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Baldwin v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on February 24, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-402 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: (1) Whether National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services should be overruled; and (2) whether a federal agency"s statutory construction should receive any deference when it contradicts a court"s precedent and disregards traditional tools of statutory interpretation, such as the common-law presumption canon.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/23/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 25, 2019)
09/25/2019Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Howard Baldwin, et al.
10/17/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 25, 2019 to November 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
10/18/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 25, 2019.
10/23/2019Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
10/24/2019Brief amici curiae of Americans for Prosperity and Cause of Action Institute filed.
10/24/2019Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
10/25/2019Brief amicus curiae of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. filed.
10/25/2019Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute filed.
10/25/2019Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed.
11/15/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 25, 2019 to December 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
11/18/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 9, 2019.
12/09/2019Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
12/23/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
12/23/2019Reply of petitioners Howard Baldwin, et al. filed.
01/13/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
01/21/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
02/14/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
02/24/2020Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)