Docket for 15-981

No. 15-981

Title:

Leneuoti FiaFia Tuaua, et al., Petitioners

United States, et al.

Docketed:

February 1, 2016

Linked with 15A623

Lower Ct:

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Case Nos.:	(13-5272)
Decision Date:	June 5, 2015
Rehearing Denied:	October 2, 2015

~~~Date~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sep 14 2015	Application (15A623) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 31, 2015 to February 1, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Dec 14 2015	Application (15A623) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 1, 2016.
Feb 1 2016	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 2, 2016)
Feb 22 2016	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 1, 2016, for all respondents.
Feb 25 2016	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amici curiae of League of United Latin American Citizens, et al. filed.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Constitutional Law, et al. filed.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amicus curiae of Puerto Rican Bar Association, Inc. filed.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amici curiae of Former Federal and Local Judges filed.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amici curiae of Scholars of International Law filed.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress and Former Governmental Officials filed.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amici curiae of Citizenship Scholars filed.
Mar 29 2016	Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 2, 2016, for all respondents.
May 2 2016	Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 11, 2016, for all respondents.
May 11 2016	Brief of respondents American Samoa Government, et al. in opposition filed.
May 11 2016	Brief of respondents Federal Respondents in opposition filed.
May 11 2016	Brief amici curiae of Edward J. Erler, Andrew C. McCarthy III, and The Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
May 23 2016	Reply of petitioners Leneuoti FiaFia Tuaua, et al. filed.
May 24 2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 9, 2016.
Jun 13 2016	Petition DENIED.

~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Theodore B. Olson	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	(202) 955-8500
Counsel of Record	1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC 20036
	tolson@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Leneuoti FiaFia Tuaua, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
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: United States, et al.

Michael F. Williams	Kirkland & Ellis, LLP	(202) 879-5123
Counsel of Record	655 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
	Suite 1200
	Washington, DC 20005
	michael.williams@kirkland.com
Party name: American Samoa Government, et al.
Other:
Kenneth Chesebro	1600 Massachusetts Ave.	(617) 661-4423
	No. 801
	Cambridge, MA 02138
	kenchesebro@msn.com
Party name: Edward J. Erler, Andrew C. McCarthy III, and The Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence

Paul D. Clement	Bancroft PLLC	(202) 234-0090
	500 New Jersey Ave., NW
	Seventh Floor
	Washington, DC 20001
	pclement@bancroftpllc.com
Party name: Members of Congress and Former Governmental Officials

Michael J. Gottlieb	Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP	(202) 237-2727
	5301 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Suite 800
	Washington, DC 20015
	mgottlieb@bsfllp.com
Party name: Former Federal and Local Judges

Brian David Netter	Mayer Brown LLP	(202) 263-3000
	1999 K Street NW
	Washington, DC 20006
	bnetter@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Puerto Rican Bar Association, Inc.

Ashley C. Parrish	King & Spalding LLP	(202) 737-0500
	1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
	Washington, DC 20006
	aparrish@kslaw.com
Party name: Citizenship Scholars

Paul M. Smith	Jenner & Block LLP	(202) 639-6060
	1099 New York Avenue, N.W.
	Suite 900
	Washington, DC 20001
	psmith@jenner.com
Party name: League of United Latin American Citizens, et al.

Paul R.Q. Wolfson	Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP	(202) 663-6000
	1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC 20006
	paul.wolfson@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Scholars of Constitutional Law, et al.

Jonathan K. Youngwood	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	(212) 455-2000
	425 Lexington Avenue
	New York, NY 10017
	jyoungwood@stblaw.com
Party name: Scholars of International Law