No. 25-430
Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al. v. Yassir Fazaga, et al.
Relisted (4)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: district-court judicial-review merits-adjudication ninth-circuit privileged-information state-secrets-privilege
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment Privacy
FourthAmendment Privacy
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
(distributed 4 times)
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
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. (II)
Docket Entries
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
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Petitioner
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Petitioner
Paul Allen and Kevin Armstrong
Alexander Howard Cote — Winston & Strawn LLP, Respondent
Alexander Howard Cote — Winston & Strawn LLP, Respondent
Alexander Howard Cote — Winston & Strawn LLP, Respondent
Yassir Fazaga, et al.
Ahilan T. Arulanantham — UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW, Respondent
Ahilan T. Arulanantham — UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW, Respondent
Ahilan T. Arulanantham — UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW, Respondent
Mohammad Kazem Tajsar — ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Respondent
Mohammad Kazem Tajsar — ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Respondent
Mohammad Kazem Tajsar — ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Respondent