Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
16-534	7th Cir.	Dec 4, 2017	TBD	TBD	TBD	OT 2017

Issue: Whether 28 U.S.C. § 1610(g) provides a freestanding attachment immunity exception that allows terror victim judgment creditors to attach and execute upon assets of foreign state sponsors of terrorism regardless of whether assets are otherwise subject to execution under Section 1610.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders
Oct 17 2016	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2016)
Nov 16 2016	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 25, 2016, for all respondents.
Nov 22 2016	Brief of respondent Field Museum of Natural History in opposition filed.
Nov 23 2016	Brief of respondent Islamic Republic of Iran filed.
Nov 23 2016	Brief of respondent The University of Chicago in opposition filed.
Dec 06 2016	Reply of petitioners Jenny Rubin, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 07 2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017.
Dec 09 2016	Letter of December 6, 2016, from counsel for petitioners received. (Distributed)
Jan 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.
May 23 2017	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jun 06 2017	Supplemental brief of petitioners Jenny Rubin, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jun 06 2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017.
Jun 26 2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2017.
Jun 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.
Jul 31 2017	The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 1, 2017.
Jul 31 2017	The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including October 23, 2017.
Aug 23 2017	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Jenny Rubin, et al.
Sep 01 2017	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent Islamic Republic of Iran.
Sep 01 2017	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Jenny Rubin, et al.
Sep 01 2017	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Field Museum of Natural History on 09/13/2017
Sep 01 2017	Brief of petitioner Jenny Rubin, et al. filed.
Sep 05 2017	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, University of Chicago on 09/12/2017
Sep 08 2017	Brief amici curiae of Foundation for Defense of Democracies filed.
Sep 08 2017	Brief amici curiae of Victims of Iranian Terrorism filed.
Sep 08 2017	Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Counterterrorism Officials, et al. filed.
Sep 13 2017	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jenny Rubin, et al. on 09/13/2017
Sep 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.
Oct 06 2017	SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, December 4, 2017.
Oct 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.
Oct 20 2017	CIRCULATED
Oct 23 2017	Brief of respondent Islamic Republic of Iran filed. (Distributed)
Oct 23 2017	Brief of respondent University of Chicago filed. (Distributed)
Oct 30 2017	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Oct 30 2017	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Nov 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.
Nov 22 2017	Reply of petitioners Jenny Rubin, et al. filed. (Distributed)