| No. 20-493 | |
| Title: | Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, et al., Petitioners v. Texas |
| Docketed: | October 15, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-50400) |
| Decision Date: | April 2, 2020 |
| Rehearing Denied: | May 12, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 09 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 16, 2020) |
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| Oct 26 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent State of Texas to respond filed. |
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| Oct 28 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020. |
| Nov 03 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 10 2020 | Response Requested. (Due December 10, 2020) |
| Nov 12 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 10, 2020 to January 11, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Nov 13 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 11, 2021. |
| Jan 11 2021 | Brief of respondent State of Texas in opposition filed. |
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| Jan 21 2021 | The record from the U.S.D.C. Western Dist. of Texas is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Jan 25 2021 | Reply of petitioners Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, The Tribal Council, The Tribal Governor Michael Silvas or his Successor filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 27 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021. |
| Feb 22 2021 | The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| Aug 25 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Sep 03 2021 | Supplemental brief of respondent Texas filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 08 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021. |
| Oct 04 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021. |
| Oct 12 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021. |
| Oct 18 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 17 2021 | Motion for an extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits filed. |
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| Nov 19 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file respondent's brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including January 10, 2022. |
| Dec 02 2021 | Brief of petitioners Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, The Tribal Council, The Tribal Governor Michael Silvas or his Successor filed. |
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| Dec 02 2021 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Dec 09 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas filed. |
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| Dec 09 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Indian Gaming Association, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 09 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Dec 17 2021 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, February 22, 2022. |
| Dec 21 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. |
| Dec 21 2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Dec 21 2021 | The record from the U.S.D.C. Western District of Texas is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Jan 10 2022 | Brief of respondent Texas filed. |
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| Jan 14 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed. |
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| Jan 14 2022 | Motion of Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Jan 18 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Jan 24 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED. |
| Jan 24 2022 | Motion of Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Feb 03 2022 | Reply of petitioners Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, The Tribal Council, The Tribal Governor Michael Silvas or his Successor filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 22 2022 | Argued. For petitioners: Brant C. Martin, Fort Worth, Tex.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Lanora C. Pettit, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Austin, Tex. |
| Jun 15 2022 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 18 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Brant C Martin Counsel of Record | Wick Phillips Gould & Martin LLP 100 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1500 Fort Worth, TX 76102 brant.martin@wickphillips.com | 817-332-7788 |
| Party name: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, The Tribal Council, The Tribal Governor Michael Silvas or his Successor | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Lanora Christine Pettit Counsel of Record | Office of the Texas Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 lanora.pettit@oag.texas.gov | 512-936-1700 |
| Party name: Texas | ||
| Other | ||
| Danny Scot Ashby Counsel of Record | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1717 Main Street Suite 3200 Dallas, TX 75201 danny.ashby@morganlewis.com | 214-466-4118 |
| Party name: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas | ||
| Danny Scot Ashby Counsel of Record | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1717 Main Street Suite 3200 Dallas, TX 75201 danny.ashby@morganlewis.com | (214) 466-4000 |
| Party name: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, National Congress of American Indians, National Indian Gaming Association, and USET Sovereignty Protection Fund | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar | 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 | ||
| Seth P. Waxman Counsel of Record | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20006 Seth.Waxman@wilmerhale.com | 202-663-6800 |
| Party name: National Indian Gaming Association, National Congress of American Indians, and United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund | ||