| No. 17-530 | |
| Title: | Wisconsin Central Ltd., et al., Petitioners v. United States |
| Docketed: | October 10, 2017 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (16-3300, 16-3303, 16-3304) |
| Decision Date: | May 8, 2017 |
| Rehearing Denied: | July 12, 2017 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 06 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 9, 2017) |
| Oct 26 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 11, 2017. |
| Nov 09 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed. |
| Dec 06 2017 | Brief of respondent United States filed. |
| Certificate of Word CountMain Document | |
| Dec 20 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018. |
| Jan 08 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018. |
| Jan 12 2018 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 16 2018 | Brief of petitioners Wisconsin Central Ltd., et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Feb 16 2018 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Feb 23 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 16, 2018. |
| Feb 23 2018 | Brief amici curiae of CSX Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad Company filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Feb 23 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Norfolk Southern Corporation filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Feb 23 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Mar 07 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 19 2018 | Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Mar 30 2018 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit. |
| Apr 02 2018 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Apr 03 2018 | Reply of petitioners Wisconsin Central Ltd., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Apr 16 2018 | Argued. For petitioners: Thomas H. Dupree, Jr., Washington, D. C. For respondent: Rachel P. Kovner, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 21 2018 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 23 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Thomas Henderson Dupree Jr. Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 | (202) 955-8500 |
| Party name: Wisconsin Central Ltd., et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| 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: United States | ||
| Other | ||
| M. Miller Baker Counsel of Record | McDermott Will & Emery LLP 500 North Capitol Street NW Washington, DC 20001 mbaker@mwe.com | 202-756-8233 |
| Party name: Norfolk Southern Corporation | ||
| Bryan Michael Killian Counsel of Record | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20004 Bryan.killian@morganlewis.com | 2023736191 |
| Party name: CSX Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad Company | ||
| Daniel Saphire Counsel of Record | Association of American Railroads, 425 3rd Street. N.W. ` Washington, DC 20024 dsaphire@aar.org | 202-639-2505 |
| Party name: Association of American Railroads | ||