No. 21-449

Bilal Abdul Kareem v. William J. Burns, Director, Central Intelligence Agency, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2021-09-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-rights d-c-circuit due-process government-media government-transparency judicial-notice online-publication standing sua-sponte technology
Latest Conference: 2021-11-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

WHETHER THE D.C. CIRCUIT'S DECISION TO DISMISS THE CASE BASED ON DISPUTED FACTS NOTICED SUA SPONTE AND WITHOUT DUE PROCESS WAS IMPROPER.

WHETHER THE LACK OF GUIDANCE FROM THIS COURT HAS RESULTED IN CONFUSION ABOUT APPROPRIATE SCOPE OF JUDICIAL NOTICE AS TO THE TRUTH OF FACTS CONTAINED IN ONLINE MEDIA PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the D.C. Circuit's decision to dismiss the case based on disputed facts noticed sua sponte and without due process was improper

Docket Entries

2021-11-15
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021.
2021-10-25
Waiver of right of respondent Burns, William J., et al. to respond filed.
2021-09-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 25, 2021)

Attorneys

Bilal Abdul Kareem
Eric Leslie LewisLewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, Petitioner
Burns, William J., et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent