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Foundation for Individual Rights in Education v. Victim Rights Law Center

Petition for certiorari denied on January 10, 2022
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-84 1st Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether a movant who seeks to intervene as of right, under FRCP 24(a)(2), on the same side as a governmental litigant must overcome a presumption of adequate representation.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jul 19 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2021)
Jul 28 2021Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, et al.
Aug 18 2021Waiver of right of respondent Victim Rights Law Center, Equal Rights Advocates, Legal Voice, et al. to respond filed.
Aug 18 2021Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Aug 20 2021Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed.
Aug 20 2021Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
Aug 20 2021Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.
Aug 20 2021Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. (Distributed)
Aug 25 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Sep 01 2021Response Requested. (Due October 1, 2021)
Sep 03 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 1, 2021 to November 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 07 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 1, 2021, for all respondents.
Nov 01 2021Brief of Federal respondents in opposition filed.
Nov 01 2021Brief of respondents Victim Rights Law Center, et al. in opposition filed.
Nov 15 2021Reply of petitioners Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 16 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
Dec 01 2021Rescheduled.
Dec 06 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
Dec 09 2021Rescheduled.
Jan 03 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Jan 10 2022Petition DENIED.