioner Salim Ahmed Hamdan filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Richard A. Epstein, et al. (Military Commission Authorized By or Inconsistent With UCMJ) filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of General David Brahms and General James Cullen (Congressional Authorization Lacking) filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Retired Generals and Admirals and Milt Bearden (Geneva Conventions - Judicial Deference) filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Yemeni National Organization for Defending Rights and Freedoms filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Binyam Mohamed (Torture) filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
422 Current and Former Members of United Kingdom and European Union Parliaments filed. (International Law - Need for Adherence) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Richard I. Aaron, et al. filed. (Presidential Authority Lacking) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Office of Chief Defense Counsel, Office of Military Commissions filed. (Abstention Inappropriate) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars and Historians filed. (Effect of Quirin) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Specialists in Conspiracy and International Law filed. (Conspiracy - Not a Triable Offense) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Requirement of Civilian Jury Trial) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of National Institute of Military Justice and Bar Association of the District of Columbia filed. (Barbary Wars Precedent) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Lawrence M. Friedman, Jonathan Lurie, and Alfred P. Rubin filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Center for National Security Studies, et al. filed. (Effect of Detainee Treatment Act of 2005) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Louis Fisher filed. (Commissions - History) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Louise Doswald-Beck, et al. filed. (Commissions - Fair Trial Standards) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Louis Henkin, et al. filed. (Geneva - Enforceability) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Liberties Union filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Bar Human Rights Committee of the Bar of England and Wales, et al. filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of American Jewish Committee, et al. filed. (Commissions: Rights of Presence and Confrontation) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Professors Ryan Goodman, et al. filed. (Geneva - Applicability) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of More than 300 Detainees Incarcerated at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, et al. filed. (Whether Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 Divests Court of Jurisdiction) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Association of the Bar of the City of New York, et al. filed. (Geneva - Common Art. 3) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud Al Qosi filed. (Enforceability on Habeas/Mandamus) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Madeleine K. Albright and 21 Former Senior U.S. Diplomats filed. (Military Commissions - Independence of Judiciary) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Military Historians, Scholars and Practitioners filed. (Military Commissions and Articles of War) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Human Rights First, et al. filed. (Military Commissions - Torture) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Certain Former Federal Judges filed. (Separation of Powers: Enforceable at Guantanamo) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of International Human Rights Organizations for Copnstitutional Rights, et al. filed. |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Professor Richard D. Rosen, Associate Dean and Director of Center for Military Law and Policy, et al. filed. (Issue of Abstention) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief of amicus curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Military Commissions - Structure and Procedures) |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Arthur R. Miller filed. (Abstention and Mandamus). |
| Jan 6 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of David Hicks filed. |
| Jan 11 2006 |
Motion of petitioner for an order directing the parties to submit supplemental briefing filed. |
| Jan 12 2006 |
Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by respondents Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al. |
| Jan 17 2006 |
Order extending time to file response to motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction to and including January 31, 2006. |
| Jan 17 2006 |
Motion of petitioner for supplemental briefing DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 20, 2006. |
| Jan 17 2006 |
Opposition to petitioner's motion for supplemental briefing filed by respondents. |
| Jan 18 2006 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2006. |
| Jan 18 2006 |
Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including February 23, 2006. |
| Jan 18 2006 |
Reply to respondents' opposition to motion for supplemental briefing filed by petitioner. (Distributed). |
| Jan 23 2006 |
Motion of petitioner for an order directing the parties to submit supplemental briefing is DENIED. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Jan 23 2006 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 28, 2006. |
| Jan 23 2006 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 31 2006 |
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Former Federal Judges Shirley M. Hufstedler and William A. Norris. |
| Jan 31 2006 |
Petitioner's opposition to respondents' motion to dismiss filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 1 2006 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2006. |
| Feb 8 2006 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. District of Columbia Circuit. (1 box) |
| Feb 9 2006 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. for District of Columbia Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Feb 13 2006 |
Respondents' reply brief in support of motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 15 2006 |
Motion for leave to file surreply regarding respondents' motion to dismiss filed by petitioner. |
| Feb 15 2006 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2006. |
| Feb 21 2006 |
Motion for leave to file amici curiae brief filed by Former Federal Judges Shirley M. Hufstedler and William A. Norris GRANTED. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Feb 21 2006 |
Motion for leave to file surreply regarding respondents' motion to dismiss GRANTED. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Feb 21 2006 |
A total of 90 minutes is allotted for oral argument. |
| Feb 21 2006 |
Further consideration of respondents' motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction is deferred to the hearing of the case on the merits. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Feb 23 2006 |
Brief of respondents Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 23 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Former Attorneys General of the United States, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 23 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Senators Graham and Kyl filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 23 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed). |
| Feb 23 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of American Center for Law and Justice, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 23 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for the Common Defence filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 23 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2006 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Scott L. Fenstermaker, et al. (Distributed) |
| Mar 15 2006 |
Reply of petitioner Salim Ahmed Hamdan filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 20 2006 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Scott L. Fenstermaker, et al. DENIED. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Mar 27 2006 |
Request for recusal of Justice Scalia received from counsel for amici curiae Retired Generals and Admirals. |
| Mar 28 2006 |
Argued. For petitioner: Neal Katyal, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
| Jun 29 2006 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Stevens,J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I through IV, VI through VI-D-iii, VI-D-v, and VII, in which Kenendy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts V and VI-D-iv, in whihc Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Kennedy, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed an opinion concurring in part, in which Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined as to Parts I and II. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined, and in which Alito, J., joined as to all but Parts I, II-C-1, and III-B-2. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined as to Parts I through III. Roberts, C. J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
| Jul 31 2006 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Aug 8 2006 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for the D.C. Circuit. |
| Aug 8 2006 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia. |
| Aug 23 2006 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (08/15/06) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit received. |