No. 22-270
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America, et al. v. Department of Agriculture, et al.
Tags: administrative-law agency-guidance constitutional-avoidance eleventh-circuit federal-advisory-committee-act judicial-construction plain-meaning public-citizen-v-us-dept-of-justice separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2023-03-03
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Should the word "established," as used in FACA, be construed in accord with its "plain" meaning (as the Eleventh Circuit held) or should be it construed more narrowly (as the Tenth Circuit held)?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Should the word 'established' in the Federal Advisory Committee Act be construed in accord with its plain meaning or more narrowly?
Docket Entries
2023-03-06
Petition DENIED.
2023-02-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/3/2023.
2023-02-14
Reply of petitioners Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2023-01-27
Brief of respondents Department of Agriculture, et al. in opposition filed.
2022-12-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 28, 2022 to January 27, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-12-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 27, 2023.
2022-11-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 28, 2022.
2022-11-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 28, 2022 to December 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-10-28
Response Requested. (Due November 28, 2022)
2022-10-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/10/2022.
2022-10-20
Waiver of right of respondent Department of Agriculture, et al. to respond filed.
2022-09-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2022)
2022-08-04
Application (22A98) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until September 19, 2022.
2022-08-01
Application (22A98) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 18, 2022 to September 19, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Attorneys
Department of Agriculture, et al.
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America, et al.
Richard A. Samp — New Civil Liberties Alliance, Petitioner