Decided

No. 19-1401

April Hughes, et al. v. Northwestern University, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Barrett, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

Argued. For petitioners: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C.; and Michael R. Huston, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C.

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED, and the time is allotted as follows: 20 minutes for petitioners, 15 minutes for the Solicitor General, and 35 minutes for respondents. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

CIRCULATED

Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Investment Company Institute filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of American Benefits Council filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of American Council on Education and 17 Other Higher Education Organizations filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Euclid Fiduciary filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Northwestern University, et al. filed.

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

Record received from the U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. Also received 1 Sealed document which is electronically filed.

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, December 6, 2021.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief amici curiae of AARP, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Samuel Halpern filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Service Employees International Union filed.

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Northwestern University, et al.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioners April Hughes, et al. filed.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, April Hughes, 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 September 3, 2021. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 21, 2021.

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

Petition GRANTED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021.

Supplemental brief of petitioners April Hughes, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Supplemental brief of respondents Northwestern University, et al. filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.

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.

Reply of petitioners April Hughes, et al. filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.

Brief of respondents Northwestern University, et al. in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 24, 2020.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 23, 2020 to August 24, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 23, 2020)

Parties

April Hughes, et al., Petitioner, represented by David C. Frederick

Northwestern University, et al., Respondent, represented by Gregory George Garre

Northwestern University, et al., Respondent, represented by Craig C. Martin

Amici Curiae

AARP, AARP Foundation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Dara Swartz Smith

American Association for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey Robert White

American Benefits Council, Amicus Curiae, represented by Meaghan Elizabeth McLaine VerGow

American Council on Education and 17 Other Higher Education Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Nicole A. Saharsky

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jaime Ann Santos

Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets, Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron Michael Streett

Euclid Fiduciary, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jared Robert Butcher

Investment Company Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas Harry Hallward-Driemeier

Investment Law Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Anthony Brendan Finbarr Birdthistle

Service Employees International Union, Amicus Curiae, represented by J. Peter Dowd

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Catherine Mary Agnes Carroll

 
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