| No. 16-499 | |
| Title: | Joseph Jesner, et al., Petitioners v. Arab Bank, PLC |
| Docketed: | October 13, 2016 |
| Linked with 16A82 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (13-3605, 13-3620, 13-3635, 13-4650, 13-4652) |
| Decision Date: | December 8, 2015 |
| Rehearing Denied: | May 9, 2016 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 20 2016 | Application (16A82) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 7, 2016 to October 6, 2016, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| Jul 22 2016 | Application (16A82) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until October 6, 2016. |
| Oct 05 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 14, 2016) |
| Oct 14 2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners. |
| Oct 28 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 14, 2016. |
| Nov 11 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Legal History William R. Casto, et al. filed. |
| Nov 14 2016 | Brief amici curiae of International Law Scholars filed. |
| Nov 14 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse filed. |
| Nov 14 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Jack Bloom and Alpha Capital Holdings, Inc. filed. |
| Dec 14 2016 | Brief of respondent Arab Bank, PLC in opposition filed. |
| Dec 22 2016 | Reply of petitioners Joseph Jesner, et al. filed. |
| Dec 28 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 13, 2017. |
| Jan 10 2017 | Rescheduled. |
| Mar 08 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 24, 2017. |
| Mar 27 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 31, 2017. |
| Apr 03 2017 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Apr 27 2017 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 20, 2017. |
| Apr 27 2017 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 21, 2017. |
| Apr 27 2017 | Petitioners will file the reply brief on or before September 18, 2017. |
| May 09 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners. |
| Jun 09 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent. |
| Jun 20 2017 | Joint appendix filed (2 Volumes). (Statement of cost filed). |
| Jun 20 2017 | Brief of petitioners Joseph Jesner, et al. filed. |
| Jun 21 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Admiralty Law Professors, Thomas J. Schoenbaum, George Rutherglen, and Joel Samuels filed. |
| Jun 26 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Ambassador David J. Scheffer, et al. filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Canadian International and National Law Scholars filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. in support of neither party filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Comparative Law Scholars and Practitioners filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Jack Bloom and Alpha Capital Holdings, Inc. filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of EarthRights International filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Former U.S. Counterterrorism and National Security Officials filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), et al. filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Lindsey Graham filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Procedural and Corporate Law Professors filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Center for Constitional Rights, et al. in support of neither party filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Financial Regulation Scholars and Former Government Officials filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amici curiae of International Law Scholars filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Nuremberg Scholars filed. |
| Jun 27 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Legal History filed. |
| Jul 19 2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. |
| Aug 01 2017 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit. |
| Aug 11 2017 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit. The record is electronic. |
| Aug 14 2017 | CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 21 2017 | Brief of respondent Arab Bank, PLC filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 24 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of International Law, Foreign Relations Law, and Federal Jurisdiction filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 28 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Union of Arab Banks filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 28 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Former State Department Officials filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 28 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute of International Bankers filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 28 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Central Bank of Jordan filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 28 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 28 2017 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Sep 08 2017 | Reply of petitioners Joseph Jesner, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 25 2017 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 11 2017 | Argued. For petitioners: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For United States, as amicus curiae: Brian H. Fletcher, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. |
| Apr 24 2018 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II-B-1, and II-C, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts II-A, II-B-2, II-B-3, and III, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Alito, J., and Gorsuch, J., filed opinions concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| May 29 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Jeffrey L. Fisher Counsel of Record | Stanford Law School Supreme Court Clinic 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305 jfisher@stanford.edu | 650-724-7081 |
| Party name: Joseph Jesner, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Paul D. Clement Counsel of Record | Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 paul.clement@kirkland.com | 202-879-5000 |
| Party name: Arab Bank, PLC | ||
| Other | ||
| Samuel Estreicher Counsel of Record | NYU School of Law 40 Washington Sq. South New York, NY 10012 samuel.estreicher@nyu.edu | 212-998-6226 |
| Party name: Professors of International Law, Foreign Relations Law, and Federal Jurisdiction | ||
| Noel J. Francisco Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: the United States in support of neither party | ||
| Douglas Harry Hallward-Driemeier Counsel of Record | Ropes & Gray, LLP 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 douglas.hallward-driemeier@ropesgray.com | (202)-508-4600 |
| Party name: Union of Arab Banks | ||
| Neal K. Katyal Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com | 202-637-5600 |
| Party name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | ||
| Michael K. Kellogg Counsel of Record | Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 mkellogg@kellogghansen.com | (202) 326-7900 |
| Party name: Former State Department Officials | ||
| Richard C. Pepperman Counsel of Record | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 | 212-558-4000 |
| Party name: Institute of International Bankers | ||
| William Emmet White Counsel of Record | Allen & Overy LLP 1101 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20005 william.white@allenovery.com | 202-683-3800 |
| Party name: Central Bank of Jordan | ||
| William J. Aceves | California Western School of Law 225 Cedar Street San Diego, CA 92101 wja@cwsl.edu | (619) 515-1589 |
| Party name: International Law Scholars | ||
| Sarah P. Alexander | Constantine Cannon LLP 150 California Street, Suite 1600 San Francisco, CA 94111 spalexander@constantinecannon.com | (415) 766-3564 |
| Party name: Professors of Legal History | ||
| Carey R. D'Avino | 43 West 43rdsStreet New York,, NY 10036 crdavino@gmail.com | (212) 709-8163 |
| Party name: Canadian International and National Law Scholars | ||
| William S. Dodge | 400 Mrak Hall Drive Davis, CA 95616 wsdodge@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1910 |
| Party name: International Law Scholars | ||
| Agnieszka M. Fryszman | Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll PLLC 1100 New York Avenue, N. W. Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 afryszman@cohenmilstein.com | (202) 408-4600 |
| Party name: Comparative Law Scholars and Practitioners | ||
| Katherine M. Gallagher | Center for Constitutional Rights 666 Broadway, 7th Floor New York, NY 10012 kgallagher@ccrjustice.org | (212)-614-6455 |
| Party name: Center for Constitional Rights, et al. in support of neither party | ||
| Tyler Richard Giannini | International Human Rights Clinic Harvard Law School, Pound Hall 401 6 Everett Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 giannini@law.harvard.edu | (617) 495-9263 |
| Party name: Professors of Legal History William R. Casto, et al. | ||
| Jerry S. Goldman | Anderson KIll P.C. Anderson Kill PC 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 jgoldman@andersonkill.com | (212) 278-1000 |
| Party name: Jack Bloom and Alpha Capital Holdings, Inc. | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org | (202) 296-6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Deepak Gupta | Gupta Wessler PLLC 1900 L Street, NW. Suite 312 Washington, DC 20036 deepak@guptawessler.com | (202) 888-1741 |
| Party name: Financial Regulation Scholars and Former Government Officials | ||
| Jonathan D. Hacker | O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 jhacker@omm.com | (202) 383-5300 |
| Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the Unite States of America, et al. | ||
| Oona A. Hathaway | 127 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511 oona.hathaway@yale.edu | (203) 436-1869 |
| Party name: Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges | ||
| Richard L. Herz | EarthRights 1612 K Street N.W. Suite 401 Washington, DC 20006 rick@earthrights.org | (202) 466-5188 |
| Party name: EarthRights International | ||
| Hyland Hunt | Deutch Hunt PLLC 300 New Jersey Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 hhunt@deutschhunt.com | (202) 868-6838 |
| Party name: Former U.S. Counterterrorism and National Security Officials | ||
| Edwin S. Kneedler | Deputy Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ | (202) 514-2217 |
| Party name: United States in support of neither party | ||
| Peter Margulies | Roger Williams University School of Law 10 Metacom Avenue Bristol, RI 02809 pmargulies@rwu.edu | (401) 254-4564 |
| Party name: United States Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Lindsey Graham | ||
| Daniel Rosenthal | James & Hoffman, P.C. 1130 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 950 Washington, DC 20036 dmrosenthal@jamhoff.com | (202) 496-0500 |
| Party name: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), et al. | ||
| George A. Rutherglen | University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation 580 Massie Charlottesville, VA 22903 gar3h@virginia.edu | (434) 924-7015 |
| Party name: Admiralty Law Professors, Thomas J. Schoenbaum, George Rutherglen, and Joel Samuels | ||
| David J. Scheffer | Center for International Human Rights Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 375 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 d-scheffer@law.northwestern.edu | (312) 503-2224 |
| Party name: Ambassador David J. Scheffer, et al. | ||
| Elizabeth Van Schaack | Visiting Professor of Law Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305 bethvs@stanford.edu | (650) 498-6526 |
| Party name: Nuremberg Scholars | ||
| Amy J. Wildermuth | University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law 332 South 1400 East, Rm. 101 Room 101 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 amy.wildermuth@law.utah.edu | (801) 581-6833 |
| Party name: Procedural and Corporate Law Professors | ||