from the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Record from the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico has been returned.
JUDGMENT ISSUED
MANDATE ISSUED
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined.
Argued. For petitioner: Christopher Landau, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C.; and Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae).
Letter from counsel for the respondent received.
Supplemental brief of petitioner Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed. (Distributed)
Letter from Clerk of Court advising that counsel should be prepared to discuss at oral argument whether this Court has jurisdiction to review the ruling of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico under 28 U.S.C. Sec.1258.
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Reply of petitioner Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico, and The Puerto Rican Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Miami Chapter filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Senior Puerto Rico Officials filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Professors Christina Duffy Ponsa and Sam Erman filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Virgin Islands Bar Association filed.
Brief of respondents Luis M. Sanchez Valle, and James Gomez Vazquez filed. (Distributed)
Record received from the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. 1 Box.
CIRCULATED.
Record requested from the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Joint appendix filed. (Corrected Joint Appendix filed and distributed on 1/31/16.) (Statement of costs filed)
Brief of petitioner Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed.
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for the respondents.
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Petition GRANTED.
Reply of petitioner Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed.
Brief of respondents Luis M. Sanchez Valle, et al. in opposition filed.
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 24, 2015)
Application (14A1236) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until July 20, 2015.
Application (14A1236) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 18, 2015 to July 20, 2015, submitted to Justice Breyer.
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Petitioner, represented by Christopher Landau
Luis M. Sanchez Valle, and James Gomez Vazquez, Respondent, represented by Adam G. Unikowsky
Luis M. Sanchez Valle, et al., Respondent, represented by Wanda T. Castro Aleman
Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico, and The Puerto Rican Bar Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brian David Netter
Current and Former Senior Puerto Rico Officials, Amicus Curiae, represented by Pratik A. Shah
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Miami Chapter, Amicus Curiae, represented by Howard M. Srebnick
Professors Christina Duffy Ponsa and Sam Erman, Amicus Curiae, represented by Fred A. Rowley Jr.
United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Nicole A. Saharsky
Virgin Islands Bar Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Dana Marie Hrelic