Golan v. Saada

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20-1034	2nd Cir.	Mar 22, 2022	Jun 15, 2022	9-0	Sotomayor	OT 2021

Holding: A court is not categorically required to examine all possible ameliorative measures before denying a Hague Convention petition for return of a child to a foreign country once the court has found that return would expose the child to a grave risk of harm.

Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on June 15, 2022.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, June 15 (complete) (Angie Gou, June 15, 2022)
Justices broaden trial courts discretion in child-custody disputes under Hague Convention (Amy Howe, June 15, 2022)
Justices mull purpose of Hague Convention in international dispute over child custody (Amy Howe, March 28, 2022)
Justices will weigh risk-reduction measures in international child-custody disputes (Amy Howe, March 21, 2022)
Court sets quiet March argument calendar (Amy Howe, January 28, 2022)
Justices agree to take up new cases on arbitration issues and international child custody (Amy Howe, December 10, 2021)
International child custody, arbitration, dormant commerce clause, and overtime (John Elwood, December 8, 2021)
No new relists, but one likely grant in an international child custody case (John Elwood, December 2, 2021)
Court to take up case on harmless error standard in habeas proceedings (Amy Howe, April 5, 2021)
The Civil Rights Act, the Clean Air Act and the Sixth Amendment (Andrew Hamm, February 20, 2021)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/26/2021	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 1, 2021)
03/01/2021	Brief of respondent Isacco Saada in opposition filed.
03/01/2021	Brief amici curiae of Individuals and Organizations Advocating for Victims of Domestic Violence (Sanctuary for Families, Inc., et al.) filed.
03/01/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Frederick K. Cox International Law Center filed.
03/16/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021.
03/16/2021	Reply of petitioner Narkis Golan filed. (Distributed)
04/05/2021	The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
10/27/2021	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
11/16/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
12/06/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
12/10/2021	Petition GRANTED.
01/11/2022	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Narkis Golan
01/19/2022	Brief of petitioner Narkis Golan filed.
01/19/2022	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
01/24/2022	Brief amici curiae of Child Justice, Inc., Prevent Child Abuse NY and Professor Jennifer Baum filed.
01/24/2022	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Isacco Saada
01/26/2022	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit.
01/26/2022	Brief amici curiae of Hague Convention Delegates Jamison Selby Borek & James Hergen filed.
01/26/2022	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
01/26/2022	Brief amici curiae of Former Judges filed.
01/26/2022	Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Social Workers, et al. filed.
01/26/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Frederick K. Cox International Law Center filed.
01/26/2022	Brief amici curiae of Domestic Violence Survivors filed.
01/26/2022	Brief amici curiae of Individuals and Organizations Advocating for Victims of Domestic Violence (Sanctuary for Families, Inc. et al.) filed.
01/26/2022	Brief amici curiae of Italian Organizations Advocating for Victims of Domestic Violence filed.
01/27/2022	Brief amicus curiae of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in support of neither party filed.
01/27/2022	The record received from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit has been electronically filed.
01/28/2022	ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, March 22, 2022.
02/03/2022	The record received from the U.S.D.C. Eastern District of New York has been electronically filed.
02/11/2022	CIRCULATED
02/18/2022	Brief of respondent Isacco Saada filed. (Distributed)
02/24/2022	Brief amicus curiae of International Academy of Family Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
02/25/2022	Brief amici curiae of Professors of Law Linda J. Silberman, Robert G. Spector, and Louise Ellen Teitz filed. (Distributed)
02/25/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Child Abduction Lawyers Association (CALA) filed. (Distributed)
02/25/2022	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
03/04/2022	Proposal of respondent to lodge a copy and a certified English translation of the December 16, 2021 order of the Milan Court of First Instance in Saada v. Golan filed. (Distributed)
03/07/2022	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED in part, and the time is allotted as follows: 20 minutes for petitioner, 15 minutes for the Solicitor General, and 35 minutes for respondent.
03/11/2022	Reply of petitioner Narkis Golan filed. (Distributed)
03/15/2022	The Clerk has approved respondent's lodging proposal of March 4, 2022.
03/15/2022	Redacted order and redacted certified English translation of December 16, 2021 order of Court of First Instance of Milan lodged. (Distributed)
03/22/2022	Argued. For petitioner: Karen R. King, New York, N. Y. For United States, as amicus curiae: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Richard Min, New York, N. Y.
06/15/2022	Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
06/24/2022	Application (21A865) to issue the judgment forthwith, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
06/29/2022	JUDGMENT ISSUED
06/29/2022	Application (21A865) for an order to issue the judgment forthwith granted by Justice Sotomayor.