Decided

No. 17-530

Wisconsin Central Ltd., et al. v. United States

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.

Argued. For petitioners: Thomas H. Dupree, Jr., Washington, D. C. For respondent: Rachel P. Kovner, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Reply of petitioners Wisconsin Central Ltd., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Record received from the U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit.

Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Brief amicus curiae of Norfolk Southern Corporation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed.

Brief amici curiae of CSX Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad Company filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 16, 2018.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioners Wisconsin Central Ltd., et al. filed.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.

Brief of respondent United States filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 11, 2017.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 9, 2017)

Parties

Wisconsin Central Ltd., et al., Petitioner, represented by Thomas Henderson Dupree Jr.

Amici Curiae

CSX Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad Company, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bryan Michael Killian

Norfolk Southern Corporation, Amicus Curiae, represented by M. Miller Baker

 
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