Jam v. International Finance Corp.

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
17-1011	Oct 31, 2018	Feb 27, 2019	7-1	Roberts	OT 2018

Holding: The International Organizations Immunities Act of 1945 affords international organizations the same immunity from suit that foreign governments enjoy today under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 7-1, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on February 27, 2019. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Opinion analysis: Justices hold that international organizations do not have near-complete immunity (Amy Howe, February 28, 2019)
OT2018 #6: "Hook 'Em, Tom" (First Mondays, November 5, 2018)
Argument analysis: Court quiet, but potentially skeptical, on immunity for international organizations (Amy Howe, October 31, 2018)
Argument preview: Court to consider immunity for international organizations (Amy Howe, October 24, 2018)
Justices grant four new cases (Amy Howe, May 21, 2018)
Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, February 9, 2018)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/01/2017	Application (17A606) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 25, 2017 to January 25, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
12/11/2017	Application (17A606) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 25, 2018.
01/19/2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 21, 2018)
02/09/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 21, 2018 to March 23, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
02/09/2018	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Budha Ismail Jam, et al..
02/12/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 23, 2018.
02/21/2018	Brief amicus curiae of International Law Scholars filed.
03/13/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 23, 2018 to March 30, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
03/15/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 30, 2018.
03/30/2018	Brief of respondent International Finance Corporation in opposition filed.
04/18/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
04/18/2018	Reply of petitioners Budha Ismail Jam, et al. filed. (Distributed)
05/14/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/17/2018.
05/21/2018	Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
06/15/2018	Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
06/27/2018	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Budha Ismail Jam, et al.
07/02/2018	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 13, 2018. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 29, 2018.
07/02/2018	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, International Finance Corporation.
07/03/2018	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Budha Ismail Jam, et al.
07/09/2018	Motion for a further extension of time to file the opening briefs on the merits filed.
07/24/2018	Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is further extended to and including July 24, 2018. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including September 10, 2018.
07/24/2018	Brief of petitioners Budha Ismail Jam, et al. filed.
07/31/2018	Brief amici curiae of Professors of International Organization and International Law filed.
07/31/2018	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
07/31/2018	Brief amici curiae of Center for International Environmental Law, et al. filed.
07/31/2018	Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Members of Congress filed.
08/20/2018	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 31, 2018
09/10/2018	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Dist. of Columbia Circuit.
09/10/2018	Brief of respondent International Finance Corporation filed.
09/11/2018	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
09/12/2018	CIRCULATED
09/17/2018	Brief amici curiae of International Law Experts filed. (Distributed)
09/17/2018	Brief amici curiae of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, et al. filed. (Distributed)
09/17/2018	Brief amici curiae of Member Countries and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency filed. (Distributed)
09/17/2018	Brief amici curiae of Former Secretaries of State and Secretaries of the Treasury filed. (Distributed)
09/17/2018	Brief amici curiae of Former Executive Branch Attorneys filed. (Distributed)
09/17/2018	Brief amici curiae of African Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)
09/21/2018	Record from the U.S.C.A. Dist. of Columbia Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
10/01/2018	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
10/01/2018	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
10/05/2018	Reply of petitioners Budha Ismail Jam, et al. filed. (Distributed)
10/19/2018	Justice Kavanaugh is recused in this case.
10/31/2018	Argued. For petitioners: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal.; and Jonathan Ellis, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Washington, D. C.
02/27/2019	Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Kavanaugh, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
04/01/2019	JUDGMENT ISSUED.