Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran
| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-534 | Dec 4, 2017 | Feb 21, 2018 | 8-0 | Sotomayor | OT 2017 |
Holding: Section 1610(g) of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 does not provide a freestanding basis for parties holding a judgment under Section 1605A to attach and execute against the property of a foreign state; rather, for Section 1610(g) to apply, the immunity of the property at issue must be rescinded under a separate provision within Section 1610.
Judgment: Affirmed, 8-0, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on February 21, 2018. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
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- Petition of the day (Kate Howard, December 10, 2016)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 10/17/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2016) |
| 11/16/2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 25, 2016, for all respondents. |
| 11/22/2016 | Brief of respondent Field Museum of Natural History in opposition filed. |
| 11/23/2016 | Brief of respondent Islamic Republic of Iran filed. |
| 11/23/2016 | Brief of respondent The University of Chicago in opposition filed. |
| 12/06/2016 | Reply of petitioners Jenny Rubin, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/07/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017. |
| 12/09/2016 | Letter of December 6, 2016, from counsel for petitioners received. (Distributed) |
| 01/09/2017 | The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| 05/23/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| 06/06/2017 | Supplemental brief of petitioners Jenny Rubin, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 06/06/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017. |
| 06/26/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2017. |
| 06/27/2017 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| 07/31/2017 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 1, 2017. |
| 07/31/2017 | The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including October 23, 2017. |
| 08/23/2017 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Jenny Rubin, et al. |
| 09/01/2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent Islamic Republic of Iran. |
| 09/01/2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Jenny Rubin, et al. |
| 09/01/2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Field Museum of Natural History on 09/13/2017 |
| 09/01/2017 | Brief of petitioner Jenny Rubin, et al. filed. |
| 09/05/2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, University of Chicago on 09/12/2017 |
| 09/08/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Foundation for Defense of Democracies filed. |
| 09/08/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Victims of Iranian Terrorism filed. |
| 09/08/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Counterterrorism Officials, et al. filed. |
| 09/13/2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jenny Rubin, et al. on 09/13/2017 |
| 09/25/2017 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| 10/06/2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, December 4, 2017. |
| 10/10/2017 | Letter of respondent Field Museum of Natural History advising the Court that it has no interest in the outcome of proceedings in this Court and waiving the filing of a brief on the merits. |
| 10/20/2017 | CIRCULATED |
| 10/23/2017 | Brief of respondent Islamic Republic of Iran filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/23/2017 | Brief of respondent University of Chicago filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/30/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/30/2017 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| 11/21/2017 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| 11/22/2017 | Reply of petitioners Jenny Rubin, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/04/2017 | Argued. For petitioners: Asher Perlin, Hollywood, Fla. For respondents: David A. Strauss, Chicago, Ill; and Zachary D. Tripp, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| 02/21/2018 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Kagan, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
| 03/26/2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |