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Hutson v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on November 17, 2025. Justice Gorsuch would grant the petition. Justice Alito dissented, joined by Justice Thomas.

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-1022 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2025

Issue: Whether a state or local official who moves to terminate prospective relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3626(b)(1)(A) bears any affirmative burden beyond demonstrating that the requisite amount of time has passed.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/21/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 24, 2025)
04/16/2025Motion of respondents Kent Anderson, et al. to extend the time to file a response from April 24, 2025 to May 24, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
04/17/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 27, 2025, for all respondents. See Rule 30.1.
04/17/2025Waiver of right of respondent Federal Party to respond filed.
04/18/2025Waiver of right of respondents Kent Anderson, Steven Dominick, Anthony Gioustavia, Jimmie Jenkins, Greg Journee, Richard Lanford, Leonard Lewis, Euell Sylvester, and LaShawn Jones to respond filed.
04/29/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
05/06/2025Response Requested. (Due June 5, 2025)
05/14/2025Motion of the Solicitor General to extend the time to file a response from June 5, 2025 to July 7, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
05/14/2025Motion of respondents Kent Anderson, et al. to extend the time to file a response from June 5, 2025 to July 7, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
05/15/2025The motions to extend the time to file responses are granted and the time is extended to and including July 7, 2025, for all respondents.
06/23/2025Motion of the Solicitor General to extend the time to file a response from July 7, 2025 to August 6, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
06/23/2025Motion of Kent Anderson, et al. to extend the time to file a response from July 7, 2025 to August 6, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
06/24/2025The motions to extend the time to file responses are granted and the time is further extended to and including August 6, 2025, for all respondents.
08/06/2025Brief of Federal Respondent in opposition filed.
08/06/2025Brief of respondents Kent Anderson, et al. in opposition filed.
08/20/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
08/20/2025Reply of petitioner Susan Hutson filed. (Distributed)
10/06/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
10/14/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
11/03/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
11/10/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
11/17/2025Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)