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Angel Manuel Ortiz-Diaz, et al. v. United States, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 19-2236, 20-1084 · judgment January 14, 2021

Certiorari denied · October 12, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a First Circuit decision below and a circuit split argued in the petition.

Question presented

Whether Congress has power under the Commerce Clause to criminalize cockfighting on the island of Puerto Rico.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John Michael Connolly
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
7 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Oct 12 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 04 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
  3. Sep 21 2021
    Rescheduled.
  4. Sep 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  5. Aug 25 2021
    Reply of petitioners Angel Manuel Ortiz-Diaz, et al. filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  6. Aug 18 2021
    Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  7. Jul 19 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  8. Jul 19 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of The Puerto Rico Institute for Economic Liberty filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  9. Jul 19 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of Hon. Rafael Hernandez-Montanez in his Official Capacity as Speaker of the P.R. House of Representatives filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  10. Jul 19 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of the Senate of Puerto Rico filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  11. Jul 15 2021
    Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute, et al. filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  12. Jul 12 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  13. Jul 08 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jeffrey C. Tuomala filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  14. Jun 25 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 18, 2021.
  15. Jun 24 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 19, 2021 to August 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  16. Jun 11 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 19, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service