Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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16-1144 | 2nd Cir. | Dec 6, 2017 | Mar 21, 2018 | 7-2 | Breyer | OT 2017 |
Holding: To convict a defendant under 26 U. S. C. §7212(a) -- which forbids “corruptly or by force or threats of force . . . obstruct[ing] or imped[ing], or endeavor[ing] to obstruct or impede, the due administration of [the Internal Revenue Code]” -- the federal government must prove the defendant was aware of a pending tax-related proceeding, such as a particular investigation or audit, or could reasonably foresee that such a proceeding would commence.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 7-2, in an opinion by Justice Breyer on March 21, 2018. Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Alito joined.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Mar 21 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 21, 2017) |
Apr 12 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 22, 2017. |
Apr 21 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The American College of Tax Counsel filed. |
Apr 21 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Cause of Action Institute, at el. filed. |
May 22 2017 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
May 25 2017 | Letter of May 25, 2017, with supplemental authority from the Acting Solicitor General received. |
Jun 05 2017 | Reply of petitioner Carl J. Marinello, II filed. |
Jun 06 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017. |
Jun 26 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2017. |
Jun 27 2017 | Petition GRANTED. |
Aug 03 2017 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 1, 2017. |
Aug 03 2017 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 23, 2017. |
Aug 23 2017 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Carl J. Marinello, II. |
Sep 01 2017 | Brief of petitioner Carl J. Marinello, II filed. |
Sep 08 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of American College of Tax Counsel filed. |
Sep 08 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of New York Council of Defense Lawyers filed. |
Sep 08 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Cause of Action Institute and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
Sep 08 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. |
Sep 25 2017 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
Oct 06 2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, December 5, 2017 |
Oct 18 2017 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit. |
Oct 19 2017 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. is electronic. |
Oct 20 2017 | CIRCULATED |
Oct 23 2017 | Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed) |
Nov 15 2017 | This case is removed from the oral argument calendar for Tuesday, December 5, 2017, and has been SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, December 6, 2017. |
Nov 22 2017 | Reply of petitioner Carl J. Marinello, II filed. (Distributed) |
Dec 06 2017 | Argued. For petitioner: Matthew S. Hellman, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Robert A. Parker, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
Mar 21 2018 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Alito, J., joined. |
Apr 23 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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