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Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization

Consolidated with:

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-20 2nd Cir. Apr 1, 2025 TBD TBD TBD OT 2024

Issue: Whether the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act violates the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/03/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 8, 2024)
07/17/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 8, 2024 to September 9, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
07/18/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 9, 2024.
08/08/2024Brief amici curiae of Senator Charles Grassley, et al. filed.
08/08/2024Brief amici curiae of Abraham D. Sofaer and Louis J. Freeh filed.
08/08/2024Brief amicus curiae of U.S. House of Representatives filed.
08/08/2024Brief amicus curiae of Secretary Mike Pompeo filed.
08/27/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 9, 2024 to October 18, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
08/28/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2024.
10/18/2024Brief of respondents Palestine Liberation Organization, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
11/05/2024Reply of petitioners Miriam Fuld, et al. filed. (Distributed)
11/06/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024.
12/02/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024.
12/06/2024Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 24-151 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
12/06/2024Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 24-20. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 24-20. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED."
12/30/2024Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. VIDED.
01/09/2025Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits is extended to and including January 28, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including February 28, 2025. VIDED.
01/28/2025Brief of petitioners Miriam Fuld, et al. filed. VIDED.
01/28/2025Brief for United States not accepted for filing. (Jan. 30, 2025--to be corrected.)
01/28/2025Brief of petitioner the United States filed. VIDED. (Jan. 30, 2025--corrected paper briefs received, Feb. 3, 2025--corrected electronic brief posted.)
01/28/2025Joint appendix (3 volumes) filed. VIDED. (Statement of costs filed)
01/29/2025Brief amicus curiae of Alan Mygatt-Tauber in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
02/04/2025Brief amici curiae of Abraham D. Sofaer, et al. filed. VIDED.
02/04/2025Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Civil Procedure and Conflict of Laws filed. VIDED.
02/04/2025Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.
02/04/2025Brief amicus curiae of U.S. House of Representatives filed. VIDED.
02/04/2025Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. VIDED.
02/04/2025Brief amicus curiae of Stephen E. Sachs filed. VIDED.
02/04/2025Brief amicus curiae of Michael Pompeo filed. VIDED.
02/04/2025Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. VIDED.
02/04/2025Brief amici curiae of Agudath Israel of America, et al. filed. VIDED.
02/04/2025Brief amici curiae of Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives filed. VIDED.
02/04/2025Amicus brief of American Association for Justice not accepted for filing. (To be corrected February 6, 2025)
02/04/2025Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. (Corrected)
02/10/2025SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. VIDED.
02/11/2025Application (24A795) for leave to file a consolidated response brief on the merits in excess of the word limit, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. VIDED.
02/12/2025Response in opposition to application from petitioners Miriam Fuld, et al. filed. VIDED.
02/13/2025Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
02/13/2025Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and available with the Clerk.
02/19/2025CIRCULATED
02/21/2025Application (24A795) granted in part by Justice Sotomayor. Application for leave to file a consolidated response brief on the merits in excess of the word limit is granted provided that the brief does not exceed 20,000 words.
02/28/2025Brief of respondents Palestine Liberation Organization, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/06/2025Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners Miriam Fuld, et al. VIDED.
03/21/2025Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners GRANTED. VIDED.
03/21/2025Reply of petitioner United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
03/21/2025Reply of petitioners Miriam Fuld, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
04/01/2025Argued. For petitioners in 24-20: Kent A. Yalowitz, New York, N. Y. For petitioner in 24-151: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Mitchell R. Berger, Washington, D. C. VIDED.