Denied

No. 25-465

Timothy Barton v. Securities and Exchange Commission

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

See other cases from the Fifth Circuit.

Docket Entries

Petition DENIED.

Reply of petitioner Timothy Barton filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.

Motion of Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Rep. Lauren Boebert for leave to file amicus brief submitted.

Motion of Libertarian Party of New York Et Al. for leave to file amicus brief submitted.

Brief of respondent Securities and Exchange Commission in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 25, 2026.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 26, 2026 to February 25, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.

Brief amicus curiae of U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 26, 2026.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 26, 2025 to January 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.

Response Requested. (Due December 26, 2025)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.

Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Young Americans for Liberty, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Rio Grande Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Project Veritas filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of United States Congressional Representatives filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Libertarian Party of Idaho, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Open-Source AI Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Bitcoin Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Waiver of right of respondent United States Securities and Exchange Commission to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 17, 2025)

Application (25A265) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 14, 2025.

Application (25A265) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 14, 2025 to November 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Parties

Timothy Barton, Petitioner, represented by Michael James Edney

United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Respondent, represented by D. John Sauer

Amici Curiae

Bitcoin Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul Anthony Rossi

Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Robert Peterson

Libertarian Parties of Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and the We the People Party of Pennsylvania, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul Anthony Rossi

Libertarian Party of New York Et Al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul Anthony Rossi

New Civil Liberties Alliance, Amicus Curiae, represented by Russell Gerard Ryan

Open-Source AI Foundation (O-SAIF), Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul Anthony Rossi

Project Veritas, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul Anthony Rossi

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Rep. Lauren Boebert, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul Anthony Rossi

Rio Grande Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul Anthony Rossi

United States Congressional Representatives Nancy Mace; Randy Weber; Jeff Van Drew; and Lance Gooden, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul Anthony Rossi

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher E. Mills

Young Americans for Liberty, Inc.; Savannah Chrisley; and the Private Property Rights Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul Anthony Rossi

 
Last updated: April 18, 2026