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Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al., Appellants v. Natalia Useche, et al.

Paid petition · United States District Court for the District of Maryland, No. 8:20-cv-02225-PX-PAH-ELH · judgment November 6, 2020

GVR'd · December 28, 2020

Pre-decision estimate: 97% cert probability (95% interval 93%–99%)

Before the decision, about 23.5× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a direct appeal from a three-judge district court (mandatory jurisdiction), a federal-government petitioner, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

For respondent
P. Benjamin DeWitt Duke
Covington & Burling

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Jan 29 2021
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Dec 28 2020
The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland with instructions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. See Trump v. New York, 592 U. S. ___ (2020) (per curiam). Justice Breyer, joined by Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan, dissents for the reasons stated in Trump v. New York, 592 U. S. ___ (2020) (Breyer, J., dissenting).
Dec 14 2020
Motion to affirm filed by appellees Natalia Useche, et al. (Distributed)
Dec 02 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Nov 24 2020
Motion for Expedited Consideration of the Jurisdictional Statement and Waiver of the 14-day Waiting Period for Distribution filed by appellant Donald J. Trump, et al.
Nov 16 2020
Letter of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. submitted.
Nov 13 2020
Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due December 14, 2020)