| No. 24A588 | |
| Title: | Brian Firebaugh, et al., Applicants v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General |
| Docketed: | December 16, 2024 |
| Linked with 24-657 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (24-1130; 24-1183; 24-1113) |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Dec 16 2024 | Application (24A588) for injunction pending certiorari, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Dec 17 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, AND KNIGHT FIRST AMENDMENT INSTITUTE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 18 2024 | Application (24A588) referred to the Court. |
| Dec 18 2024 | Consideration of the application (24A587) for an injunction pending review presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is deferred pending oral argument. Applicants suggested this Court treat the application as a petition for a writ of certiorari; doing so, the petition is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 24-656 (24A587) is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of two hours is allotted for oral argument. The parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: Whether the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, as applied to petitioners, violates the First Amendment. The parties are directed to file electronically simultaneous opening briefs, limited to 13,000 words, and a joint appendix on or before 5 p.m. (EST), Friday, December 27, 2024. Reply briefs, limited to 6,000 words, are to be filed electronically on or before 5 p.m. (EST), Friday, January 3, 2025. Any amicus curiae briefs are to be filed electronically on or before 5 p.m. (EST), Friday, December 27, 2024. Booklet format briefs prepared in compliance with Rule 33.1 shall be submitted as soon as possible thereafter. The case is set for oral argument on Friday, January 10, 2025. VIDED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Jeffrey L. Fisher Counsel of Record | O'Melveny & Myers LLP 2765 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 JLFISHER@OMM.COM | 650 473-2600 |
| Party name: Brian Firebaugh, et al. | ||
| 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: Merrick B. Garland | ||
| Other | ||
| Patrick Christopher Toomey Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 125 Broad St., Fl. 17 New York, NY 10004 PTOOMEY@ACLU.ORG | 212-519-7816 |
| Party name: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, AND KNIGHT FIRST AMENDMENT INSTITUTE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | ||