Decided

No. 06-340

National Association of Home Builders, et al. v. Defenders of Wildlife, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

See other cases from the Ninth Circuit.

Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Brey (orders list)

Argued. For petitioners: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Eric R. Glitzenstein, Washington, D. C.

Administrative record received from USDOJ. (1 box)

Reply of respondents Environmental Protection Agency, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed).

Reply of respondent Arizona in support filed. (Distributed) VIDED.

Reply of petitioners National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed. VIDED.(Distributed)

Motion for divided argument filed by petitioner DENIED. (orders list)

Brief amici curiae of American Fisheries Society, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Jared M. Diamond, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of American Bird Conservancy, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Defenders of Wildlife, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners National Association of Home Builders, et al. VIDED.

CIRCULATED.

Joint appendix filed. VIDED.

Brief of petitioner in 06-549 Environmental Protection Agency filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of American Road and Transportation Builders Association, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of CropLife America filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of American Farm Bureau Federation filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of Federal Water Quality Coalition filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Association of California Water Agencies, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of Western Urban Water Coalition filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of National Hydropower Association, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief of petitioners National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Arizona Power Authority, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of High Production Homebuilders filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Clean Water Agencies filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief of respondent Arizona in support filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Nebraska, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.

Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 box)

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, April 17, 2007.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondents. VIDED.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioners.

Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 06-549 is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. In addition to the questions presented by the petitions, the parties are requested to br (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 5, 2007.

Reply of petitioners National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Arizona Power Authority, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief of respondents Defenders of Wildlife, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of Alaska filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Farm Bureau Federation filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of Federal Water Quality Coalition filed. VIDED.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondents. VIDED.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondent Arizona.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioners.

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 22, 2006, for all respondents.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 9, 2006, for all respondents.

Brief of respondent Arizona in support filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 9, 2006.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 10, 2006)

Appendix of National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed (Volumes I & II).

Application (06A233) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until October 6, 2006.

Application (06A233) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 6, 2006 to October 6, 2006, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Parties

Environmental Protection Agency, Petitioner, represented by Paul D. Clement

National Association of Home Builders, et al., Petitioner, represented by Norman D. James

Arizona, Respondent, represented by Paula S. Bickett

Defenders of Wildlife, et al., Respondent, represented by Eric R. Glitzenstein

Amici Curiae

Alaska, Amicus Curiae, represented by Cameron M. Leonard

American Bird Conservancy, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael J. Bean

American Farm Bureau Federation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ellen Steen

American Fisheries Society, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jan E. Hasselman

American Road and Transportation Builders Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Lawrence R. Liebesman

Arizona Power Authority, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Virginia S. Albrecht

Association of California Water Agencies, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Roderick E. Walston

CropLife America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas Thomas Nelson

Federal Water Quality Coalition, Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel Paul Albers

High Production Homebuilders, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen M. Nickelsburg

Jared M. Diamond, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel John Rohlf

Mountain States Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Perry Pendley

National Association of Clean Water Agencies, Amicus Curiae, represented by William A. Anderson II

National Hydropower Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Sam Kalen

Nebraska, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by David D. Cookson

Pacific Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by M. Reed Hopper

Pacific Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Scott A. Shepard

Washington Legal foundation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard A. Samp

Western Urban Water Coalition, Amicus Curiae, represented by Benjamin S. Sharp

 
Last updated: September 19, 2007