Decided

No. 12-138

BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina

from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined, and in which Sotomayor, J., joined except for Part IV-A-1. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in part. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy, J., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Thomas C. Goldstein, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae: Ginger D. Anders, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Jonathan I. Blackman, New York, N. Y.

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

Reply of petitioner BG Group Plc filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Practitioners and Professors of International Arbitration filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of The Republic of Ecuador filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief of respondent Republic of Argentina filed. (Distributed)

Letter from counsel for respondent Republic of Argentina proposing a lodging of non-record materials filed. (Distributed)

Record from U.S.C.A. for District of Columbia Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.

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

CIRCULATED

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday December 2, 2013.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Arbitration Association filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States Council for International Business filed.

Brief amici curiae of Professors and Practitioners of Arbitration Law filed.

Brief of petitioner BG Group Plc filed.

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

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

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner BG Group Plc.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 25, 2013.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 26, 2013.

Petitioner will file the reply brief on or before November 15, 2013.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Professors and Practitioners of Arbitration Law GRANTED.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by United States Council for International Business GRANTED.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by AWG Group Limited GRANTED.

Petition GRANTED.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Arbitration Association GRANTED.

Letter of June 5, 2013, from counsel for respondent received. (Distributed)

Letter of June 3, 2013, from counsel for petitioner received. (Distributed)

Supplemental brief of petitioner BG Group PLC filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 6, 2013.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 2, 2012.

Reply of petitioner BG Group plc filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Republic of Argentina in opposition filed.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by United States Council for International Business.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by AWG Group Limited.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Professors and Practitioners of Arbitration Law.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Arbitration Association.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 1, 2012.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 30, 2012)

Application (11A1134) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 27, 2012.

Application (11A1134) to extend further the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 13, 2012 to July 27, 2012, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Application (11A1134) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 13, 2012.

Application (11A1134) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 13, 2012 to July 13, 2012, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Parties

BG Group Plc, Petitioner, represented by Thomas C. Goldstein

Republic of Argentina, Respondent, represented by Matthew D. Slater

Republic of Argentina, Respondent, represented by Jonathan I. Blackman

Amici Curiae

American Arbitration Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Eric P. Tuchmann

AWG Group Limited, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan S. Massey

Practitioners and Professors of International Arbitration, Amicus Curiae, represented by Martin Domb

Professors and Practitioners of Arbitration Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by John Michael Townsend

The Republic of Ecuador, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark N. Bravin

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ginger D. Anders

United States Council for International Business, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark D. Beckett

United States Council for International Business, Amicus Curiae, represented by John P. Elwood

 
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