| No. 23-108 | |
| Title: | James E. Snyder, Petitioner v. United States |
| Docketed: | August 3, 2023 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-2986) |
| Decision Date: | June 15, 2023 |
| Rehearing Denied: | July 14, 2023 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Aug 01 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 5, 2023) |
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| Aug 29 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 5, 2023 to October 5, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Aug 31 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 5, 2023. |
| Sep 01 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. |
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| Sep 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
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| Sep 15 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 5, 2023 to November 6, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 6, 2023. |
| Oct 25 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 6, 2023 to November 16, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Oct 26 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 16, 2023. |
| Nov 16 2023 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed bypetitioner. |
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| Nov 21 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023. |
| Nov 21 2023 | Reply of petitioner James E. Snyder filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 13 2023 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Dec 18 2023 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Dec 28 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 February 5, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including March 11, 2024. The reply brief on the merits will be filed in compliance with Rule 25.3. |
| Feb 05 2024 | Brief of petitioner James E. Snyder filed. |
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| Feb 05 2024 | Joint appendix filed. |
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| Feb 09 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation and Due Process Institute filed. |
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| Feb 09 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of James Madison Center for Free Speech filed. |
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| Feb 12 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
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| Feb 12 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Laborers' International Union of North America filed. |
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| Feb 12 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Separation of Powers Clinic filed. |
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| Feb 12 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. |
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| Feb 12 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, AFL-CIO filed. |
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| Feb 16 2024 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 15, 2024. |
| Feb 16 2024 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. |
| Feb 22 2024 | Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and available with the Clerk. |
| Mar 11 2024 | Brief of respondent United States filed. |
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| Mar 20 2024 | CIRCULATED |
| Apr 02 2024 | Reply of petitioner James E. Snyder filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 15 2024 | Argued. For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Colleen R. Sinzdak, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C |
| Jun 26 2024 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a concurring opinion. Jackson, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 29 2024 | Judgment Issued. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Lisa S. Blatt Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 680 Maine Avenue SW Washington, DC 20024 LBLATT@WC.COM | 202-434-5050 |
| Party name: James E. Snyder | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar 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 | ||
| James Bopp Jr. Counsel of Record | The Bopp Law Firm, PC The National Building 1 South Sixth Street Terre Haute, IN 47807 jboppjr@aol.com | 8122322434 |
| Party name: James Madison Center for Free Speech | ||
| Terence H. Campbell Counsel of Record | Cotsirilos, Tighe, Streicker, Poulos & Campbell 55 E. Monroe St. Suite 3250 Chicago, IL 60603 tcampbell@cotsiriloslaw.com | 312-263-0345 |
| Party name: International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, AFL-CIO | ||
| Leon Dayan Counsel of Record | Bredhoff & Kaiser, P.L.L.C. 805 15th Street NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005 ldayan@bredhoff.com | 202-842-2600 |
| Party name: Laborers' International Union of North America | ||
| Christopher D. Man Counsel of Record | Winston & Strawn LLP 1901 L Street NW Washington, DC 20036 CMAN@WINSTON.COM | 202-282-5622 |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation and Due Process Institute | ||
| R. Trent McCotter Counsel of Record | Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative St 3301 Fairfax Dr. Suite 430 Arlington, VA 22201 rmccotte@gmu.edu | 202-706-5488 |
| Party name: Separation of Powers Clinic | ||
| Brent Thomas Murphy Counsel of Record | Latham & Watkins LLP 555 Eleventh Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004-1304 brent.murphy@lw.com | 2026371070 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | ||
| Jay Alan Sekulow Counsel of Record | American Center for Law and Justice 201 Maryland Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 sekulow@aclj.org | 2025468890 |
| Party name: American Center for Law and Justice | ||