Lang v. United States
Petition for certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for further consideration in light of Fischer v. United States on July 2, 2024.
Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit erred in concluding that application of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2), a statute crafted to prevent tampering with evidence in “official proceedings,” can be used to prosecute acts of violence against police officers in the context of a public demonstration that turned into a riot, resulting in so “breathtaking” an application of the statute as to run afoul of Van Buren v. United States.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jul 07 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 10, 2023) |
| Jul 17 2023 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
| Jul 19 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023. |
| Jul 31 2023 | Response Requested. (Due August 30, 2023) |
| Aug 24 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 30, 2023 to September 29, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Aug 28 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 29, 2023. |
| Aug 30 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Christopher Warnagiris, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Sep 25 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 29, 2023 to October 30, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Sep 26 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 30, 2023. |
| Oct 27 2023 | Motion of FormerFedsGroup Freedom Foundation 501c3 for leave to file amicus brief not accepted for filing. (December 07, 2023) |
| Oct 27 2023 | Amicus brief of FormerFedsGroup Freedom Foundation 501c3 not accepted for filing. (December 07, 2023) |
| Oct 30 2023 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 14 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023. |
| Dec 01 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Dec 01 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023. |
| Jun 28 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024. |
| Jul 02 2024 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Fischer v. United States, 603 U. S. ___ (2024). |
| Aug 05 2024 | Judgment Issued. |
