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Record returned to U.S.C.A. 5thCircuit.
Record returned to the of the Solicitor General.
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Breyer, (orders list)
Argued. For petitioner: Andrew J. Pincus, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Gregory G. Garre, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Reply of petitioner Daniel Girmai Negusie filed. (Distributed)
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, November 5, 2008.
Brief of respondent Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General filed. (Distributed).
CIRCULATED
Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Human Rights filed.
Brief amici curiae of Human Rights First, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees filed.
Brief amici curiae of Scholars of International Refugee Law filed.
Brief amici curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of American Jewish Congress, et al. filed.
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Brief of petitioner Daniel Girmai Negusie filed.
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 15, 2008.
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including June 16, 2008.
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 2, 2008.
Administrative record received from the Office of the Solicitor General. (1 accordain folder)
Record received from U.S.C.A. for the 5th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Petition GRANTED. (orders list)
Reply of petitioner Daniel Girmai Negusie filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondent Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General in opposition filed.
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 15, 2008.
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including January 16, 2008.
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 17, 2007.
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 15, 2007)
Daniel Girmai Negusie, Petitioner, represented by Andrew J. Pincus
Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent, represented by Edwin S. Kneedler
Advocates for Human Rights, Amicus Curiae, represented by Benjamin Casper
American Jewish Congress, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles G. Moerdler
Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Eric C. Rassbach
Human Rights First, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven H. Schulman
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Amicus Curiae, represented by Helen Elizabeth Dallam
Scholars of International Refugee Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark C. Fleming