No. 25-430
Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al. v. Yassir Fazaga, et al.
Relisted (9)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: district-court judicial-review merits-adjudication ninth-circuit privileged-information state-secrets-privilege
Latest Conference:
2026-04-02
(distributed 9 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether dismissal of a claim after assertion of the state-secrets privilege requires a district court to adjudicate the merits of the claim using the privileged information where the privileged information is relevant to a defense.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether dismissal of a claim after assertion of the state-secrets privilege requires a district court to adjudicate the merits of the claim using the privileged information where the privileged information is relevant to a defense
Docket Entries
2026-04-06
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED with the instruction to remand the case to the District Court for reconsideration in light of recent factual developments pertinent to this case and the Government's motion to dismiss.
2026-03-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
2026-03-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
2026-03-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
2026-03-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2026.
2026-02-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
2026-02-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
2026-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-23
Reply of petitioners Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-12-23
Reply of Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al. submitted.
2025-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-19
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioners.
2025-12-19
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period of Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al. submitted.
2025-12-19
Waiver of Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al. of the 14-day waiting period submitted.
2025-12-16
Brief of respondents Yassir Fazaga, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-12-16
Brief of Yassir Fazaga, et al. in opposition submitted.
2025-11-07
Brief of respondents Paul Allen and Kevin Armstrong in support filed.
2025-11-07
Brief of respondents Paul Allen, et al. in support filed.
2025-11-07
Brief of Paul Allen and Kevin Armstrong in support submitted.
2025-10-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including December 16, 2025.
2025-10-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 7, 2025 to January 6, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-10-28
Motion of Yassir Fazaga, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-10-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 7, 2025)
2025-07-30
Application (25A113) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 11, 2025.
2025-07-24
Application (25A113) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 12, 2025 to October 11, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al.
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Petitioner
Paul Allen and Kevin Armstrong
Alexander Howard Cote — Winston & Strawn LLP, Respondent
Yassir Fazaga, et al.
Ahilan T. Arulanantham — UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW, Respondent
Mohammad Kazem Tajsar — ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Respondent