Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether the Constitution's Supremacy Clause bars claims under the FTCA—a federal statute enacted by Congress—when the negligent or wrongful acts of federal employees "have some nexus with furthering federal policy and can reasonably be characterized as complying with the full range of federal law." Pet. App. 17a (quotation omitted).
2. Whether the FTCA's discretionary-function exception bars claims for torts arising from wrong-house raids and similar negligent or wrongful acts by federal employees.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Constitution's Supremacy Clause and the FTCA's exception bar tort claims for negligent federal law enforcement actions during a wrong-house raid
2025-08-05
Record returned to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
2025-06-12
Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the
opinion for a unanimous Court. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Jackson, J., joined.
2025-04-29
Argued. For petitioners: Patrick M. Jaicomo, Arlington, Va. For respondents: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment
below on Question 1: Christopher E. Mills, Charleston, S. C.
2025-04-22
Reply of petitioners Curtrina Martin, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-04-22
Reply of Curtrina Martin, et al. submitted.
2025-04-17
Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General GRANTED.
2025-04-08
Motion for divided argument filed the Solicitor General.
2025-04-08
Motion for divided argument filed by respondents United States, et al.
2025-04-08
Motion of United States, et al. for divided argument submitted.
2025-04-01
Brief of respondents United States, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-04-01
Brief of United States, et al. submitted.
2025-03-31
Brief of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below filed. (Distributed)
2025-03-31
Amicus brief of Court-appointed amicus curiae submitted.
2025-03-19
Amicus brief of New Civil Liberties Alliance submitted.
2025-03-14
Amicus brief of New Civil Liberties Alliance submitted.
2025-03-14
Amicus brief of America's Future, Gun Owners of America, Inc., Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Virginia Citizens Defense Foundation, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund submitted.
2025-03-14
Amicus brief of The National Police Accountability Project and The Rutherford Institute submitted.
2025-03-14
Amicus brief of The North Central Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association submitted.
2025-03-14
Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed.
2025-03-14
Brief amicus curiae of North Central Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association filed.
2025-03-14
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
2025-03-14
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Gregory C. Sisk filed.
2025-03-14
Brief amici curiae of Public Accountability, et al. filed.
2025-03-14
Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.
2025-03-14
Brief amici curiae of National Police Accountability Project, et al. filed.
2025-03-14
Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
2025-03-14
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Gregory C. Sisk filed. (Distributed)
2025-03-14
Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. (Distributed)
2025-03-14
Amicus brief of Professor Gregory C. Sisk submitted.
2025-03-14
Amicus brief of Public Accountability et al submitted.
2025-03-14
Amicus brief of Public Citizen submitted.
2025-03-14
Amicus brief of Constitutional Accountability Center submitted.
2025-03-13
Sealed material received from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and available with the Clerk (one envelope). The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER.
2025-03-07
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
2025-03-07
Brief of petitioners Curtrina Martin, et al. filed.
2025-03-07
Joint Appendix submitted.
2025-03-07
Brief of Curtrina Martin, et al. submitted.
2025-03-07
Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
2025-02-28
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
2025-02-24
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
2025-01-28
Christopher Mills, Esquire, of Charleston, South Carolina, is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below as to the first question identified in the order granting the petition for a writ of certiorari.
2025-01-27
Petition GRANTED limited to the following questions: 1) Whether the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause bars claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act when the negligent or wrongful acts of federal employees have some nexus with furthering federal policy and can reasonably be characterized as complying with the full range of federal law. 2) Whether the discretionary-function exception is categorically inapplicable to claims arising under the law enforcement proviso to the intentional torts exception. Petitioners’ brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Friday, March 7, 2025. Respondents' brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Tuesday, April 1, 2025. The reply brief is to be received by the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
2025-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2025-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
2024-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-20
Reply of petitioners Curtrina Martin, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-12-20
Reply of Curtrina Martin, et al. submitted.
2024-12-06
Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed.
2024-11-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 6, 2024.
2024-11-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 2, 2024 to December 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-10-31
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Gregory C. Sisk filed.
2024-10-31
Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
2024-10-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 2, 2024.
2024-10-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 31, 2024 to December 2, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-10-09
Motion of United States, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2024-09-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 31, 2024)
2024-07-22
Application (24A74) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 27, 2024.
2024-07-18
Application (24A74) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 28, 2024 to October 27, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.
America's Future, Gun Owners of America, Inc., Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Virginia Citizens Defense Foundation, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund