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United States v. Newman

Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2015

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
15-137 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2015

Issue: Whether the court of appeals erroneously departed from this Court's decision in Dirks v. SEC by holding that liability under a gifting theory requires "proof of a meaningfully close personal relationship that generates an exchange that is objective, consequential, and represents at least a potential gain of a pecuniary or similarly valuable nature."

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/15/2015Application (14A1264) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 2, 2015 to August 1, 2015, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
06/16/2015Application (14A1264) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until August 1, 2015.
06/26/2015Letter dated June 19, 2015, from counsel for respondent Todd Newman received.
07/30/2015Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 31, 2015)
08/24/2015Brief of respondent Todd Newman in opposition filed.
08/24/2015Brief of respondent Anthony Chiasson in opposition filed.
09/08/2015Reply of petitioner United States filed.
09/09/2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015.
10/05/2015Petition DENIED.