Argued

No. 25-5146

Ahmad Abouammo v. United States

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Docket Entries

Argued. For petitioner: Tobias S. Loss-Eaton, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Reply of petitioner Ahmad Abouammo filed. (Distributed)

Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and available with the Clerk.

CIRCULATED

Sealed material received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER.

Brief of respondent United States filed.

Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 30, 2026.

Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioner Ahmad Abouammo filed.

Motion to proceed in forma pauperis granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.

Reply of petitioner Ahmad Abouammo filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 17, 2025.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 17, 2025 to October 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 17, 2025.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 18, 2025 to September 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 18, 2025)

Application (24A1209) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 16, 2025.

Application (24A1209) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 16, 2025 to July 16, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Parties

Ahmad Abouammo, Petitioner, represented by Jodi Linker

Ahmad Abouammo, Petitioner, represented by Tobias Samuel Loss-Eaton

United States, Respondent, represented by D. John Sauer

Amici Curiae

Cato Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew P. Cavedon

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew Thomas George

 
Last updated: April 18, 2026