| No. 21-147 | |
| Title: | Erik Egbert, Petitioner v. Robert Boule |
| Docketed: | August 3, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (18-35789) |
| Decision Date: | May 20, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 30 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2021) |
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| Aug 09 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 2, 2021 to October 4, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Aug 10 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 4, 2021. |
| Aug 30 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Independent Women's Law Center filed. |
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| Aug 31 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Border Patrol Council filed. |
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| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. |
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| Oct 04 2021 | Motion for leave to file a brief in opposition under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by respondent Robert Boule. |
| Oct 04 2021 | Brief of respondent Robert Boule in opposition filed. |
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| Oct 12 2021 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under Rule 15.5 filed. |
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| Oct 12 2021 | Reply of petitioner Erik Egbert filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 13 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021. |
| Nov 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021. |
| Nov 05 2021 | Motion for leave to file a brief in opposition under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED. |
| Nov 05 2021 | Petition GRANTED limited to Questions 1 and 2 presented by the petition. |
| Dec 17 2021 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, March 2, 2022. |
| Dec 20 2021 | Brief of petitioner Erik Egbert filed. |
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| Dec 20 2021 | Motion of respondent for leave to file the joint appendix under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed. |
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| Dec 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Border Patrol Council filed. |
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| Dec 23 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jennifer L. Mascott filed. |
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| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Independent Women's Law Center filed. |
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| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Dee Farmer, et al. in support of neither party filed. |
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| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. |
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| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Attorneys General John D. Ashcroft, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National ICE Council filed. |
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| Jan 18 2022 | Motion of respondent for leave to file the joint appendix under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED. |
| Jan 18 2022 | Joint appendix redacted volume for the public record (file date of December 20, 2021). Note: revised redacted volume filed February 18, 2022. |
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| Jan 18 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Jan 18 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 19 2022 | Motion to file respondent's brief on the merits under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed. |
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| Jan 25 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 34 Media Organizations filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 26 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The DKT Liberty Project, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 26 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability and Protect the First Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 26 2022 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 26 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 26 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of National Police Accountability Project filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 26 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Roy Sargeant filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 26 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Council on American-Islamic Relations and Anas Elhady filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 26 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 26 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights in Education filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 18 2022 | Motion to file respondent's brief on the merits under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED. |
| Feb 18 2022 | Redacted brief of respondent Robert Boule (filed 1/19/22). (Distributed) |
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| Feb 18 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. |
| Feb 18 2022 | Reply of petitioner Erik Egbert filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 18 2022 | Joint motion of the parties and the Solicitor General for leave to file a revised redacted joint appendix for the public record filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 25 2022 | Joint motion of the parties and the Solicitor General for leave to file a revised redacted joint appendix for the public record GRANTED. |
| Feb 25 2022 | Joint appendix revised redacted volume for the public record (filed 2/18/22). (Distributed) |
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| Mar 02 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Sarah M. Harris, Washington, D. C.; and Michael R. Huston, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Felicia H. Ellsworth, Boston, Mass. |
| Jun 08 2022 | Judgment REVERSED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which Breyer and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 11 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Sarah Michelle Harris Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 sharris@wc.com | 202-434-5599 |
| Party name: Erik Egbert | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Felicia H. Ellsworth Counsel of Record | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 felicia.ellsworth@wilmerhale.com | 617-526-6687 |
| Party name: Robert Boule | ||
| Other | ||
| Melanie Lynn Bostwick Counsel of Record | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1152 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 mbostwick@orrick.com | 202-339-8483 |
| Party name: National Police Accountability Project | ||
| Bruce David Brown Counsel of Record | Reporters Committee for Freedom of Press 1156 15th Street NW Suite 1020 Washington, DC 20005 bbrown@rcfp.org | 2027959300 |
| Party name: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 34 Media Organizations | ||
| Jim Ernest Calle Counsel of Record | Law Office of Jim E. Calle 2185 W Magee Road Suite 125 Tucson, AZ 85742 jimcalle@mac.com | 5202750199 |
| Party name: National Border Patrol Council | ||
| Steven Andrew Engel Counsel of Record | Dechert LLP 1900 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 steven.engel@dechert.com | (202) 261-3300 |
| Party name: Former U.S. Attorneys General John D. Ashcroft, William P. Barr, Alberto R. Gonzales, Edwin Meese III, Michael B. Mukasey, and Jefferson B. Sessions III | ||
| 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: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Patrick Michael Jaicomo Counsel of Record | 901 North Glebe Road Arlington, VA 22203 pjaicomo@ij.org | 7036829320 |
| Party name: Institute for Justice | ||
| Lawrence J. Joseph Counsel of Record | Law Office of Lawrence J. Joseph 1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 700-1A Washington, DC 20036 ljoseph@larryjoseph.com | 2023559452 |
| Party name: Immigration Reform Law Institute | ||
| Theane Evangelis Kapur Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 333 South Grand Avenue 48th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 tevangelis@gibsondunn.com | (213) 229-7726 |
| Party name: The DKT Liberty Project, et al. | ||
| Lena Fatina Masri Counsel of Record | CAIR Legal Defense Fund 453 New Jersey Ave SE Washington, D.C., DC 20003 ldf@cair.com | 2027426420 |
| Party name: Council on American-Islamic Relations and Anas Elhady | ||
| John Mercer Masslon II Counsel of Record | PO Box 2062 Arlington, VA 22202 john@johnmasslon.com | (703) 791-9483 |
| Party name: Independent Women's Law Center | ||
| R. Trent McCotter Counsel of Record | Separation of Powers Clinic, Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University 3301 Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22201 rmccotte@gmu.edu | 202-706-5488 |
| Party name: Professor Jennifer L. Mascott | ||
| Michael Alan Morguess Counsel of Record | Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC 2300 Contra Costa Boulevard Suite 500 Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 mmorguess@rlslawyers.com | (925) 609-1699 |
| Party name: National ICE Council | ||
| 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 | ||
| Gene Clayton Schaerr Counsel of Record | Schaerr | Jaffe 1717 K Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 gschaerr@schaerr-jaffe.com | 202-787-1060 |
| Party name: Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability and Protect the First Foundation | ||
| Darpana M. Sheth Counsel of Record | Foundation for Individual Rights in Education 510 Walnut St. Suite 1250 Philadelphia, PA 19106 darpana.sheth@thefire.org | 2157173473 |
| Party name: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | ||
| Andrew Timothy Tutt Counsel of Record | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer 601 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 andrew.tutt@arnoldporter.com | 202-942-5000 |
| Party name: Roy Sargeant | ||
| Cecillia Derphine Wang Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 39 Drumm Street San Francisco, CA 94111 cwang@aclu.org | 415-343-0775 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, Cato Institute, Roderick & Solange Macarthur Justice Center, National Immigration Litigation Alliance, and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project | ||
| David Meir Zionts Counsel of Record | Covington & Burlington LLP 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 dzionts@cov.com | 202 662 5987 |
| Party name: Dee Farmer, Marcellas Hoffman, Chrissy Shorter, and Donald Snowden | ||