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Bilal Abdul Kareem v. William J. Burns, Director, Central Intelligence Agency, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 19-5328 · judgment January 15, 2021


Certiorari denied · November 15, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 4%–9%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a D.C. Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and counsel who has filed here before.

Question presented

WHETHER THE D.C. CIRCUIT’S DECISION TO DISMISS THE CASE BASED ON DISPUTED FACTS NOTICED SUA SPONTE AND WITHOUT DUE PROCESS WAS IMPROPER. WHETHER THE LACK OF GUIDANCE FROM THIS COURT HAS RESULTED IN CONFUSION ABOUT APPROPRIATE SCOPE OF JUDICIAL NOTICE AS TO THE TRUTH OF FACTS CONTAINED IN ONLINE MEDIA PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Eric Leslie Lewis
Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 15 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 27 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021.
  3. Oct 25 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Burns, William J., et al. to respond filed.
  4. Sep 16 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 25, 2021)