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Jam v. International Finance Corp.

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
17-1011	D.C. Cir.	Oct 31, 2018 Tr.Aud.	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.

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Opinion analysis: Justices hold that international organizations do not have near-complete immunity (Amy Howe)
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Argument analysis: Court quiet, but potentially skeptical, on immunity for international organizations (Amy Howe)
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Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Dec 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.
Dec 11 2017	Application (17A606) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 25, 2018.
Jan 19 2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 21, 2018)
Feb 09 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 21, 2018 to March 23, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Feb 09 2018	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Budha Ismail Jam, et al..
Feb 12 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 23, 2018.
Feb 21 2018	Brief amicus curiae of International Law Scholars filed.
Mar 13 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 23, 2018 to March 30, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 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.
Mar 30 2018	Brief of respondent International Finance Corporation in opposition filed.
Apr 18 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
Apr 18 2018	Reply of petitioners Budha Ismail Jam, et al. filed. (Distributed)
May 14 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/17/2018.
May 21 2018	Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Jun 15 2018	Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Jun 27 2018	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Budha Ismail Jam, et al.
Jul 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.
Jul 02 2018	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, International Finance Corporation.
Jul 03 2018	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Budha Ismail Jam, et al.
Jul 09 2018	Motion for a further extension of time to file the opening briefs on the merits filed.
Jul 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.
Jul 24 2018	Brief of petitioners Budha Ismail Jam, et al. filed.
Jul 31 2018	Brief amici curiae of Professors of International Organization and International Law filed.
Jul 31 2018	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jul 31 2018	Brief amici curiae of Center for International Environmental Law, et al. filed.
Jul 31 2018	Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Members of Congress filed.
Aug 20 2018	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Sep 10 2018	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Dist. of Columbia Circuit.
Sep 10 2018	Brief of respondent International Finance Corporation filed.
Sep 11 2018	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Sep 12 2018	CIRCULATED
Sep 17 2018	Brief amici curiae of International Law Experts filed. (Distributed)
Sep 17 2018	Brief amici curiae of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 17 2018	Brief amici curiae of Member Countries and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency filed. (Distributed)
Sep 17 2018	Brief amici curiae of Former Secretaries of State and Secretaries of the Treasury filed. (Distributed)
Sep 17 2018	Brief amici curiae of Former Executive Branch Attorneys filed. (Distributed)
Sep 17 2018	Brief amici curiae of African Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 21 2018	Record from the U.S.C.A. Dist. of Columbia Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Oct 01 2018	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
Oct 01 2018	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 05 2018	Reply of petitioners Budha Ismail Jam, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 19 2018	Justice Kavanaugh is recused in this case.
Oct 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.
Feb 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.
Apr 01 2019	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

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