| No. 18-1501 | |
| Title: | Charles C. Liu, et al., Petitioners v. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Docketed: | June 3, 2019 |
| Linked with 18A958 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (17-55849) |
| Decision Date: | October 25, 2018 |
| Rehearing Denied: | January 3, 2019 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Mar 22 2019 | Application (18A958) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 3, 2019 to May 31, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service | |
| Mar 22 2019 | Application (18A958) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 31, 2019. |
| May 31 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 3, 2019) |
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| Jun 13 2019 | Waiver of right of respondent Securities and Exchange Commission to respond filed. |
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| Jun 19 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019. |
| Jul 05 2019 | Response Requested. (Due August 5, 2019) |
| Jul 31 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2019 to September 4, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Aug 01 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 4, 2019. |
| Sep 04 2019 | Brief of respondent Securities and Exchange Commission in opposition filed. |
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| Sep 18 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019. |
| Sep 18 2019 | Reply of petitioners Charles C. Liu, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 08 2019 | Rescheduled. |
| Oct 15 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019. |
| Oct 28 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019. |
| Nov 01 2019 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 19 2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Charles C. Liu, et al. |
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| Nov 26 2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. |
| Dec 16 2019 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Dec 16 2019 | Brief of petitioners Charles C. Liu, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 20 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. |
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| Dec 20 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Oak Management Corporation in support of neither party filed. |
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| Dec 20 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Andy Altahawi filed. |
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| Dec 20 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed. |
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| Dec 20 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Dec 23 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
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| Dec 23 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Dec 23 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. |
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| Dec 23 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Parker R. Hallam and Frederick A. Voight filed. |
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| Dec 23 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. |
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| Dec 23 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
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| Dec 23 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Remedies and Restitution Scholars in support of neither party filed. |
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| Jan 09 2020 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Jan 09 2020 | The record of the USCA 9th Circuit is available on PACER. Sealed record material of the USDC Central District of California received electronically. |
| Jan 15 2020 | Brief of respondent Securities and Exchange Commission filed. |
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| Jan 20 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Trade Commission Officials filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 20 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Securities Law Professors filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 21 2020 | CIRCULATED |
| Jan 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of State of Illinois, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Better Markets, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 22 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Former Commissioners and Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 14 2020 | Reply of petitioners Charles C. Liu, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 03 2020 | Argued. For petitioners: Gregory G. Rapawy, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 22 2020 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jul 24 2020 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| 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 | 202-326-7902 |
| Party name: Charles C. Liu, 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: Securities and Exchange Commission | ||
| Other | ||
| Bradley Joseph Bondi Counsel of Record | Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP 1990 K Street, N.W. Suite 950 Washington, DC 20006 bbondi@cahill.com | 202.862.8910 |
| Party name: Cato Institute | ||
| Donald Burke Counsel of Record | Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP 2000 K St NW, 4th Floor Washington, DC 20006 dburke@robbinsrussell.com | 202-775-4491 |
| Party name: Law Professors | ||
| Daniel Patrick Chiplock Counsel of Record | Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP 250 Hudson Street New York, NY 10013 DCHIPLOCK@lchb.com | (212) 355-9500 |
| Party name: Former Commissioners and Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission | ||
| Cynthia Fleming Crawford Counsel of Record | Cause of Action Institute 1310 N. Courthouse Road 7th Floor Arlington, VA 22201 cynthia.crawford@causeofaction.org | 2024992421 |
| Party name: Americans for Prosperity Foundation | ||
| Michael John Dell Counsel of Record | Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 mdell@kramerlevin.com | 212-715-9129 |
| Party name: Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association | ||
| Michael Benjamin Eisenkraft Counsel of Record | Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC 88 Pine Street. 14th Floor New York, NY 10005 meisenkraft@cohenmilstein.com | 212-838-0177 |
| Party name: North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Members of Congress | ||
| Robert G. Heim Counsel of Record | Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP 1350 Broadway New York, NY 10018 rheim@tarterkrinsky.com | (212) 216-1131 |
| Party name: Andy Altahawi | ||
| Dennis Michael Kelleher Counsel of Record | Better Markets, Inc. 1825 K Street, NW Suite 1080 Washington, DC 20006 jgrimes@bettermarkets.com | (202) 618-6464 |
| Party name: Better Markets, Inc.; Center for Responsible Lending; National Consumer Law Center | ||
| Michael B. Kimberly Counsel of Record | McDermott Will & Emery 500 North Capitol Street, NW The McDermott Building Washington, DC 20001 mkimberly@mwe.com | (202) 756-8901 |
| Party name: Oak Management Corporation | ||
| Harold Douglas Laycock Counsel of Record | Michigan State University College of Law 648 N. Shaw Lane East Lansing, MI 48824 DLAYCOCK@VIRGINIA.EDU | 512-656-1789 |
| Party name: Remedies and Restitution Scholars | ||
| Sidney Michael McColloch Counsel of Record | S. Michael McColloch, PLLC 3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 600 Dallas, TX 75204 smm@mccolloch-law.com | 2146741868 |
| Party name: Parker R. Hallam and Frederick A. Voight | ||
| Donna M. Nagy Counsel of Record | Indiana University Maurer School of Law 211 South Indiana Avenue Bloomington, IN 47405 dnagy@indiana.edu | 8122194150 |
| Party name: Securities Law Professors | ||
| Jane Elinor Notz Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General, State of Illinois 100 West Randolph Street, 12th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 jnotz@atg.state.il.us | 312-814-5376 |
| Party name: State of Illinois | ||
| John Pagliaro Counsel of Record | The New England Legal Foundation 150 Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111 johnpagliaro@nelfonline.org | 617-695-3660 |
| Party name: New England Legal Foundation | ||
| Richard A. Samp Counsel of Record | Washington Legal Foundation 2009 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20036-0000 rsamp@wlf.org | 202-588-0302 |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation | ||
| Adam G. Unikowsky Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Avenue, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 AUnikowsky@jenner.com | 202-639-6041 |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| John Julian Vecchione Counsel of Record | New Civil Liberties Alliance 1225 19th St. NW Suite 450 Washington, DC 20006 john.vecchione@ncla.onmicrosoft.com | 2026744412 |
| Party name: The New Civil Liberties Alliance | ||
| David Charney Vladeck Counsel of Record | Georgetown Law School 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 vladeckd@law.georgetown.edu | 202-662-9540 |
| Party name: Former Federal Trade Commission Officials | ||