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No. 20-828
Title:	Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al., Petitioners v. Yassir Fazaga, et al.
Docketed:	December 18, 2020
Linked with 21A27
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(12-56867, 12-56874, 13-55017)
Decision Date:	July 20, 2020
Rehearing Denied:
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Dec 17 2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 19, 2021)
	Petition Proof of Service
Dec 28 2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 19, 2021 to March 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Dec 29 2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 22, 2021.

Jan 05 2021	Waiver of right of respondents James Elmer Mitchell and John Jessen not accepted for filing (waiver filed in wrong case and removed from the docket 3/5/21).

Jan 18 2021	Brief of respondents Pat Rose, Paul Allen and Kevin Armstrong in support filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jan 19 2021	Brief of respondents J. Stephen Tidwell and Barbara Walls in support filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 04 2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 22, 2021 to April 21, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Mar 05 2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 21, 2021.

Apr 21 2021	Brief of respondents Yassir Fazaga, et al. in opposition filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 11 2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.

May 11 2021	Reply of petitioners Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count
Jun 01 2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.

Jun 07 2021	Petition GRANTED.

Jul 01 2021	Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
	Main Document
Jul 12 2021	Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners brief on the merits is extended to and including July 30, 2021. The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including September 21, 2021.

Jul 30 2021	Brief of respondents Agents J. Stephen Tidwell and Barbara Walls in support of petitioners filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 30 2021	Brief of respondents Agents Paul Allen, Kevin Armstrong, and Pat Rose in support of reversal filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jul 30 2021	Brief of petitioners Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al. filed.
	Certificate of Word Count Main Document
Jul 30 2021	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
	Proof of Service Main Document
Aug 06 2021	Brief amicus curiae of Professor Laura K. Donohue in support of neither party filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 16 2021	ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, November 8, 2021.

Aug 25 2021	Application (21A27) to file a response brief on the merits in excess of the word limit, submitted to Justice Kagan.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Sep 01 2021	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.

Sep 02 2021	Application (21A27) granted by Justice Kagan to file a response brief on the merits in excess of the word limit.

Sep 21 2021	CIRCULATED

Sep 21 2021	Brief of respondents Yassir Fazaga, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021	Brief amici curiae of Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021	Brief amici curiae of James Dempsey and Sharon Bradford Franklin filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021	Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021	Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021	Brief amici curiae of 50 Religious Organizations filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021	Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021	Brief amicus curiae of Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021	Brief amici curiae of The Brennan Center for Justice, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021	Motion for divided argument and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed jointly by Agent respondents in support.
	Main Document
Sep 28 2021	Brief amicus curiae of Professor Barry Siegel filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2021	Brief amici curiae of Free Speech Defense & Education Fund, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 12 2021	Motion for divided argument and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed by respondents GRANTED.

Oct 14 2021	The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.

Oct 21 2021	Reply of petitioners Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Proof of Service Main Document
Oct 21 2021	Reply of respondents Agents J. Stephen Tidwell and Barbara Walls in support of petitioners filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 21 2021	Reply of respondents Agents Paul Allen, Kevin Armstrong, and Pat Rose in support of reversal filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Nov 08 2021	Argued. For petitioners: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Agent Respondents: Catherine M.A. Carroll, Washington, D. C. For respondents Fazaga, et al.: Ahilan T. Arulanantham, Los Angeles, Cal.

Mar 04 2022	Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Apr 05 2022	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioners
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: Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents
Ahilan T. Arulanantham Counsel of Record	UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW 385 Charles Young Drive East Los Angeles, CA 90095 arulanantham@law.ucla.edu	310-825-1029
Party name: Yassir Fazaga, et al.
Catherine Mary Agnes Carroll Counsel of Record	Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 catherine.carroll@wilmerhale.com	202-663-6000
Party name: Agents J. Stephen Tidwell and Barbara Walls in support of petitioners
Alexander Howard Cote Counsel of Record	Winston & Strawn LLP 333 S. Grand Avenue, 38th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 acote@winston.com	(213) 615-1993
Party name: Agents Paul Allen, Kevin Armstrong, and Pat Rose in support of reversal
Other
Jennifer Rose Cowan Counsel of Record	Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 919 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 jrcowan@debevoise.com	(212) 909-6000
Party name: James Dempsey, Sharon Bradford Franklin
Shay Dvoretzky Counsel of Record	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 1440 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20005 shay.dvoretzky@skadden.com	202-371-7370
Party name: Professor Laura K. Donohue
Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record	Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org	202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center
David Morris Gossett Counsel of Record	Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1301 K Street NW Suite 500 East Washington, DC 20005 davidgossett@dwt.com	202-973-4200
Party name: The Brennan Center for Justice, Due Process Institute, Electronic Privacy Information Center, FreedomWorks Foundation, and TechFreedom
Erik S. Jaffe Counsel of Record	Schaerr \| Jaffe LLP 1717 K Street, N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 ejaffe@schaerr-jaffe.com	202-787-1060
Party name: Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability
Winifred V. Kao Counsel of Record	Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus 55 Columbus Avenue San Francisco, CA 94111 winifredk@advancingjustice-alc.org	415-896-1702
Party name: Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus, et al.
William Jeffrey Olson Counsel of Record	William J. Olson, P.C. 370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4 Vienna, VA 22180 wjo@mindspring.com	7033565070
Party name: Free Speech Defense & Education Fund, Free Speech Coalition, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, Downsize DC Foundation, and DownsizeDC.org
Akiva Shapiro Counsel of Record	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 ashapiro@gibsondunn.com	(212) 351-4000
Party name: Constitutional Law Professors
Michael H. Steinberg Counsel of Record	Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 1888 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067 steinbergm@sullcrom.com	(310) 712-6600
Party name: Professor Barry Siegel
Richard Roy Wiebe Counsel of Record	Law Office of Richard R. Wiebe 44 Montgomery Street Suite 650 San Francisco, CA 94104 wiebe@pacbell.net	(415) 433-3200
Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Steven Alan Zalesin Counsel of Record	Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 sazalesin@pbwt.com	2123362000
Party name: 50 Religious Organizations