Decided

No. 12-1038

United States v. John Dennis Apel

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Ginsburg, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion.

Argued. For petitioner: Benjamin J. Horwich, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Erwin Chemerinsky, Irvine, Cal.

Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Nuclear Age Peace Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent John Dennis Apel filed. (Distributed)

Record from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.

Record from U.S.D.C. for Central District of California is electronic and located on PACER.

CIRCULATED

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday December 4, 2013

Brief of petitioner United States filed.

Joint appendix filed.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including August 16, 2013.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including October 21, 2013.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 9, 2013.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 25, 2013.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 30, 2013.

Reply of petitioner United States filed.

Brief of respondent John Dennis Apel in opposition filed.

Response Requested . (Due April 29, 2013)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 12, 2013.

Waiver of right of respondent John Dennis Apel to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2013)

Application (12A610) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until February 24, 2013.

Application (12A610) to extend further the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 25, 2013 to February 24, 2013, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Application (12A610) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until January 25, 2013.

Application (12A610) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 26, 2012 to January 25, 2013, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Parties

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

United States, Petitioner, represented by Benjamin Horwich

John Dennis Apel, Respondent, represented by Erwin Chemerinsky

Amici Curiae

Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christine M. Salmi

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael V. Schafler

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew Donald Umhofer

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert L. Corn-Revere

Rutherford Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by John W. Whitehead

 
Last updated: February 16, 2016