Tuaua v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on June 13, 2016

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
15-981	D.C. Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2015

Issue: Whether the Citizenship Clause entitles persons born in American Samoa, a U.S. Territory, to birthright citizenship.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 14 2015	Application (15A623) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 31, 2015 to February 1, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Dec 14 2015	Application (15A623) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 1, 2016.
Feb 1 2016	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 2, 2016)
Feb 22 2016	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 1, 2016, for all respondents.
Feb 25 2016	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amici curiae of League of United Latin American Citizens, et al. filed.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Constitutional Law, et al. filed.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amicus curiae of Puerto Rican Bar Association, Inc. filed.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amici curiae of Former Federal and Local Judges filed.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amici curiae of Scholars of International Law filed.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress and Former Governmental Officials filed.
Mar 2 2016	Brief amici curiae of Citizenship Scholars filed.
Mar 29 2016	Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 2, 2016, for all respondents.
May 2 2016	Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 11, 2016, for all respondents.
May 11 2016	Brief of respondents American Samoa Government, et al. in opposition filed.
May 11 2016	Brief of respondents Federal Respondents in opposition filed.
May 11 2016	Brief amici curiae of Edward J. Erler, Andrew C. McCarthy III, and The Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
May 23 2016	Reply of petitioners Leneuoti FiaFia Tuaua, et al. filed.
May 24 2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 9, 2016.
Jun 13 2016	Petition DENIED.

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