Decided

No. 16-534

Jenny Rubin, et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

See other cases from the Seventh Circuit.

Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Kagan, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Argued. For petitioners: Asher Perlin, Hollywood, Fla. For respondents: David A. Strauss, Chicago, Ill; and Zachary D. Tripp, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)

Reply of petitioners Jenny Rubin, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

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

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Islamic Republic of Iran filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent University of Chicago filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Letter of respondent Field Museum of Natural History advising the Court that it has no interest in the outcome of proceedings in this Court and waiving the filing of a brief on the merits.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, December 4, 2017.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jenny Rubin, et al. on 09/13/2017

Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Counterterrorism Officials, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Victims of Iranian Terrorism filed.

Brief amici curiae of Foundation for Defense of Democracies filed.

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, University of Chicago on 09/12/2017

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Field Museum of Natural History on 09/13/2017

Brief of petitioner Jenny Rubin, et al. filed.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Jenny Rubin, et al.

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent Islamic Republic of Iran.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Jenny Rubin, et al.

The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including October 23, 2017.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 1, 2017.

Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2017.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017.

Supplemental brief of petitioners Jenny Rubin, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Letter of December 6, 2016, from counsel for petitioners received. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017.

Reply of petitioners Jenny Rubin, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Islamic Republic of Iran filed.

Brief of respondent The University of Chicago in opposition filed.

Brief of respondent Field Museum of Natural History in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 25, 2016, for all respondents.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2016)

Parties

Jenny Rubin, et al., Petitioner, represented by Asher Perlin

Field Museum of Natural History, Respondent, represented by Susan Marie Benton

Islamic Republic of Iran, Respondent, represented by Jeffrey Alan Lamken

The University of Chicago, Respondent, represented by Matthew Allison

University of Chicago, Respondent, represented by David Aaron Strauss

Amici Curiae

Former U.S. Counterterrorism Officials, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Joseph Carl Cecere

Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kent A. Yalowitz

Victims of Iranian Terrorism, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew Dempsey McGill

 
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