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Sokolow v. Palestine Liberation Organization

Petition for certiorari denied on April 2, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-1071 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: Whether the Fifth Amendment's due process clause precludes federal courts from exercising personal jurisdiction in this suit by American victims of terrorist attacks abroad carried out by the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization. CVSG: 02/22/2018.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/21/2016Application (16A617) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 17, 2017 to March 3, 2017, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
12/29/2016Application (16A617) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until March 3, 2017.
03/03/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 6, 2017)
03/20/2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 23, 2017.
04/06/2017Brief amicus curiae of U.S. House of Representatives filed.
04/06/2017Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Officials filed.
04/06/2017Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Charles E. Grassley, et al. filed.
04/06/2017Brief amici curiae of Restoring Religious Freedom Project at Emory University and JBAC, Inc. filed.
05/23/2017Brief of respondents Palestine Liberation Organization, et al. in opposition filed.
06/05/2017Reply of petitioners Mark Sokolow, et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/06/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017.
06/26/2017The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
02/22/2018Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
03/12/2018Supplemental brief of petitioners Mark Sokolow, et al. filed.
03/13/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2018.
04/02/2018Petition DENIED.