Decided

No. 17-1011

Budha Ismail Jam, et al. v. International Finance Corporation

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

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Kavanaugh, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Argued. For petitioners: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal.; and Jonathan Ellis, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Washington, D. C.

Justice Kavanaugh is recused in this case.

Reply of Budha Ismail Jam, et al. submitted.

Reply of petitioners Budha Ismail Jam, et al. filed. (Distributed)

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

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

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

Amicus brief of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency submitted.

Brief amici curiae of International Law Experts filed. (Distributed)

Amicus brief of INTERNATIONAL LAW EXPERTS submitted.

Brief amici curiae of Member Countries and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of African Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Former Executive Branch Attorneys filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Former Secretaries of State and Secretaries of the Treasury filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Amicus brief of African Union, et al. submitted.

Amicus brief of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, et al. submitted.

Amicus brief of Former Executive Branch Attorneys submitted.

Amicus brief of FORMER SECRETARIES OF STATE AND SECRETARIES OF THE TREASURY, JAMES A. BAKER, III TIMOTHY F. GEITHNER, JOHN F. KERRY, JACOB J. LEW HENRY, M. PAULSON, JR., ROBERT E. RUBIN, GEORGE P. SHULTZ, LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS submitted.

CIRCULATED

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

Motion of USA for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Dist. of Columbia Circuit.

Brief of respondent International Finance Corporation filed.

Brief of International Finance Corporation submitted.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Brief amici curiae of Center for International Environmental Law, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Members of Congress filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Bipartisan Members of Congress filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Center for International Environmental Law, Accountability Counsel, Center for Constitutional Rights, Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, Global Witness, Inclusive Development International, International Accountability Project, Erica R. Go filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief amici curiae of Professors of International Organization and International Law filed.

Amicus brief of USA submitted.

Brief amicus curiae of Professors of International Organization and International Law filed.

Amicus brief of Bipartisan Members of Congress submitted.

Amicus brief of Center for International Environmental Law, Accountability Counsel, Center for Constitutional Rights, Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, Global Witness, Inclusive Development International, International Accountability Project, Erica R. Gould, and Jennifer M. Green submitted.

Brief of petitioners Budha Ismail Jam, et al. filed.

Motion of Budha Ismail Jam, et al. to dispense with joint appendix submitted.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Budha Ismail Jam, et al.

Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 13, 2018. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 29, 2018.

Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.

Reply of petitioners Budha Ismail Jam, et al. filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.

Brief of respondent International Finance Corporation in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 30, 2018.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 23, 2018 to March 30, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.

Brief amicus curiae of International Law Scholars filed.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Budha Ismail Jam, et al..

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 21, 2018)

Application (17A606) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 25, 2018.

Application (17A606) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 25, 2017 to January 25, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Parties

Budha Ismail Jam, et al., Petitioner, represented by Jeffrey L. Fisher

International Finance Corporation, Respondent, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

International Finance Corporation, Respondent, represented by Francis A. Vasquez Jr.

Amici Curiae

African Union, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan I. Blackman

Bipartisan Members of Congress, Amicus Curiae, represented by Nikesh Jindal

Former Executive Branch Attorneys, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan Saul Franklin

FORMER SECRETARIES OF STATE AND SECRETARIES OF THE TREASURY, JAMES A. BAKER, III TIMOTHY F. GEITHNER, JOHN F. KERRY, JACOB J. LEW HENRY, M. PAULSON, JR., ROBERT E. RUBIN, GEORGE P. SHULTZ, LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen Michael Nickelsburg

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey T. Green

INTERNATIONAL LAW EXPERTS, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lawrence H. Martin

International Law Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Joseph Aceves

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul D. Clement

Professors of International Organization and International Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by Patrick William Pearsall

USA, Amicus Curiae, represented by Noel J. Francisco

 
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