Renzi v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on June 29, 2015
Issue: (1) Whether legislative fact-finding by an individual Member of Congress is a legislative act protected by the Speech or Debate Clause; (2) whether a Member of Congress' official actions to develop, evaluate, and draft legislation that are undertaken prior to the formal introduction of a bill are legislative acts protected by the Speech or Debate Clause; and (3) whether a Member of Congress can waive the protections of the Speech or Debate Clause only by explicitly and unequivocally renouncing them.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (John Ehrett, June 17, 2015)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/27/2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 8, 2015) |
| 03/25/2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 8, 2015. |
| 04/08/2015 | Brief amici curiae of John T. Doolittle, et al. filed. |
| 04/08/2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Bipartisan Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives filed. |
| 04/08/2015 | Brief amici curiae of Stanley M. Brand, et al. filed. |
| 05/04/2015 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 19, 2015. |
| 05/19/2015 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 06/01/2015 | Reply of petitioner Richard G. Renzi filed. |
| 06/02/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 18, 2015. |
| 06/16/2015 | Rescheduled. |
| 06/22/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 25, 2015. |
| 06/29/2015 | Petition DENIED. |