from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Petition DENIED.
Reply of petitioner William E. Shea filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondent John F. Kerry, Secretary of State in opposition filed.
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 9, 2016.
Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.
Brief amici curiae of Gail Heriot and Peter N. Kirsanow filed.
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 8, 2016.
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Individual Rights filed.
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners.
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 8, 2016)
Application (15A314) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 7, 2015.
Application (15A314) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 5, 2015 to December 5, 2015, submitted to The Chief Justice.
William E. Shea, Petitioner, represented by Joshua P. Thompson
John F. Kerry, Secretary of State, Respondent, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
Center for Individual Rights, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael E. Rosman
Gail Heriot and Peter N. Kirsanow, Amicus Curiae, represented by Peter N. Kirsanow
Mountain States Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven J. Lechner
Southeastern Legal Foundation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by John J. Park Jr.