United States v. Taylor

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20-1459	4th Cir.	Dec 7, 2021	Jun 21, 2022	7-2	Gorsuch	OT 2021

Holding: Attempted Hobbs Act robbery does not qualify as a "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) because no element of the offense requires proof that the defendant used, attempted to use, or threatened to use force.

Judgment: Affirmed, 7-2, in an opinion by Justice Gorsuch on June 21, 2022. Justices Thomas and Alito filed dissenting opinions.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/14/2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 17, 2021)
04/30/2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 17, 2021 to May 21, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
05/03/2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 21, 2021.
05/21/2021	Brief of respondent Justin Eugene Taylor in opposition filed.
05/21/2021	Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Justin Eugene Taylor.
06/07/2021	Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
06/08/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
07/01/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021.
07/02/2021	Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
07/02/2021	Petition GRANTED.
07/19/2021	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner United States.
07/19/2021	Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
07/21/2021	Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 7, 20201. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 22, 2021.
08/23/2021	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
09/07/2021	Brief of petitioner United States filed.
09/20/2021	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
09/27/2021	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.
10/04/2021	Record received from the U.S.D.C. Eastern District of Virginia is electronic and located on Pacer. Some transcripts and Sealed documents has been received (One Envelope)
10/22/2021	Brief of respondent Justin Eugene Taylor filed.
10/27/2021	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed. (Distributed)
10/29/2021	CIRCULATED
10/29/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Neal Goldfarb filed. (Distributed)
10/29/2021	Brief amicus curiae of John Pangelinan filed. (Distributed)
10/29/2021	Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Clinic filed. (Distributed)
10/29/2021	Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and FAMM filed. (Distributed)
11/22/2021	Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
12/07/2021	Argued. For petitioner: Rebecca Taibleson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Michael R. Dreeben, Washington, D. C.
06/21/2022	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., and Alito, J., filed dissenting opinions.
07/25/2022	JUDGMENT ISSUED
06/30/2023	Record has been returned.