Legal Challenge

District Court (Following Remand From Court of Appeals)

• Final Judgment (4/3/17)
• Joint Status Report of Parties (3/10/17)

Court of Appeals (Following Initial Decision)

• Ordered Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part and Remanding the Case for Further Proceedings (11/19/15)
• Mandate of Court That Judgment Remain in Effect (11/17/15)
• Per Curiam Order, En Banc, Granting Motion to File Brief Amicus Curiae; Denying Petitions for Rehearing En Banc (11/9/15)
• Brief of Amici Curiae of Motion of Tobacco Control Legal Consortium, et al. (10/14/15)
• Petition for SEC Rehearing En Banc (10/02/15)
• Order to Withhold Issuance of the Mandate (8/18/15)
• Order Dismissing as Moot SEC and Amnesty International et al., Petitions for Rehearing En Banc (8/18/15)
• Order That Judgment of Court Filed April 14, 2014 Remain in Effect (8/18/15)
• Opinion for the Court on Petition for Panel Rehearing (8/18/15)
• Supplemental Brief of National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, and Business Roundtable (12/29/14)
• Brief of Amici Curiae and Global Witness and Free Speech for People Responsive to Court's November 18, 2014 Order (12/08/14)
• Supplemental Brief of SEC on Panel Rehearing (12/08/14)
• Supplemental Brief of Amnesty International on Panel Rehearing (12/01/14)
• Notice and Representation of Consent of All Parties for Global Witness Limited and Free Speech for People to File Amici Curiae Brief (12/01/14)
• Order Granting Amnesty International Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Brief; Granting Petition for Panel Rehearing; and Ordering Parties to File Supplemental Briefs (11/18/14)
• Order, En Banc, Granting Amnesty International Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Brief; Deferring Consideration of Pending Disposition of Petitions for Panel Rehearing (11/18/14)
• Joint Response by the National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce and Business Roundtable to the Petitions for Rehearing En Banc (9/12/14)
• Order for Appellants to File a Joint Response (9/12/14)
• Supplemental Brief by Amnesty International of the USA and Amnesty International Limited in Support of Petition for Panel Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc (8/15/14)
• Petition by Appellees Amnesty International Limited and Amnesty International for Rehearing En Banc (5/29/14)
• Petition by Appellees Amnesty International Limited and Amnesty International USA for Rehearing, Rehearing En Banc (5/24/14)
• Denial of Appellants' Emergency Motion for the Stay of Rule (5/14/14)
• Appellants' Reply in Support of Emergency Motion for Stay of Rule (5/13/14)
• SEC Response in Opposition to Appellants' Motion for a Full Stay of the Rule (5/9/14)
• Amnesty International Response in Opposition to Stay of the Rule (5/9/14)
• Industry Coalition Amici Statement in Support of Appellants' Emergency Motion for Stay (5/8/14)
• Appellants' Emergency Motion for the Stay of the SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals-D.C. Circuit (5/5/14)
• Petitioners' Motion for a Stay of the Rule (4/24/14)

Court of Appeals (Through Initial Decision)

• The Court's Opinion on National Association of Manufacturers v. SEC (4/24/14)
• Appellant Reply Brief Filed by Business Roundtable, Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Manufacturers Advising of Additional Authorities (11/13/13)
• Brief of Amici Curiae Global Witness and Former Members of the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Support of Appellee (10/31/13)
• Response Brief of Amnesty International of the USA, Inc. and Amnesty International Ltd. (10/31/13)
• Brief of Senator Durbin, Congressman McDermott, et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellee (10/30/13)
• Brief of Better Markets, Inc. as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellee and Affirmance of the District Court's Order (10/30/13)
• Brief of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Appellee (10/23/13)
• Brief of Amicus Curiae Experts on Democratic Republic of the Congo in Support of Petitioners (9/18/13)
• Industry Coalition Amici Brief in Support of the Appellants (9/12/13)
• Brief of the Retail Litigation Center, Inc. and the National Retail Federation as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellants (9/12/13)
• Final Opening Brief of the Petitioners (3/22/13)
• Intervenor for Respondent, Final Brief Filed by Amnesty International (3/22/13)
• Final Reply Brief of the Petitioners (3/22/13)
• Final Brief of the Securities and Exchange Commission (3/22/13)
• Amicus Brief for Respondent Filed by Twelve Current and Former Members of Congress (3/08/13)
• Amicus Brief for Respondent Filed by Better Markets, Inc. (3/05/13)
• Opening Brief of Appellants (2/19/13)