Vera Institute of Justice, et al v. DOJ, et al
| Vera Institute of Justice, Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Force Detroit and Health Resources in Action |
| United States Department of Justice, Pamela J. Bondi, in her official capacity as United States Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs and Maureen Henneberg, in her official capacity as Acting Head of the Office of Justice Programs |
| City of Baltimore, Maryland, City of Chicago, Illinois, City of Columbus, Ohio, City of Evanston, Illinois, Harris County, Texas, King County, Washington, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Montgomery County, Maryland, City of Newark, New Jersey, City of New York, New York, City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, City of Sacramento, California, City of Santa Monica, California, John Clark, Mayor, Town of Ridgway, Colorado, Kara Davis, District Attorney, Wasco County, Oregon, Matt Ellis, District Attorney, City of Hood River, Oregon, Ramin Fatehi, Commonwealth's Attorney, City of Norfolk, Virginia, Delia Garza, County Attorney, Travis County, Texas, Jose Garza, District Attorney, Travis County, Texas, Sarah George, State's Attorney, Chittenden County, Vermont, Jeff Getting, Prosecuting Attorney, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Melesa Johnson, Elected Prosecutor, Jackson County, Missouri, Lawrence Krasner, District Attorney, City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Quinton D. Lucas, Mayor, City of Kansas City, Missouri, Ryan Mears, Prosecutor, Marion County, Indiana, Steve Mulroy, District Attorney, County of Shelby, Tennessee, Eric Rinehart, District Attorney, County of Shelby, Tennessee, Jeff Rosen, District Attorney, Santa Clara County, California, Eli Savit, Prosecuting Attorney, Washtenaw County, Michigan, Eric Sparr, District Attorney, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Mark Gergen, Gregory Klass, Daniel Markovits, Tobias Barrington Wolff, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Massachusetts, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of North Carolina, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont and District of Columbia |
| 25-5248 |
| July 10, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit |
| Other Statutes APA/Review Agency |
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| ORAL ARGUMENT HELD before Judges Srinivasan, Katsas and Rao. [25-5248] [Entered: 10/14/2025 11:00 AM] |
| FORM 72 submitted by arguing attorney, Brian J. Springer, on behalf of Appellees DOJ, Pamela J. Bondi, Office of Justice Programs and Maureen Henneberg (For Internal Use Only: Form is restricted to protect counsel's personal contact information) . [25-5248] (Springer, Brian) [Entered: 10/03/2025 09:36 AM] |
| FORM 72 submitted by arguing attorney, Lisa Newman, on behalf of Appellants Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Force Detroit, Health Resources in Action and Vera Institute of Justice (For Internal Use Only: Form is restricted to protect counsel's personal contact information) . [25-5248] (Newman, Lisa) [Entered: 10/01/2025 04:31 PM] |
| PER CURIAM ORDER [2138230] filed allocating oral argument time as follows: Appellants - 15 Minutes, Appellees - 15 Minutes. One counsel per side to argue; directing party to file Form 72 notice of arguing attorney by 10/03/2025 [25-5248] [Entered: 10/01/2025 03:40 PM] |
| APPELLANT REPLY BRIEF [2133969] filed by Vera Institute of Justice, Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Force Detroit and Health Resources in Action [Service Date: 09/08/2025 ] Length of Brief: 6395 Words. [25-5248] (Newman, Lisa) [Entered: 09/08/2025 04:48 PM] |
| PER CURIAM ORDER [2133738] filed, on the court's own motion, rescheduling oral argument. Case now scheduled on Tuesday, 10/14/2025. [25-5248] [Entered: 09/05/2025 03:49 PM] |
| APPELLEE BRIEF [2133142] filed by Pamela J. Bondi, DOJ, Maureen Henneberg and Office of Justice Programs [Service Date: 09/02/2025 ] Length of Brief: 11,049 words. [25-5248] (Springer, Brian) [Entered: 09/02/2025 09:48 PM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2131791] filed by Paul DeCamp (Appearance as Pro Bono) on behalf of Amicus Curiae for Appellant Tobias Barrington Wolff. [25-5248] (DeCamp, Paul) [Entered: 08/25/2025 12:28 PM] |
| CORRECTED AMICUS FOR APPELLANT BRIEF [2130872] filed by Mark Gergen, Gregory Klass and Daniel Markovits [Service Date: 08/19/2025 ] Length of Brief: 6,309 Words. [25-5248] (Babbin, Jeffrey) [Entered: 08/19/2025 02:15 PM] |
| LETTER [2130849] regarding oral argument matter [oral arguments in Vera Institute for Justice v. U.S. Department of Justice, No. 25-5248, and Amica Center for Immigration Rights v. U.S. Department of Justice, No. 25-5254] filed by DOJ, Pamela J. Bondi, Office of Justice Programs and Maureen Henneberg [Service Date: 08/19/2025 ] [25-5248] (Springer, Brian) [Entered: 08/19/2025 12:25 PM] |
| AMICUS FOR APPELLANT BRIEF [2130707] filed by STATES OF WASHINGTON, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA [Service Date: 08/18/2025 ] Length of Brief: 3,418 words. [25-5248] (Johnston, Maureen) [Entered: 08/18/2025 06:33 PM] |
| AMICUS FOR APPELLANT BRIEF [2130691] filed by Mark Gergen, Gregory Klass and Daniel Markovits [Service Date: 08/18/2025 ] Length of Brief: 6,309 Words. [25-5248] (Babbin, Jeffrey) [Entered: 08/18/2025 05:48 PM] |
| AMICUS FOR APPELLANT BRIEF [2130554] filed by Tobias Barrington Wolff [Service Date: 08/18/2025 ] Length of Brief: 6,488 Words. [25-5248] (DeCamp, Paul) [Entered: 08/18/2025 01:01 PM] |
| NOTICE [2130533] of intention to participate as amicus curiae [Disclosure Listing: Not Applicable to this Party] filed by Mark Gergen; Gregory Klass; and Daniel Markovits [Service Date: 08/18/2025 ] [25-5248] [Edited 08/18/2025 by EKC] (Babbin, Jeffrey) [Entered: 08/18/2025 12:28 PM] |
| CLERK'S ORDER [2130381] filed scheduling oral argument on Tuesday, 10/21/2025. [25-5248] [Entered: 08/15/2025 04:14 PM] |
| APPELLANT BRIEF [2129627] filed by Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Force Detroit, Health Resources in Action and Vera Institute of Justice [Service Date: 08/11/2025 ] Length of Brief: 12,975. [25-5248] (Newman, Lisa) [Entered: 08/11/2025 06:40 PM] |
| JOINT APPENDIX [2129631] filed by Vera Institute of Justice, Health Resources in Action, Force Detroit, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Center for Children & Youth Justice and Office of Justice Programs, Maureen Henneberg, DOJ and Pamela J. Bondi [Volumes: 3] [Service Date: 08/11/2025 ] [25-5248] (Newman, Lisa) [Entered: 08/11/2025 07:59 PM] |
| CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2129619] filed by DOJ, Pamela J. Bondi, Office of Justice Programs and Maureen Henneberg [Service Date: 08/11/2025 ] [25-5248] (Springer, Brian) [Entered: 08/11/2025 05:20 PM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2128929] filed by N/A and co-counsel Simon C. Brewer on behalf of Appellants Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Force Detroit, Health Resources in Action and Vera Institute of Justice. [25-5248] (Brewer, Simon) [Entered: 08/06/2025 11:16 AM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2128866] filed by N/A and co-counsel Daniel Tenny; Sean R. Janda; Brian J. Springer on behalf of Appellees DOJ, Pamela J. Bondi, Office of Justice Programs and Maureen Henneberg. [25-5248] (Springer, Brian) [Entered: 08/05/2025 02:51 PM] |
| PER CURIAM ORDER [2128364] filed ORDERED that the motion for leave to participate as amicus curiae [ # 2126204-2 ] be granted. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the emergency motion for injunction pending appeal [ # 2125023-2 ] be denied. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the motion to expedite [ # 2127996-2 ] be granted. The following briefing schedule will apply in this case: APPELLANTS' Brief and APPENDIX both due 08/11/2025. APPELLEES' Brief due 09/02/2025. APPELLANTS' Reply Brief due 09/08/2025 (SEE ORDER FOR MORE DETAILS). Before Judges: Henderson, Wilkins and Garcia. [25-5248] [Entered: 08/01/2025 12:46 PM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2128029] filed by N/A and co-counsel Joshua M. Salzman on behalf of Appellants Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Force Detroit, Health Resources in Action and Vera Institute of Justice. [25-5248] (Salzman, Joshua) [Entered: 07/30/2025 04:57 PM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2128028] filed by N/A and co-counsel Cortney Robinson; Jennifer Fountain Connolly on behalf of Appellants Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Force Detroit, Health Resources in Action and Vera Institute of Justice. [25-5248] (Robinson, Cortney) [Entered: 07/30/2025 04:56 PM] |
| MOTION [2127996] to expedite case filed by Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Force Detroit, Health Resources in Action and Vera Institute of Justice (Service Date: 07/30/2025 by CM/ECF NDA) Length Certification: 498 Words. [25-5248] (Newman, Lisa) [Entered: 07/30/2025 03:25 PM] |
| REPLY [2127656] filed by Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Force Detroit, Health Resources in Action and Vera Institute of Justice to response [ # 2126554-2 ] [Service Date: 07/28/2025 by CM/ECF NDA] Length Certification: 2,593 words. [25-5248]--[Edited 07/29/2025 by EKC] (Newman, Lisa) [Entered: 07/28/2025 09:24 PM] |
| LETTER [2127014] regarding case status filed by Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Vera Institute of Justice, Force Detroit and Health Resources in Action [Service Date: 07/23/2025 ] [25-5248] (Newman, Lisa) [Entered: 07/23/2025 09:12 PM] |
| RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION [2126554] to motion for injunction [ # 2125023-2 ] filed by Pamela J. Bondi, DOJ, Office of Justice Programs and Maureen Henneberg [Service Date: 07/21/2025 by CM/ECF NDA] Length Certification: 5,172 Words. [25-5248] (Bailey, John) [Entered: 07/21/2025 07:22 PM] |
| AMICUS FOR APPELLANT BRIEF [2126204] filed by Local Governments, Local Government Officials, and Prosecuting Attorneys [Service Date: 07/18/2025 ] Length of Brief: 2,592 words. [25-5248] (Miller, Jonathan) [Entered: 07/18/2025 03:43 PM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2125747] filed by John Bailey on behalf of Appellees Pamela J. Bondi, DOJ, Maureen Henneberg and Office of Justice Programs. [25-5248] (Bailey, John) [Entered: 07/16/2025 12:28 PM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2125527] filed by Lisa Newman and co-counsel Brian D. Netter, Somil B. Trivedi on behalf of Appellants Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Force Detroit, Health Resources in Action and Vera Institute of Justice. [25-5248] (Newman, Lisa) [Entered: 07/15/2025 12:29 PM] |
| PER CURIAM ORDER [2125272] filed ORDERED, on the courts own motion, that appellees file a response to the emergency motion for injunction pending appeal [ # 2125023-2 ] by Monday, July 21, 2025, and that appellants file any reply by Monday, July 28, 2025. Before Judges: Millett, Pillard and Rao. [25-5248] [Entered: 07/14/2025 03:26 PM] |
| EMERGENCY MOTION [2125023] for injunction filed by Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Force Detroit, Health Resources in Action and Vera Institute of Justice (Service Date: 07/11/2025 by CM/ECF NDA) Length Certification: 5186 words. [25-5248] (Newman, Lisa) [Entered: 07/11/2025 04:21 PM] |
| NOTICE OF APPEAL [2124620] seeking review of a decision by the U.S. District Court in 1:25-cv-01643-APM filed by Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Force Detroit, Health Resources in Action and Vera Institute of Justice. Appeal assigned USCA Case Number: 25-5248. [25-5248] [Entered: 07/10/2025 08:11 AM] |
| CLERK'S ORDER [2124622] filed directing party to file initial submissions: APPELLANT docketing statement due 08/11/2025. APPELLANT certificate as to parties due 08/11/2025. APPELLANT statement of issues due 08/11/2025. APPELLANT underlying decision due 08/11/2025. APPELLANT deferred appendix statement due 08/11/2025. APPELLANT entry of appearance due 08/11/2025. APPELLANT transcript status report due 08/11/2025. APPELLANT procedural motions due 08/11/2025. APPELLANT dispositive motions due 08/25/2025; directing party to file initial submissions: APPELLEE certificate as to parties due 08/11/2025. APPELLEE entry of appearance due 08/11/2025. APPELLEE procedural motions due 08/11/2025. APPELLEE dispositive motions due 08/25/2025 [25-5248] [Entered: 07/10/2025 08:13 AM] |
| US CIVIL CASE docketed. [25-5248] [Entered: 07/10/2025 08:10 AM] |
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