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Timothy H. Edgar, et al. v. Avril D. Haines, Director of National Intelligence, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 20-1568 · judgment June 23, 2021

Certiorari denied · May 23, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

David D. Cole American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 915 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 David R. Rocah American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 350 Baltimore, MD 21211

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jameel Jaffer
Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. May 23 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 03 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/19/2022.
  3. May 02 2022
    Reply of petitioners Timothy H. Edgar, et al. filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Apr 18 2022
    Brief of respondents Avril D. Haines, in her official capacity as Director of National Intelligence, et al. in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  5. Feb 23 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 18, 2022.
  6. Feb 22 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 28, 2022 to April 18, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  7. Jan 27 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 28, 2022.
  8. Jan 25 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 28, 2022 to February 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  9. Dec 29 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Professor Jack Goldsmith and Professor Oona A. Hathaway filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  10. Dec 29 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Nine Media Organizations filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  11. Dec 23 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Former National Security Officials filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  12. Dec 21 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 28, 2022.
  13. Dec 20 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 29, 2021 to January 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  14. Nov 22 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 29, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service