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Kelsey Cascadia Rose Juliana, et al. v. United States, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-684 · judgment May 1, 2024


Certiorari denied · March 24, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 9% cert probability (95% interval 6%–12%)

Before the decision, about 2.2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Ninth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

This petition presents two questions. The first question is nearly identical to the question this Court is currently considering in Gutierrez v. Saenz, No. 23-7809 (oral argument scheduled for Feb. 24, 2025).

  1. When plaintiffs have established their ongoing injuries are traceable to defendants’ policies and practices, does Article III require a particularized factual determination of whether a federal agency or official will redress plaintiffs’ injuries following a favorable declaratory judgment that resolves the constitutional controversy?

  2. Whether exceptions exist to the three demanding conditions for mandamus articulated in Cheney v. U.S. District Court for District of Columbia, 542 U.S. 367, 380–81 (2004).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Julia Ann Olson
Our Children's Trust

For respondent
Sarah M. Harris
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Linked docket
24A267

Proceedings

  1. Mar 24 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 26 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/21/2025.
  3. Feb 26 2025
    Reply of petitioners Kelsey Cascadia Rose Juliana, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  4. Feb 12 2025
    Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Jan 13 2025
    Brief amici curiae of Public Justice, et al. filed.
  6. Jan 13 2025
    Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
  7. Jan 08 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 12, 2025.
  8. Jan 07 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 13, 2025 to February 12, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Dec 09 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 13, 2025)
  10. Sep 16 2024
    Application (24A267) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 9, 2024.
  11. Sep 12 2024
    Application (24A267) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 10, 2024 to December 9, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan.