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Ortiz-Diaz v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on October 12, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-1735 1st Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether Congress has power under the commerce clause to criminalize cockfighting on the island of Puerto Rico.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/11/2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 19, 2021)
06/24/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 19, 2021 to August 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
06/25/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 18, 2021.
07/08/2021Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jeffrey C. Tuomala filed.
07/12/2021Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed.
07/15/2021Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute, et al. filed.
07/19/2021Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.
07/19/2021Brief amicus curiae of The Puerto Rico Institute for Economic Liberty filed.
07/19/2021Brief amicus curiae of Hon. Rafael Hernandez-Montanez in his Official Capacity as Speaker of the P.R. House of Representatives filed.
07/19/2021Brief amicus curiae of the Senate of Puerto Rico filed.
08/18/2021Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed.
08/25/2021Reply of petitioners Angel Manuel Ortiz-Diaz, et al. filed.
09/01/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
09/21/2021Rescheduled.
10/04/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
10/12/2021Petition DENIED.