Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22-1219	1st Cir.	Jan 17, 2024	Jun 28, 2024	6-3	Roberts	OT 2023

Holding: The Administrative Procedure Act requires courts to exercise their independent judgment in deciding whether an agency has acted within its statutory authority, and courts may not defer to an agency interpretation of the law simply because a statute is ambiguous; Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council is overruled.

Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on June 28, 2024. Justices Thomas and Gorsuch filed concurring opinions. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Sotomayor and Jackson joined.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/14/2023	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 17, 2023)
06/29/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 17, 2023 to August 16, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
07/03/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 16, 2023.
07/17/2023	Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation and the Defense of Freedom Institute filed.
07/17/2023	Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Advancing American Freedom, Inc., et al.
08/09/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 16, 2023 to September 15, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
08/11/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 15, 2023.
09/15/2023	Brief of respondents U.S. Department of Commerce, et al. filed.
10/02/2023	Reply of petitioners Relentless, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
10/04/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
10/10/2023	Rescheduled.
10/10/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2023.
10/13/2023	Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Advancing American Freedom, Inc., et al. DENIED.
10/13/2023	Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. The Clerk is directed to establish a briefing schedule that will allow this case to be argued in tandem with No. 22-451, Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo, Sec. of Comm., et al. in the January 2024 argument session.
10/18/2023	The joint appendix and petitioners’ brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Monday, November 20, 2023. Respondents’ brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Friday, December 15, 2023. The reply brief is to be filed on or before Friday, January 5, 2024.
10/27/2023	Amicus curiae briefs filed on the merits in No. 22-451, Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo, Sec. of Comm., et al., will be considered in connection with this case.
11/08/2023	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Relentless, Inc., et al.
11/17/2023	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.
11/20/2023	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
11/20/2023	Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
11/20/2023	Brief of petitioners Relentless, Inc., et al. filed.
11/22/2023	Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
11/27/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Aditya Bamzai in support of neither party filed.
11/27/2023	Brief amici curiae of Former State Supreme Court Justices Andrew W. Gould, et al. filed.
11/27/2023	Brief amicus curiae of New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association filed.
11/27/2023	Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed. (Distributed)
11/27/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Ohio Chamber of Commerce filed. (Distributed)
11/27/2023	Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. (Distributed)
11/27/2023	Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
11/30/2023	CIRCULATED
12/01/2023	Record received from the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The record is electronic and is available with the Clerk.
12/15/2023	Brief of respondents U.S. Department of Commerce, et al. filed. (Distributed)
12/21/2023	Brief amici curiae of Emory Intellectual Property Society and Law, et al. (Distributed)
12/22/2023	Brief amici curiae of Dr. Reshma Ramachandran, et al. filed. (Distributed)
12/22/2023	Brief amici curiae of Historians Gautham Rao, et al. filed. (Distributed)
12/22/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Environmental Defense Fund filed. (Distributed)
01/05/2024	Reply of petitioners Relentless, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/17/2024	Argued. For petitioners: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
06/28/2024	Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., and Gorsuch, J., filed concurring opinions. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined, and in which Jackson, J., joined as it applies to No. 22–1219. Jackson, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case in No. 22–451. VIDED.
07/30/2024	Judgment Issued.