No. 21-1394
John Fitisemanu, et al. v. United States, et al.
Tags: 14th-amendment birthright-citizenship citizenship-clause constitutional-interpretation due-process fourteenth-amendment insular-cases territorial-status territories
Latest Conference:
2022-10-14
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether persons born in United States Territories are entitled to birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause, including whether the Insular Cases should be overruled.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether persons born in United States Territories are entitled to birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause, including whether the Insular Cases should be overruled
Docket Entries
2022-10-17
Petition DENIED.
2022-10-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/14/2022.
2022-10-04
Rescheduled.
2022-09-14
Reply of petitioners John Fitisemanu, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2022-09-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
2022-08-29
Brief of respondents American Samoa Government and the Hon. Aumua Amata in opposition filed.
2022-08-29
Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed.
2022-07-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 29, 2022.
2022-07-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 29, 2022 to August 29, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-07-13
Brief amici curiae of Northern Marianas Descent Corporation & United Carolinians Association in support of respondents filed.
2022-06-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 29, 2022.
2022-06-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 30, 2022 to July 29, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-05-31
Brief amici curiae of Citizenship Scholars filed.
2022-05-31
Brief amici curiae of Former Federal and Local Judges filed.
2022-05-31
Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Elected Officials of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands filed.
2022-05-27
Brief amicus curiae of Virgin Islands Bar Association filed.
2022-05-27
Brief amicus curiae of Samoan Federation of America, Inc. filed.
2022-05-27
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
2022-05-27
Brief amici curiae of Descendants of Dred Scott and Isabel Gonzalez filed.
2022-05-26
Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Constitutional Law and Legal History filed.
2022-05-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 30, 2022, for all respondents.
2022-05-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 31, 2022 to June 30, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-04-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 31, 2022)
2022-04-18
Application (21A494) denied by Justice Gorsuch.
2022-04-11
Application (21A494) to extend further the time from April 27, 2022 to May 26, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
2022-03-10
Application (21A494) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until April 27, 2022.
2022-03-09
Application (21A494) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 27, 2022 to April 27, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Attorneys
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
American Samoa Government and the Hon. Aumua Amata
Michael Francis Williams — Kirkland and Ellis LLP, Respondent
Citizenship Scholars
Steven Joseph Horowitz — Sidley Austin LLP, Amicus
Current and Former Elected Officials of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
David Meir Zionts — Covington & Burlington LLP, Amicus
Descendants of Dred Scott and Isabel Gonzalez
Neal Kumar Katyal — Hogan Lovells US LLP, Amicus
Former Federal and Local Judges
John Fitisemanu, et al.
Matthew Dempsey McGill — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Petitioner
Northern Marianas Descent Corporation & United Carolinians Association
Samoan Federation of America, Inc.
Scholars of Constitutional Law and Legal History
Mark Christopher Fleming — WilmerHale, Amicus
United States of America, et al.
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Virgin Islands Bar Association
Dwyer Stenquist Arce — Kutak Rock LLP, Amicus