JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be REVERSED IN PART and VACATED and REMANDED IN PART. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, III, IV-A, and V, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part IV-B, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Sotomayor, Kagan, and Gorsuch, JJ., took no part in the consideration or decision of these cases. VIDED.

Argued. For petitioners in 15-1358 and 15-1359: Ian H. Gershengorn, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For petitioners in 15-1363: Jeffrey A. Lamken, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Rachel Meeropol, New York, N. Y. VIDED.

Reply of petitioners John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General, et al. filed. (Distributed)

The motion of petitioners for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument is granted in part and denied in part, and the time is divided as follows: 20 minutes for the Acting Solicitor General on behalf of petitioners in Nos. 15-1358 and 15-1359, 10 minutes for petitioners in No. 15-1363, and 30 minutes for respondents. Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of The American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Karen Korematsu, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Former Correctional Officials filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of The American Association for Justice filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Immigration Detention Advocacy Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Medical and Other Scientific and Health-Related Professionals filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth Lawyers Association filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Professors of Civil Procedure filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Ahmer Iqbal Abbasi, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Motion of petitioners to enlarge the time for oral argument and for divided argument filed. VIDED.

CIRCULATED.

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. VIDED

Application (16A546) granted by Justice Ginsburg to file a consolidated brief of respondents on the merits is excess of the word limit. VIDED.

Application (16A546) of respondents to file a consolidated brief on the merits in excess of the word limit, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Attorneys General William P. Barr, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief of petitioners John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General, et al. filed.

Joint appendix filed. VIDED.

Letter from the Solicitor General regarding case caption. VIDED

Petition GRANTED The petitions for writs of certiorari in Nos. 15-1358 and 15-1363 are granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Brief of respondents Ahmer Iqbal Abbasi, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Attorneys General William P. Barr, et al. filed. VIDED.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 8, 2016.

Appendix of John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General, et al. filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 8, 2016)

Application (15A898) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until May 9, 2016.

Application (15A898) to extend further the time from April 11, 2016 to May 9, 2016, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.

Application (15A898) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until April 11, 2016.

Application (15A898) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 10, 2016 to April 11, 2016, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.

John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General, et al., Petitioner, represented by Jeffrey B. Wall

Ahmer Iqbal Abbasi, et al., Respondent, represented by Rachel Meeropol

James W. Ziglar, Respondent, represented by William A. McDaniel Jr.

Americans United for Separation of Church and State, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard B. Katskee

Asian Americans Advancing Justice, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Catherine E. Stetson

Commonwealth Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gary A. Isaac

Former Correctional Officials, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew S. Pollis

Former U.S. Attorneys General William P. Barr, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard A. Samp

Immigration Detention Advocacy Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brian J. Murray

Karen Korematsu, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Joseph Margulies

Medical and Other Scientific and Health-Related Professionals, Amicus Curiae, represented by Eric Ordway

Professors of Civil Procedure, Amicus Curiae, represented by Allan Ides

The American Association for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey R. White

The American Civil Liberties Union, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew Eben Price