Tanzin v. Tanvir

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
19-71	2nd Cir.	Oct 6, 2020	Dec 10, 2020	8-0	Thomas	OT 2020

Holding: The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993's express remedies provision, 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb–1(c), permits litigants, when appropriate, to obtain money damages against federal officials in their individual capacities for violating litigants' right to free exercise of religion under the First Amendment.

Judgment: Affirmed, 8-0, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on December 10, 2020. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Opinion analysis: Justices allow Muslim men placed on "no fly" list to sue FBI agents for money damages (Amy Howe, December 10, 2020)
Argument analysis: Justices divided on money damages for religious freedom lawsuits (Amy Howe, October 6, 2020)
Case preview: Justices to consider availability of money damages in religious freedom lawsuits (Amy Howe, October 5, 2020)
Justices to hear October arguments by phone (Amy Howe, September 16, 2020)
Court releases October calendar (Amy Howe, July 13, 2020)
Justices postpone March argument session (Amy Howe, March 16, 2020)
Justices issue March argument calendar (Amy Howe, January 31, 2020)
Justices grant government's petition in dispute over lawsuit against FBI agents (Amy Howe, November 22, 2019)
Relist Watch (John Elwood, November 19, 2019)
Petitions of the week (Aurora Barnes, August 22, 2019)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/03/2019	Application (18A1135) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 15, 2019 to June 14, 2019, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
05/08/2019	Application (18A1135) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until June 14, 2019.
06/03/2019	Application (18A1135) to extend further the time from June 14, 2019 to July 14, 2019, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
06/04/2019	Application (18A1135) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until July 14, 2019.
07/12/2019	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2019)
07/25/2019	Motion of Muhammad Tanvir, et al. for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (July 26, 2019 -- Corrected version to be submitted)
07/29/2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 12, 2019 to October 11, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
08/02/2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 11, 2019.
10/11/2019	Brief of respondents Muhammad Tanvir, et al. in opposition filed.
10/30/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
10/30/2019	Reply of petitioners FNU Tanzin, et al. filed. (Distributed)
11/18/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
11/22/2019	Petition GRANTED.
12/18/2019	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners FNU Tanzin, et al.
01/06/2020	Brief of petitioners FNU Tanzin, et al. filed.
01/13/2020	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
01/13/2020	Brief amici curiae of American Atheists, Center for Inquiry, et al. filed.
01/13/2020	Brief amici curiae of Freedom From Religion Foundation, et al. in support of neither party filed.
01/28/2020	Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Muhammad Tanvir, et al.
01/31/2020	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
02/05/2020	Brief of respondents Muhammad Tanvir, et al. filed.
02/12/2020	Brief amicus curiae of The Sikh Coalition filed.
02/12/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Jeffrey D. Kahn filed.
02/12/2020	Brief amicus curiae of American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee filed.
02/12/2020	Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
02/12/2020	Brief amici curiae of Statutory Interpretation Scholars filed.
02/12/2020	Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed.
02/12/2020	Brief amici curiae of Religious and Civil-Rights Organizations filed.
02/12/2020	Brief amicus curiae of General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists filed.
02/12/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Muslim Advocates filed.
02/12/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
02/12/2020	Brief amici curiae of 67 Religious Organizations filed.
02/12/2020	Brief amici curiae of Fourteen Religious-Liberty Scholars, et al. filed.
02/12/2020	Brief amici curiae of Religious Organizations, Public Speakers and Scholars filed.
02/19/2020	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit.
02/19/2020	CIRCULATED
02/20/2020	Record from the USCA 2nd Circuit received electronically.
03/06/2020	Reply of petitioners FNU Tanzin, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/16/2020	ORAL ARGUMENT POSTPONED.
04/13/2020	Argument to be rescheduled for the October Term 2020.
07/13/2020	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
10/06/2020	Argued. For petitioners: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Ramzi Kassem, Long Island City, N. Y.
12/10/2020	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Barrett, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
01/11/2021	JUDGMENT ISSUED.