JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. (orders list)

Argued. For petitioners: Jonathan S. Franklin, Washington, D.C.; and Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Thomas C. Goldstein, W...

Argued. For petitioners: Jonathan S. Franklin, Washington, D.C.; and Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Thomas C. Goldstein, Washi

Motion to strike brief filed by petitioners GRANTED. (orders list)

Motion to strike supplemental brief of respondents filed by petitioners Republic of Iraq. VIDED.

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 17, 2009.

Supplemental brief of respondents filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Reply of petitioners Republic of Iraq, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. (orders list)

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

Response to motion of the Solicitor General filed by respondents.

Brief amici curiae of St. Mary's University School of Law, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Human Rights Committee of the American Branch of the International Law Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Stephen Neale filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Tortured American Prisoners of War filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Plaintiffs in Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran, CA 01-2094 (RCL), 01-2684 (RCL) United States District Court for the District of Columbia filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Dr. Louis Fisher and Dr. Robert J. Spitzer filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Eleven Members of Congress, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Motion for divided argument filed by respondents. VIDED.

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of Center for Justice and Accountability filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of James S. Vine, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Robert Simon, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Jordan Beaty, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED. VIDED.

Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the District of Columbia. (1 box)

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, April 20, 2009.

Brief of petitioners Republic of Iraq, et al. filed. VIDED.

Joint appendix filed (2 volumes). Statement of costs received. VIDED.

Petition GRANTED the case is consolidated with No. 07-1090 and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. The briefs of petitioners are to be filed on or before Thursday, February 19, 2009. The briefs of respondents are to be filed on or bef... (orders list)

Petition GRANTED the case is consolidated with No. 07-1090 and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. The briefs of petitioners are to be filed on or before Thursday, February 19, 2009. The briefs of respondents are to be filed on or before (orders list)

Supplemental brief of respondents Robert Simon, et al. filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2009.

Reply of petitioners Republic of Iraq, et al. filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2009.

Brief of respondents Robert Simon, et al. in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 24, 2008)

Application (08A228) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 22, 2008.

Application (08A228) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 22, 2008 to October 22, 2008, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Republic of Iraq, et al., Petitioner, represented by Jonathan S. Franklin

Republic of Iraq, et al., Petitioner, represented by Bruce E. Fein

Robert Simon, Respondent, represented by Stephen A. Fennell

Robert Simon, et al., Respondent, represented by Thomas C. Goldstein

Center for Justice and Accountability, Amicus Curiae, represented by William J. Aceves

Dr. Louis Fisher and Dr. Robert J. Spitzer, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles D. Swift

Dr. Stephen Neale, Amicus Curiae, represented by Leslie E. Chebli

Eleven Members of Congress, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas W. Dunham

Human Rights Committee of the American Branch of the International Law Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jordan Jeffry Paust

James S. Vine, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel Wolf

Plaintiffs in Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran,CA 01-2094 (RCL),01-2684 (RCL) United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven R. Perles

Republic of Iraq, et al. v. Robert Simon, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas Hallward-Driemeier

St. Mary's University School of Law, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey F. Addicott

Tortured American Prisoners of War, Amicus Curiae, represented by John Norton Moore

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elena Kagan