Decided

No. 11-94

Southern Union Company v. United States

from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

See other cases from the First Circuit.

Docket Entries

Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 1st Circuit - box.

Record returned to U.S.D.C. for District of Rhode Island.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy and Alito, JJ., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Reply of petitioner Southern Union Company filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED.

Record received from U.S.D.C. for District of Rhode Island. (1 box)

Record from U.S.D.C. for District of Rhode Island is electronic. Record received from U.S.D.C. for District of Rhode Island consist of exhibits and transcripts (1 box)

Record from U.S.D.C. for District of Rhode Island is electronic. Record received from U.S.D.C. for District of Rhode Island consist of exhibits and transcripts (1 box)

Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Procedure Scholars filed.

Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.

Brief of petitioner Southern Union Company filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.)

Joint appendix filed.

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

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 19, 2012.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

Reply of petitioner Southern Union Company filed.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 22, 2011.

Reply of petitioner Southern Union Company filed. TBP

Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 19, 2011.

Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 19, 2011.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 19, 2011)

Application (10A998) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until July 17, 2011.

Application (10A998) to extend further the time from June 17, 2011 to July 17, 2011, submitted to Justice Breyer.

Application (10A998) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until June 17, 2011.

Application (10A998) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 18, 2011 to June 17, 2011, submitted to Justice Breyer.

Parties

Southern Union Company, Petitioner, represented by Carter G. Phillips

United States, Respondent, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

Amici Curiae

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Benjamin C. Block

Criminal Procedure Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Harold J. Krent

 
Last updated: September 20, 2012