No. 19-402

Howard L. Baldwin, et ux. v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (6)Relisted (4)
Tags: administrative-law agency-deference brand-x-doctrine common-law common-law-mailbox-rule stare-decisis statutory-interpretation tax tax-refund
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Environmental SocialSecurity DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21 (distributed 4 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Should Brand X be overruled?

(2) What, if any, deference should a federal agency's statutory construction receive when it contradicts a court's precedent and disregards traditional tools of statutory interpretation, such as the common-law presumption canon?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should Brand X be overruled?

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/19-402_o75p.pdf'>Opinion</a>)
2020-02-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2020-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
2019-12-23
Reply of petitioners Howard Baldwin, et al. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2019-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-09
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
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2019-11-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 9, 2019.
2019-11-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 25, 2019 to December 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2019-10-25
Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed.
Proof of ServiceMain DocumentCertificate of Word Count
2019-10-25
Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute filed.
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2019-10-25
Brief amicus curiae of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. filed.
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2019-10-24
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
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2019-10-24
Brief amici curiae of Americans for Prosperity and Cause of Action Institute filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2019-10-23
Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
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2019-10-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 25, 2019.
2019-10-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 25, 2019 to November 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2019-09-25
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Howard Baldwin, et al.
Blanket Consent
2019-09-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 25, 2019)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Americans for Prosperity and Cause of Action Institute
John Julian Vecchione — Cause of Action Institute, Amicus
Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
Anthony Thomas Caso — Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Amicus
Goldwater Institute
Timothy Mason Sandefur — Goldwater Institute, Amicus
Howard Baldwin, et al.
Aditya Dynar — New Civil Liberties Alliance, Petitioner
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc.
Raymond J. LaJeunesse Jr. — National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Amicus
New England Legal Foundation
John Pagliaro — The New England Legal Foundation, Amicus
The Cato Institute
Ilya Shapiro — Cato Institute, Amicus
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent