No. 23-525
Murphy Company, et al. v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, et al.
Amici (4)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: antiquities-act federal-land-management federal-lands land-use-restrictions national-monument national-monuments oregon-and-california-railroad-and-coos-bay-wagon- presidential-authority presidential-power statutory-interpretation sustained-yield-timber-production
Latest Conference:
2024-03-22
Question Presented (from Petition)
The question presented is whether the Antiquities Act authorizes the President to declare federal lands part of a national monument where a separate federal statute reserves those specific federal lands for a specific purpose that is incompatible with national-monument status.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Antiquities Act authorizes the President to declare federal lands part of a national monument where a separate federal statute reserves those specific federal lands for a specific purpose that is incompatible with national-monument status
Docket Entries
2024-03-25
Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari.
2024-03-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024.
2024-03-05
Reply of petitioners Murphy Company, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-02-16
Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed.
2024-02-16
Brief of respondents Soda Mountain Wilderness Council, et al. in opposition filed.
2024-01-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 16, 2024, for all respondents.
2024-01-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 17, 2024 to February 16, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-12-18
Brief amici curiae of Arizona Farm Bureau Federation, et al. filed.
2023-12-15
Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
2023-12-14
Brief amici curiae of Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce and NFIB Small Business Legal Center, Inc. filed.
2023-12-13
Brief amici curiae of Public Lands Council and National Cattlemen's Beef Association filed.
2023-12-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 17, 2024, for all respondents.
2023-12-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 18, 2023 to January 17, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-11-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 18, 2023)
Attorneys
Biden, President of U.S., et al., et al.
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Murphy Company, et al.
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. — Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Petitioner
New Civil Liberties Alliance; Arizona Farm Bureau Federation
Pacific Legal Foundation
Public Lands Council and National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Jessie Barrington — Western Resources Legal Center, Petitioner
Representative Cliff Bentz and 28 members of Congress
Jay Christopher Johnson — Venable LLP, Amicus
Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce and NFIB Small Business Legal Center, Inc.
Soda Mountain Wilderness Council, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Oregon Wild, Wilderness Society
Kristen L. Boyles — Earthjustice, Respondent