| No. 22-859 | |
| Title: | Securities and Exchange Commission, Petitioner v. George R. Jarkesy, Jr., et al. |
| Docketed: | March 9, 2023 |
| Linked with 22A596, 23A55 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (20-61007) |
| Decision Date: | May 18, 2022 |
| Rehearing Denied: | October 21, 2022 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jan 05 2023 | Application (22A596) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 19, 2023 to February 17, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito. |
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| Jan 06 2023 | Application (22A596) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 17, 2023. |
| Jan 26 2023 | Application (22A596) to extend further the time from February 17, 2023 to March 20, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Written RequestProof of Service | |
| Jan 30 2023 | Application (22A596) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 20, 2023. |
| Mar 08 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 10, 2023) |
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| Mar 27 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 10, 2023 to May 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Mar 28 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 10, 2023. |
| Apr 28 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 10, 2023 to June 9, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| May 04 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part, and the time is extended to and including May 23, 2023, for all respondents. |
| May 23 2023 | Brief of respondents George R. Jarkesy, Jr., et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Jun 06 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023. |
| Jun 06 2023 | Reply of petitioner Securites and Exchange Commission filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jun 29 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2023. |
| Jun 30 2023 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 17 2023 | Motion for an extension of time within which to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Jul 17 2023 | Application (23A55) for leave to file briefs on the merits in excess of the word limits, submitted to Justice Alito. |
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| Jul 18 2023 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Securites and Exchange Commission. |
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| Jul 19 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 28, 2023. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 11, 2023. |
| Jul 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Andrew N. Vollmer in support of neither party filed. |
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| Jul 26 2023 | Application for leave to file briefs on the merits in excess of the word limits (23A55) granted by Justice Alito provided that the opening and response briefs do not exceed 18,000 words each, and that the reply brief does not exceed 8,000 words. |
| Aug 21 2023 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Aug 22 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Ilan Wurman in support of neither party filed. |
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| Aug 22 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Anthony Michael Sabino filed. |
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| Aug 28 2023 | Brief of petitioner Securites and Exchange Commission filed. |
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| Aug 28 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Forum of United States Administrative Law Judges in support of neither party filed. |
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| Sep 01 2023 | Amicus brief of Administrative Law Scholars not accepted for filing. (September 06, 2023) |
| Sep 01 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Administrative Law Scholars (Sept. 12, 2023) filed. |
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| Sep 01 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference filed. |
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| Sep 05 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Professors John M. Golden and Thomas H. Lee filed. |
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| Sep 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of National Treasury Employees Union filed. |
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| Sep 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of The North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. filed. |
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| Sep 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. |
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| Sep 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Administrative Law Judges filed. |
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| Sep 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Jed H. Shugerman filed. |
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| Sep 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. |
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| Sep 26 2023 | Motion of Administrative Law Scholars for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Oct 04 2023 | Amicus brief of Morris & Dickson not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted--October 06, 2023.) |
| Oct 04 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Morris & Dickson (Oct. 10, 2023) filed. |
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| Oct 11 2023 | Brief of respondents George R. Jarkesy, Jr., et al. filed. |
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| Oct 12 2023 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. |
| Oct 13 2023 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. |
| Oct 16 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. |
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| Oct 17 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Competitive Enterprise Institute filed. |
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| Oct 17 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of American Bankers Association, American Association of Bank Directors, and Bank Policy Institute filed. ( Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Independent Women's Law Center filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The Institute for Justice, Sun Valley Orchards, LLC, Procraft Masonry, LLC, and C.S. Lawn & Landscape, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Pioneer Public Interest Law Center filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Energy Transfer LP filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of State of West Virginia and 17 Other States filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Phillip Goldstein, Nelson Obus, Mark Cuban, Elon Musk, Manouch Moshayedi, and Investor Choice Advocates Network filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of America First Policy Institute filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of David Julian filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of CTIA-The Wireless Association, USTelecom-The Broadband Association, and Competitive Carriers Association filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Originalists Edwin Meese III, Steven G. Calabresi, and Garry S. Lawson filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the National Federation of Independent Small Business Legal Center, Inc., and Business Roundtable filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 19 2023 | CIRCULATED |
| Oct 25 2023 | Electronic record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. |
| Oct 30 2023 | Motion of Administrative Law Scholars for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Nov 13 2023 | Reply of petitioner Securites and Exchange Commission filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 29 2023 | Argued. For petitioner: Brian H. Fletcher, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: S. Michael McColloch, Dallas, Tex. |
| Jun 27 2024 | Judgment is AFFIRMED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan and Jackson, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 29 2024 | Judgment Issued. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Securites and Exchange Commission | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Sidney Michael McColloch Counsel of Record | S. Michael McColloch, PLLC 6060 N. Central Expressway Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75206 SMM@MCCOLLOCH-LAW.COM | 2146741868 |
| Party name: George R. Jarkesy, Jr., et al. | ||
| Karen Lundskow Cook | Karen Cook, PLLC 6060 N. Central Expressway Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75206 KAREN@KARENCOOKLAW.COM | 2147299098 |
| Party name: George R. Jarkesy, Jr., et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Manuel G. Berrelez Counsel of Record | Vinson and Elkins LLP 2001 Ross Ave. Suite 3900 Dallas, TX 75201 MBERRELEZ@VELAW.COM | 214-220-7709 |
| Party name: American Bankers Association, American Association of Bank Directors, and Bank Policy Institute | ||
| Anastasia Paulinna Boden Counsel of Record | Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 aboden@cato.org | 202-216-1414 |
| Party name: Cato Institute | ||
| Anthony Thomas Caso Counsel of Record | Constitutional Counsel Group 1628 N Main St. #289 Salinas, CA 93906 ATCASO@CCG1776.COM | 916-601-1916 |
| Party name: Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence | ||
| Ronald William Chapman II Counsel of Record | Chapman Law Group 1441 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 310 Troy, MI 48098 rwchapman@chapmanlawgroup.com | (248) 644-6326 |
| Party name: Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference | ||
| Jeffrey Benjamin Dubner Counsel of Record | Democracy Forward Foundation P.O. Box 34553 Washington, DC 20043 Jdubner@democracyforward.org | (202) 448-9090 |
| Party name: Jed H. Shugerman | ||
| Lawrence S. Ebner Counsel of Record | Atlantic Legal Foundation 1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 lawrence.ebner@atlanticlegal.org | 202-729-6337 |
| Party name: Atlantic Legal Foundation | ||
| Steven Andrew Engel Counsel of Record | Dechert LLP 1900 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 STEVEN.ENGEL@DECHERT.COM | (202) 261-3369 |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the National Federation of Independent Small Business Legal Center, Inc., and Business Roundtable | ||
| Deborah Delores Enix-Ross Counsel of Record | American Bar Association 321 N. Clark St. Chicago , IL 60654 AMICUSBRIEFS@AMERICANBAR.ORG | 312-988-5000 |
| Party name: American Bar Association | ||
| Steven Anson Glazer Counsel of Record | FORUM of United States Administrative Law Judges P.O. Box 14076 Washington, DC 20044 forumalj@gmail.com | (301) 332-9214 |
| Party name: FORUM of United States Administrative Law Judges | ||
| Hyland Hunt Counsel of Record | Deutsch Hunt, PLLC 300 New Jersey Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 HHUNT@DEUTSCHHUNT.COM | 2028686915 |
| Party name: Association of Administrative Law Judges | ||
| Robert Everett Johnson Counsel of Record | Institute for Justice 16781 Chagrin Blvd. #256 Shaker Heights, OH 44120 rejohnson83@gmail.com | (703) 682-9320 |
| Party name: The Institute for Justice, Sun Valley Orchards, LLC, Procraft Masonry, LLC, and C.S. Lawn & Landscape, Inc. | ||
| Thomas Michael Johnson Jr. Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036 TMJOHNSON@WILEY.LAW | 2027194550 |
| Party name: CTIA-The Wireless Association, USTelecom-The Broadband Association, and Competitive Carriers Association | ||
| Richard Polk Lawson Counsel of Record | Gardner Brewer Hudson 400 N. Ashley Dr. Suite 1100 Tampa, FL 33602 RLAWSON@GARDNERBREWER.COM | 813-952-8882 |
| Party name: America First Policy Institute | ||
| Thomas H. Lee Counsel of Record | Hughes, Hubbard & Reed One Battery Park Plaza New York, NY 10004 thomas.lee@hugheshubbard.com | 3473246000 |
| Party name: Professors John M. Golden and Thomas H. Lee | ||
| Margaret Ann Little Counsel of Record | New Civil Liberties Alliance 1225 19th St. NW, Suite 450 Washington, DC 20036-0000 PEGGY.LITTLE@NCLA.ONMICROSOFT.COM | 2028695212 |
| Party name: New Civil Liberties Alliance | ||
| Matthew Theodore Martens Counsel of Record | WilmerHale 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 MATTHEW.MARTENS@WILMERHALE.COM | 202-663-6000 |
| Party name: David Julian | ||
| Vincente Leon Martinez Counsel of Record | North American Securities Administrators Assoc. 750 First Street, NE, Suite 990 Washington, DC 20002 vmartinez@nasaa.org | 202-3680419 |
| Party name: The North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. | ||
| Jeremy Charles Marwell Counsel of Record | Vinson & Elkins LLP 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 500W Washington, DC 20037 JMARWELL@VELAW.COM | 202-639-6507 |
| Party name: TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America, Inc. | ||
| John Mercer Masslon II Counsel of Record | Washington Legal Foundation 2009 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20036 JMASSLON@WLF.ORG | (202) 588-0302 |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation | ||
| Hashim M. Mooppan Counsel of Record | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 HMMOOPPAN@JONESDAY.COM | 2028793744 |
| Party name: Morris & Dickson | ||
| Nicolas Morgan Counsel of Record | Paul Hastings LLP 515 South Flower Street, 25th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 nicolasmorgan@paulhastings.com | (213) 683-6181 |
| Party name: Phillip Goldstein, Nelson Obus, Mark Cuban, Elon Musk, Manouch Moshayedi, and Investor Choice Advocates Network | ||
| Alan B. Morrison Counsel of Record | George Washington Law School 2000 H Street NW Washington, DC 20052 ABMORRISON@LAW.GWU.EDU | 2029947120 |
| Party name: Administrative Law Scholars | ||
| Ashley C. Parrish Counsel of Record | King & Spalding LLP 1700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20006 APARRISH@KSLAW.COM | (202) 737-0500 |
| Party name: Pioneer Public Interest Law Center | ||
| Michael David Pepson Counsel of Record | Americans for Prosperity Foundation 1310 N. Courthouse Rd., Ste. 700 Arlington, VA 22201 mpepson@afphq.org | 5713294529 |
| Party name: Americans for Prosperity Foundation | ||
| Anthony Michael Sabino Counsel of Record | Sabino & Sabino, P.C. 92 Willis Avenue, 2nd Floor Mineola, NY 11501 ANTHONY.SABINO@SABINOLAW.COM | 516-294-3199 |
| Party name: Anthony Michael Sabino | ||
| 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: Independent Women's Law Center | ||
| William S. Scherman Counsel of Record | Vinson & Elkins 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20037 wscherman@velaw.com | 202-256-7000 |
| Party name: Energy Transfer LP | ||
| Lindsay Sara See | Office of the West Virginia Attorney General State Capitol Complex Building 1, Room E-26 Charleston, WV 25305 LINDSAY.S.SEE@WVAGO.GOV | 3045582021 |
| Party name: State of West Virginia and 17 Other States | ||
| Loren Ariela Seehase Counsel of Record | Liberty Justice Center 440 N. Wells Street Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60654 lseehase@libertyjusticecenter.org | 312-637-2280 |
| Party name: Liberty Justice Center | ||
| Kathryn Elizabeth Tarbert | Schaerr Jaffe LLP 1717 K Street NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 ktarbert@schaerr-jaffe.com | 2027871060 |
| Party name: Independent Women's Law Center | ||
| Andrew N. Vollmer Counsel of Record | Mercatus Center at George Mason University 3434 Washington Boulevard Arlington, VA 22201 andrew.vollmer@gmail.com | 703-993-8840 |
| Party name: Andrew N. Vollmer | ||
| Amit Ramnik Vora Counsel of Record | Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP 1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019 avora@kasowitz.com | 2038878158 |
| Party name: Constitutional Originalists Edwin Meese III, Steven G. Calabresi, and Garry S. Lawson | ||
| Charles Devin Watkins Counsel of Record | Competitive Enterprise Institute 1310 L Street NW, 7th Floor Washington, DC 20005 devin.watkins@cei.org | 503-753-8104 |
| Party name: Competitive Enterprise Institute | ||
| John Marc Wheat Counsel of Record | Advancing American Freedom, Inc. 801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 930 Washington, DC 20004-2729 MWHEAT@ADVANCINGAMERICANFREEDOM.COM | (202) 780-4848 |
| Party name: Advancing American Freedom, Inc. | ||
| Michael Ray Williams Counsel of Record | Office of the West Virginia Attorney General State Capitol Complex, Bldg. 1, Rm E-26 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E Charleston, WV 25305 michael.r.williams@wvago.gov | (681) 313-4511 |
| Party name: State of West Virginia and 17 Other States | ||
| Julie Marie Wilson Counsel of Record | 800 K Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20001 JULIE.WILSON@NTEU.ORG | 703-352-3325 |
| Party name: National Treasury Employees Union | ||
| Ilan Wurman Counsel of Record | Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law 111 E. Taylor St , MC 9520 Phoenix, AZ 85004 ilan.wurman@asu.edu | 480-965-2245 |
| Party name: Professor Ilan Wurman | ||
| Allison M. Zieve Counsel of Record | Public Citizen Litigation Group 1600 20th Street NW Washington, DC 20009 AZIEVE@CITIZEN.ORG | 202-588-1000 |
| Party name: Public Citizen | ||