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Baldwin v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on February 24, 2020
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-402 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issues: (1) Whether National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services should be overruled; and (2) whether a federal agency’s statutory construction should receive any deference when it contradicts a court’s precedent and disregards traditional tools of statutory interpretation, such as the common-law presumption canon.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 23 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 25, 2019)
Sep 25 2019Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Howard Baldwin, et al.
Oct 17 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 25, 2019 to November 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 18 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 25, 2019.
Oct 23 2019Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
Oct 24 2019Brief amici curiae of Americans for Prosperity and Cause of Action Institute filed.
Oct 24 2019Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Oct 25 2019Brief amicus curiae of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. filed.
Oct 25 2019Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute filed.
Oct 25 2019Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed.
Nov 15 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 25, 2019 to December 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 18 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 9, 2019.
Dec 09 2019Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
Dec 23 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
Dec 23 2019Reply of petitioners Howard Baldwin, et al. filed.
Jan 13 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
Jan 21 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
Feb 14 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
Feb 24 2020Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
 
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