| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Mar 5 2007 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 4, 2007) |
| Mar 5 2007 |
Motion to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by petitioners. |
| Mar 5 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Judges, et al. filed.(VIDED.) |
| Mar 12 2007 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 16, 2007. |
| Mar 19 2007 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 23, 2007. |
| Mar 21 2007 |
Brief of respondents George W. Bush, President of the United States, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 21 2007 |
Respondents' opposition to motions to expedite briefing and oral argument filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 22 2007 |
Reply of petitioners in support of motion to expedite and oral argument filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 22 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States Senator Arlen Specter filed. (Distributed) VIDED. |
| Mar 23 2007 |
Reply of petitioners Lakhdar Boumediene, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 26 2007 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 30, 2007. |
| Mar 26 2007 |
Brief of respondent Ridouane Khalid in support of petition filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2007 |
Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Stevens and Justice Kennedy respecting the denial of certiorari. Justice Breyer filed an opinion dissenting from the denial of certiorari, joined by Justice Souter, and joined by Justice Ginsburg as to Part I. (Detached opinion)
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| Apr 24 2007 |
Application (06A1001) to suspend the effect of the denial of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Apr 24 2007 |
Application (06A1002) to extend the time to file a petition for rehearing from April 27, 2007 to August 27, 2007, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Apr 26 2007 |
Application (06A1001) denied by The Chief Justice. (Detached Opinion) |
| Apr 26 2007 |
Application (06A1002) denied by The Chief Justice. (Detached Opinion) |
| Apr 27 2007 |
Petition for Rehearing filed. |
| Apr 27 2007 |
Motion to defer consideration of the petition for rehearing filed by petitioners. |
| May 8 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 24, 2007. |
| May 29 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 31, 2007. |
| Jun 4 2007 |
The respondents are invited to file a response to the petitions for rehearing within thirty days. VIDED. |
| Jun 19 2007 |
Response to petition for rehearing from respondents George W. Bush, President of the United States, et al. filed. |
| Jun 21 2007 |
Reply brief in support of petition for rehearing filed. |
| Jun 25 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 28, 2007. |
| Jun 29 2007 |
The petition for rehearing is granted. The order entered April 2, 2007, denying the petition for writ of certiorari is vacated. The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. This case is consolidated with 06-1196 and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. As it would be of material assistance to consult any decision in Bismullah, et al. v. Gates, No. 06-1197, and Parhat, et al. v. Gates, et al., No. 06-1397 currently pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, supplemental briefing will be scheduled upon the issuance of any decision in those cases. |
| Jul 13 2007 |
The time within which to file the opening briefs on the merits has been extended as follows: the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits are due on or before August 24, 2007; respondents' briefs are due on or before October 9, 2007. VIDED. |
| Aug 14 2007 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for petitioners El-Banna, et al. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Association of the Bar of the City of New York filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Former United States Diplomats Diego C. Asencio, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief of petitioners Lakhdar Boumediene, et al. filed. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Joint appendix filed. VIDED. (Statement of costs received) |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Judges filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Amnesty International, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Salim Hamdan filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Legal Historians filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Professors of Constitutional Law and Federal Jurisdiction filed. VIDED.
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| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Retired Military Officers filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Specialists in Israeli Military Law and Constitutional Law filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States Senator Arlen Specter filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of 383 United Kingdom and European Parliamentarians filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Canadian Parliamentarians and Professors of Law filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts and International Law Professors filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Institute of Military Justice filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either or neither party received from counsel for respondent Ridouane Khalid. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and Public Justice filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth Lawyers Association filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Scholars Paul Finkelman, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 24 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of International Humanitarian Law Experts filed. VIDED. |
| Sep 4 2007 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either or neither party received from counsel for Al Odah, et al. VIDED. |
| Sep 13 2007 |
Application (07A229) of respondents to file a consolidated brief on the merits in excess of the page limits, submitted to The Chief Justice. VIDED |
| Sep 17 2007 |
Application (07A229) to file a consolidated brief on the merits in excess of page limits granted by The Chief Justice. The document may not exceed 75 pages. |
| Sep 21 2007 |
Letter from counsel for the petitioners proposing to lodge copies of the records of unreported cases cited in petitioners' brief. (Distributed) |
| Oct 8 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 9 2007 |
Brief of respondents George W. Bush, President of the United States, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 9 2007 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Center for Law and Justice. VIDED. |
| Oct 9 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Retired Generals and Admirals, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 9 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Foundation for Defense of Democracies, et al. filed. |
| Oct 15 2007 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT Wednesday, December 5, 2007. VIDED. |
| Oct 19 2007 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Oct 22 2007 |
Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the District of Columbia Circuit. (3 boxes)
There are sealed documents in this record. |
| Oct 26 2007 |
Application (07A369) of petitioners Boumediene, et al. for leave to file a reply brief on the merits in excess of the page limitation, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Oct 30 2007 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia Circuit. (1 box). There are sealed documents in this record. |
| Oct 30 2007 |
Application (07A369) of petitioners Boumediene, et al. for leave to file a reply brief on the merits in excess of the page limitation granted by The Chief Justice. The brief may not exceed 25 pages. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Center for Law and Justice GRANTED. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Reply of petitioners Lakhdar Boumediene, et al. filed. (Distributed). |
| Nov 21 2007 |
Copies of the records of unreported cases cited in petitioners' brief LODGED by petitioners at the request of the Clerk. (Distributed) |
| Dec 5 2007 |
Argued. For petitioners: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by Boumediene petitioners. (Distributed). |
| Dec 20 2007 |
Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by respondents George W. Bush, President of the United States, et al. VIDED. |
| Jan 7 2008 |
Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by petitioners GRANTED. |
| Jan 7 2008 |
Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by the Solicitor General is granted as to Section 1 of the brief and denied as to Section 2 of the brief. VIDED |
| Feb 19 2008 |
Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by petitioners Lakhdar Boumediene, et al. |
| Mar 17 2008 |
Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by petitioners GRANTED. |
| Mar 31 2008 |
Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by respondents George W. Bush, President of the United States, et al. VIDED. (Distributed). |
| Apr 14 2008 |
Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by the Solicitor General GRANTED. |
| Jun 12 2008 |
REVERSED AND REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Souter, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined. Roberts, C.J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C.J., and Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. |
| Jun 19 2008 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jun 19 2008 |
Application (07A1011) for order to issue judgment forthwith, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Jun 19 2008 |
Application (07A1011) for order to issue the judgment forthwith granted by Justice Kennedy |
| Jul 22 2008 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (06/20/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit received. |
| Jul 25 2008 |
Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the District of Columbia Circuit. |
| Jul 25 2008 |
Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia. |