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Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-430 9th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: Whether dismissal of a claim after assertion of the state-secrets privilege requires a district court to adjudicate the merits of the claim using the privileged information where the privileged information is relevant to a defense.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/24/2025Application (25A113) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 12, 2025 to October 11, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
07/30/2025Application (25A113) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 11, 2025.
10/08/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 7, 2025)
10/28/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 7, 2025 to January 6, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
10/29/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including December 16, 2025.
11/07/2025Brief of respondents Paul Allen and Kevin Armstrong in support filed.
12/16/2025Brief of respondents Yassir Fazaga, et al. in opposition filed.
12/19/2025Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioners.
12/23/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
12/23/2025Reply of petitioners Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al. filed. (Distributed)