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Alaska v. Jewell

Petition for certiorari denied on March 31, 2014

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
13-562 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2013

Issue: (1) Whether the Ninth Circuit properly held " in conflict with this Court"s decisions " that the federal reserved water rights doctrine authorizes the unprecedented federal takeover of Alaska"s navigable waters sanctioned by the 1999 Rule; and (2) whether the Ninth Circuit properly proceeded on the premise " which also conflicts with this Court"s decisions " that the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act could be interpreted to federalize navigable waters at all given Congress"s silence on the Act"s application to navigable waters.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/20/2013Application (13A306) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 3, 2013 to November 4, 2013, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
09/27/2013Application (13A306) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until November 4, 2013.
11/04/2013Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 6, 2013)
11/19/2013Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the Native American Rights Fund.
11/25/2013Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 21, 2014, for all respondents.
12/05/2013Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
12/06/2013Brief amici curiae of Colorado, et al. filed.
01/15/2014Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 20, 2014, for all respondents.
02/20/2014Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed.
02/20/2014Brief of respondents Alaska Federation of Natives, and Katie John, et al. in opposition filed.
03/11/2014Reply of petitioner Alaska filed.
03/12/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 28, 2014.
03/31/2014Petition DENIED. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.