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Murphy Co. v. Biden

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Petition for certiorari denied on March 25, 2024
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-525 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issue: Whether the Antiquities Act of 1906 authorizes the president to declare federal lands part of a national monument where a separate federal statute reserves those specific federal lands for a specific purpose that is incompatible with national-monument status.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 15 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 18, 2023)
Dec 11 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 18, 2023 to January 17, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 12 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 17, 2024, for all respondents.
Dec 13 2023Brief amici curiae of Public Lands Council and National Cattlemen's Beef Association filed.
Dec 14 2023Brief amici curiae of Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce and NFIB Small Business Legal Center, Inc. filed.
Dec 15 2023Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Dec 18 2023Brief amici curiae of Arizona Farm Bureau Federation, et al. filed.
Dec 18 2023Brief amici curiae of Representative Cliff Bentz and 28 members of Congress filed. VIDED.
Jan 10 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 17, 2024 to February 16, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 11 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 16, 2024, for all respondents.
Feb 16 2024Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed.
Feb 16 2024Brief of respondents Soda Mountain Wilderness Council, et al. in opposition filed.
Mar 05 2024Reply of petitioners Murphy Company, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 06 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024.
Mar 25 2024Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari.