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Courtney v. Danner

Petition for certiorari denied on January 11, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-361 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: (1) Whether the "right to use the navigable waters of the United States," which was recognized by the Supreme Court in the Slaughter-House Cases, is limited solely to uses involving interstate or foreign commerce; and (2) whether the privileges or immunities clause of the 14th Amendment generally bars claims against the power of state governments over the rights of their own citizens, even when the claim involves abridgement of a recognized right of United States citizenship.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/14/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 19, 2020)
09/23/2020Waiver of right of respondent David Danner, et al. to respond filed.
09/30/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
10/02/2020Response Requested. (Due November 2, 2020)
10/12/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 2, 2020 to December 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
10/13/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 4, 2020.
11/02/2020Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.
11/02/2020Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Richard Aynes, James Ely, Richard Epstein, Christopher Green, Michael Lawrence, and Rebecca Zietlow filed.
11/02/2020Brief amici curiae of Professors Michael A. Schoeppner, Melvin Patrick Ely, and W. Jeffrey Bolster filed.
12/04/2020Brief of respondents Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission in opposition filed.
12/18/2020Reply of petitioners James Courtney, et al. filed. (Distributed)
12/23/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
01/11/2021Petition DENIED.