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No. 16-499
Title:	Joseph Jesner, et al., Petitioners v. Arab Bank, PLC
Docketed:	October 13, 2016
Linked with 16A82
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Case Numbers:	(13-3605, 13-3620, 13-3635, 13-4650, 13-4652)
Decision Date:	December 8, 2015
Rehearing Denied:	May 9, 2016
Discretionary Court Decision Date:
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Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Jul 20 2016	Application (16A82) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 7, 2016 to October 6, 2016, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.

Jul 22 2016	Application (16A82) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until October 6, 2016.

Oct 05 2016	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 14, 2016)

Oct 14 2016	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners.

Oct 28 2016	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 14, 2016.

Nov 11 2016	Brief amici curiae of Professors of Legal History William R. Casto, et al. filed.

Nov 14 2016	Brief amici curiae of International Law Scholars filed.

Nov 14 2016	Brief amicus curiae of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse filed.

Nov 14 2016	Brief amici curiae of Jack Bloom and Alpha Capital Holdings, Inc. filed.

Dec 14 2016	Brief of respondent Arab Bank, PLC in opposition filed.

Dec 22 2016	Reply of petitioners Joseph Jesner, et al. filed.

Dec 28 2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 13, 2017.

Jan 10 2017	Rescheduled.

Mar 08 2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 24, 2017.

Mar 27 2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 31, 2017.

Apr 03 2017	Petition GRANTED.

Apr 27 2017	The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 20, 2017.

Apr 27 2017	The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 21, 2017.

Apr 27 2017	Petitioners will file the reply brief on or before September 18, 2017.

May 09 2017	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners.

Jun 09 2017	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent.

Jun 20 2017	Joint appendix filed (2 Volumes). (Statement of cost filed).

Jun 20 2017	Brief of petitioners Joseph Jesner, et al. filed.

Jun 21 2017	Brief amici curiae of Admiralty Law Professors, Thomas J. Schoenbaum, George Rutherglen, and Joel Samuels filed.

Jun 26 2017	Brief amici curiae of Ambassador David J. Scheffer, et al. filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amici curiae of Canadian International and National Law Scholars filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. in support of neither party filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amici curiae of Comparative Law Scholars and Practitioners filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amici curiae of Jack Bloom and Alpha Capital Holdings, Inc. filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amicus curiae of EarthRights International filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amicus curiae of Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amicus curiae of Former U.S. Counterterrorism and National Security Officials filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amici curiae of Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), et al. filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Lindsey Graham filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amici curiae of Procedural and Corporate Law Professors filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amici curiae of Center for Constitional Rights, et al. in support of neither party filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amici curiae of Financial Regulation Scholars and Former Government Officials filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amici curiae of International Law Scholars filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amici curiae of Nuremberg Scholars filed.

Jun 27 2017	Brief amici curiae of Professors of Legal History filed.

Jul 19 2017	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 11, 2017.

Aug 01 2017	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit.

Aug 11 2017	Record received from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit. The record is electronic.

Aug 14 2017	CIRCULATED.

Aug 21 2017	Brief of respondent Arab Bank, PLC filed. (Distributed)

Aug 24 2017	Brief amici curiae of Professors of International Law, Foreign Relations Law, and Federal Jurisdiction filed. (Distributed)

Aug 28 2017	Brief amicus curiae of Union of Arab Banks filed. (Distributed)

Aug 28 2017	Brief amici curiae of Former State Department Officials filed. (Distributed)

Aug 28 2017	Brief amicus curiae of Institute of International Bankers filed. (Distributed)

Aug 28 2017	Brief amicus curiae of Central Bank of Jordan filed. (Distributed)

Aug 28 2017	Brief amicus curiae of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan filed. (Distributed)

Aug 28 2017	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Sep 08 2017	Reply of petitioners Joseph Jesner, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Sep 25 2017	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Oct 11 2017	Argued. For petitioners: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For United States, as amicus curiae: Brian H. Fletcher, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C.

Apr 24 2018	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II-B-1, and II-C, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts II-A, II-B-2, II-B-3, and III, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Alito, J., and Gorsuch, J., filed opinions concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined.

May 29 2018	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioners
Jeffrey L. Fisher Counsel of Record	Stanford Law School Supreme Court Clinic 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305 jfisher@stanford.edu	650-724-7081
Party name: Joseph Jesner, et al.
Attorneys for Respondent
Paul D. Clement Counsel of Record	Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 paul.clement@kirkland.com	202-879-5000
Party name: Arab Bank, PLC
Other
Samuel Estreicher Counsel of Record	NYU School of Law 40 Washington Sq. South New York, NY 10012 samuel.estreicher@nyu.edu	212-998-6226
Party name: Professors of International Law, Foreign Relations Law, and Federal Jurisdiction
Noel J. Francisco 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: the United States in support of neither party
Douglas Harry Hallward-Driemeier Counsel of Record	Ropes & Gray, LLP 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 douglas.hallward-driemeier@ropesgray.com	(202)-508-4600
Party name: Union of Arab Banks
Neal K. Katyal Counsel of Record	Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com	202-637-5600
Party name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Michael K. Kellogg Counsel of Record	Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 mkellogg@kellogghansen.com	(202) 326-7900
Party name: Former State Department Officials
Richard C. Pepperman Counsel of Record	Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004	212-558-4000
Party name: Institute of International Bankers
William Emmet White Counsel of Record	Allen & Overy LLP 1101 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20005 william.white@allenovery.com	202-683-3800
Party name: Central Bank of Jordan
William J. Aceves	California Western School of Law 225 Cedar Street San Diego, CA 92101 wja@cwsl.edu	(619) 515-1589
Party name: International Law Scholars
Sarah P. Alexander	Constantine Cannon LLP 150 California Street, Suite 1600 San Francisco, CA 94111 spalexander@constantinecannon.com	(415) 766-3564
Party name: Professors of Legal History
Carey R. D'Avino	43 West 43rdsStreet New York,, NY 10036 crdavino@gmail.com	(212) 709-8163
Party name: Canadian International and National Law Scholars
William S. Dodge	400 Mrak Hall Drive Davis, CA 95616 wsdodge@ucdavis.edu	(530) 752-1910
Party name: International Law Scholars
Agnieszka M. Fryszman	Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll PLLC 1100 New York Avenue, N. W. Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 afryszman@cohenmilstein.com	(202) 408-4600
Party name: Comparative Law Scholars and Practitioners
Katherine M. Gallagher	Center for Constitutional Rights 666 Broadway, 7th Floor New York, NY 10012 kgallagher@ccrjustice.org	(212)-614-6455
Party name: Center for Constitional Rights, et al. in support of neither party
Tyler Richard Giannini	International Human Rights Clinic Harvard Law School, Pound Hall 401 6 Everett Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 giannini@law.harvard.edu	(617) 495-9263
Party name: Professors of Legal History William R. Casto, et al.
Jerry S. Goldman	Anderson KIll P.C. Anderson Kill PC 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 jgoldman@andersonkill.com	(212) 278-1000
Party name: Jack Bloom and Alpha Capital Holdings, Inc.
Brianne Jenna Gorod	Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org	(202) 296-6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center
Deepak Gupta	Gupta Wessler PLLC 1900 L Street, NW. Suite 312 Washington, DC 20036 deepak@guptawessler.com	(202) 888-1741
Party name: Financial Regulation Scholars and Former Government Officials
Jonathan D. Hacker	O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 jhacker@omm.com	(202) 383-5300
Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the Unite States of America, et al.
Oona A. Hathaway	127 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511 oona.hathaway@yale.edu	(203) 436-1869
Party name: Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges
Richard L. Herz	EarthRights 1612 K Street N.W. Suite 401 Washington, DC 20006 rick@earthrights.org	(202) 466-5188
Party name: EarthRights International
Hyland Hunt	Deutch Hunt PLLC 300 New Jersey Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 hhunt@deutschhunt.com	(202) 868-6838
Party name: Former U.S. Counterterrorism and National Security Officials
Edwin S. Kneedler	Deputy Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ	(202) 514-2217
Party name: United States in support of neither party
Peter Margulies	Roger Williams University School of Law 10 Metacom Avenue Bristol, RI 02809 pmargulies@rwu.edu	(401) 254-4564
Party name: United States Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Lindsey Graham
Daniel Rosenthal	James & Hoffman, P.C. 1130 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 950 Washington, DC 20036 dmrosenthal@jamhoff.com	(202) 496-0500
Party name: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), et al.
George A. Rutherglen	University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation 580 Massie Charlottesville, VA 22903 gar3h@virginia.edu	(434) 924-7015
Party name: Admiralty Law Professors, Thomas J. Schoenbaum, George Rutherglen, and Joel Samuels
David J. Scheffer	Center for International Human Rights Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 375 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 d-scheffer@law.northwestern.edu	(312) 503-2224
Party name: Ambassador David J. Scheffer, et al.
Elizabeth Van Schaack	Visiting Professor of Law Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305 bethvs@stanford.edu	(650) 498-6526
Party name: Nuremberg Scholars
Amy J. Wildermuth	University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law 332 South 1400 East, Rm. 101 Room 101 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 amy.wildermuth@law.utah.edu	(801) 581-6833
Party name: Procedural and Corporate Law Professors