No. 25-615

Shane Vinales, Individually and as Next Friend of L. V. and S. V., et ux. v. AETC II Privatized Housing, L.L.C., et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (5)Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-interpretation federal-enclaves legal-borrowing legislative-authority military-servicemembers state-law
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether federal law on federal enclaves borrows current state law, rather than state law only as it existed when the enclave was created.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal law on federal enclaves borrows current state law, rather than state law only as it existed when the enclave was created

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-29
Brief amicus curiae of Project on Government Oversight filed. (Distributed)
2025-12-29
Brief amicus curiae of Change the Air Foundation filed. (Distributed)
2025-12-29
Brief amicus curiae of Military Housing Coalition filed. (Distributed)
2025-12-29
Amicus brief of Military Housing Coalition submitted.
2025-12-29
Amicus brief of The Project on Government Oversight submitted.
2025-12-29
Amicus brief of Change The Air Foundation submitted.
2025-12-26
Brief amici curiae of Roger W. Haines, Jr., et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-12-26
Amicus brief of Roger W. Haines, Jr., Stephen E. Castlen, Gregory O. Block, And David G. Wirtes, Jr. submitted.
2025-12-22
Amicus brief of Military Spouse JD Network submitted.
2025-12-22
Brief amicus curiae of Military Spouse JD Network filed. (Distributed)
2025-12-11
Letter from counsel for petitioners received.
2025-12-11
Letter from counsel for petitioners re amici of Shane Vinales, Individually and as Next of Friend of L.V. and S.V., et al. submitted.
2025-12-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-01
Waiver of right of respondent AETC II Privatized Housing, L.C.C., et al. to respond filed.
2025-12-01
Waiver of AETC II Privatized Housing, L.C.C., et al. of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 26, 2025)
2025-10-14
Application (25A306) granted by Justice Alito further extending the time to file until November 24, 2025.
2025-10-08
Application (25A306) to extend further the time from October 27, 2025 to November 24, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
2025-09-18
Application (25A306) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 27, 2025.
2025-09-15
Application (25A306) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 25, 2025 to October 27, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

AETC II Privatized Housing, L.C.C., et al.
Masha Godina HansfordPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Respondent
Change The Air Foundation
Seth KretzerLaw Office of Seth Kretzer, Amicus
Military Housing Coalition
James Bennett ClarkBryan Cave LLP, Amicus
Military Spouse JD Network
Paul Joseph RayCovington & Burling LLP, Amicus
Roger W. Haines, Jr., Stephen E. Castlen, Gregory O. Block, And David G. Wirtes, Jr.
Samuel Christopher BauerBauer & Metro, P.C., Amicus
Shane Vinales, Individually and as Next of Friend of L.V. and S.V., et al.
Charles Harker Rhodes IVClement & Murphy, PLLC, Petitioner
The Project on Government Oversight
Colleen Elizabeth Roh SinzdakMilbank LLP, Amicus