| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Sep 2 2003 |
Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 6, 2003) |
| Sep 2 2003 |
Appendix of Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah, et al. filed. |
| Oct 3 2003 |
Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 3 2003 |
Brief amici curiae of John J. Gibbons, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 3 2003 |
Brief amici curiae of Diego C. Asencio, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 3 2003 |
Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth Lawyers Association filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 3 2003 |
Brief amicus curiae of Former American Prisoners of War filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 3 2003 |
Brief amicus curiae of Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 3 2003 |
Brief amicus curiae of Fred Korematsu filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 3 2003 |
Brief amicus curiae of Retired Military Officers filed. |
| Oct 15 2003 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2003. |
| Nov 3 2003 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2003. |
| Nov 10 2003 |
Petition GRANTED limited to the following Question: Whether United States courts lack jurisdication to consider challenges to the legality of the detention of foreign nationals captured abroad in connection with hostilities and incarcerated at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. |
| Dec 3 2003 |
Extension of time within which to file the petitioner's brief on the merits and the joint appendix to and including January 14, 2004. |
| Jan 12 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of International Law and Jurisdiction Professors filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 12 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of International Commission of Jurists, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 12 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of Omar Ahmed Khadr filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 13 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of International Law Experts Curtis F.J. Doebbler, John Mitchell, and Christine Chinkin filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of Former American Prisoners of War filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth Lawyers Association filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of Abdullah Al-Joaid filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Nathaniel R. Jones, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of Military Attorneys Assigned to Defense in OMC filed. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of Bipartisan Coalition of National and International Non-Governmental Organizations filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Legal Historians Listed filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Government Officials filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Diego C. Asencio, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Institute of Military Justice filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of 175 Members of Both Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Center for Justice and Accountability, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Joint appendix filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief of petitioners Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Hungarian Jews and Bougainvilleans VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of Retired Military Officers filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of Fred Korematsu filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 3 2004 |
Extension of time within which to file the respondent's brief on the merits to and including March 3, 2004. |
| Feb 23 2004 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Hungarian Jews and Bougainvilleans VIDED. GRANTED. |
| Mar 2 2004 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2004. |
| Mar 3 2004 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 3 2004 |
Brief of respondents United States, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 3 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Common Defense filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 3 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Former Attorneys General of the United States, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 3 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of American Center for Law & Justice, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 3 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Kenneth Anderson, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 3 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 3 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Bill Owens, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 3 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Alabama, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 11 2004 |
Motion of Military Attorneys Assigned to Defense in OMC for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 15 2004 |
Letter regarding the motion for oral argument from counsel for amicus curiae Military Attorneys Assigned to Defense in OMC received. |
| Mar 16 2004 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. Dist. of Columbia Circuit. (1 box) |
| Mar 22 2004 |
Motion of Military Attorneys Assigned to Defense in Office of Military Commissions for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Apr 7 2004 |
Reply of petitioners Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 9 2004 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. District of Columbia Circuit. (3 folders) |
| Apr 20 2004 |
Argued. For petitioners: John J. Gibbons, Newark, N.J. For respondents: Theodore B. Olson, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
| Jun 28 2004 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Thomas, J., joined. |
| Jul 13 2004 |
Application (04A41) for immediate transmission of opinion and certified copy of judgment to the Clerk of the USCA DC Circuit, submitted to Justice Stevens. |
| Jul 16 2004 |
Application (04A41) for immediate transmission of opinion and certified copy of judgment to the Clerk of the USCA DC Circuit, granted by Justice Stevens. |
| Jul 16 2004 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jul 29 2004 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (07/19/04) of judgment from the Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit received. |
| Jul 30 2004 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. District of Columbia Circuit. |
| Jul 30 2004 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for District of Columbia. |