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Alaska v. Haaland

Petition for certiorari denied on March 6, 2023

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-401 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: Whether the federal Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980, which sought to preserve Alaska"s traditional police powers over wildlife, grants federal agencies plenary authority to preempt state law regulating how people hunt.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/27/2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 30, 2022)
11/23/2022Motion of Alaska Wildlife Alliance, et al. to extend the time to file a response from November 30, 2022 to December 30, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
11/25/2022Motion of the Solicitor General to extend the time to file a response from November 30, 2022 to December 30, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
11/28/2022The motions to extend the time to file responses are granted and the time is extended to and including December 30, 2022, for all respondents.
11/30/2022Brief of respondent Safari Club International in support filed.
11/30/2022Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.
11/30/2022Brief amici curiae of Alaska Professional Hunters Association, et al. filed.
12/21/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 30, 2022 to January 30, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
12/22/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 30, 2023, for all respondents.
01/30/2023Brief of respondents Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, et al. in opposition filed.
01/30/2023Brief of Alaska Wildlife Alliance, et al. in opposition filed.
02/13/2023Reply of petitioner Alaska filed. (Distributed)
02/15/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/3/2023.
03/06/2023Petition DENIED.