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Docket for 00-949

No. 00-949	Status:	DECIDED
	Title:	George W. Bush and Richard Cheney, Petitioners
		v.
		Albert Gore, Jr., et al.
Docketed:	Lower Ct:	Supreme Court of Florida
December 9, 2000		(SC00-2431)

~~Date~~~~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 8 2000	Application (A00-504) for a stay pending the filing and disposition of
	a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Dec 9 2000	Response to application (A00-504) filed by respondent Albert Gore,
	Jr.
Dec 9 2000	(A00-504)Supplemental memorandum in support of application
	received.
Dec 9 2000	Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 7, 2001)
Dec 9 2000	Application (A00-504) referred to the Court by Justice Kennedy.
Dec 9 2000	Petition GRANTED. The application for stay presented to Justice
	Kennedy and by him referred to the Court is granted, and it is
	ordered that the mandate of the Florida Supreme Court, case No.
	SC00-2431, is hereby stayed pending further order of the Court. In
	addition, the application for stay is treated as a petition for a
	writ of certiorari, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is
	granted. The briefs of the parties, not to exceed 50 pages, are to
	be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or
	before 4 p.m., Sunday, December 10, 2000. Rule 29.2 is suspended
	in this case. Briefs may be filed in compliance with Rule 33.2 to
	be replaced as soon as possible with briefs prepared in compliance
	with Rule 33.1. The case is set for oral argument on Monday,
	December 11, 2000, at 11 a.m., and a total of 1 1/2 hours is
	allotted for oral argument. Concurring opinion by Scalia, J..
	Dissenting opinion by Stevens, J., joined by Souter, Ginsburg, and
	Breyer, JJ..
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Dec 9 2000	Blanket consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of
	either party received from counsel for respondents Al Gore, Jr.,
	et al.
Dec 9 2000	Motion of respondent Katherine Harris, et al. for divided argument
	filed.
Dec 9 2000	Blanket consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of
	either party received from counsel for Katherine Harris, et al.
Dec 9 2000	(A00-504)Application for stay GRANTED. Application treated as a
	petition for a writ of certiorari, see 00-949.
Dec 10 2000	Blanket consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of
	either party received from counsel for George W. Bush, et al.
Dec 10 2000	Motion of respondent Katherine Harris, et al. for divided argument
	GRANTED.
Dec 10 2000	Brief of petitioners George W. Bush, et al., and separate appendix to
	petitioners brief filed.
Dec 10 2000	Brief of respondent Albert Gore, Jr. filed.
Dec 10 2000	Brief of respondents Carr, Harrell, Richardson, Schuler, Temple, and
	Thomas filed.
Dec 10 2000	Brief of respondent John E. Thrasher filed.
Dec 10 2000	Brief amici curiae of Florida House of Representatives and Florida
	Senate filed.
Dec 10 2000	Brief amicus curiae of Michael F. Wasserman filed.
Dec 10 2000	Brief amici curiae of William H. Haynes, et al. filed.
Dec 10 2000	Brief amicus curiae of Alabama filed.
Dec 10 2000	Brief amicus curiae of Mary Ann Smania filed.
Dec 10 2000	Brief amicus curiae of National Bar Association filed.
Dec 10 2000	Brief amici curiae of Robert Harris, Steven Medina, and other Florida
	Voters filed.
Dec 10 2000	Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
	filed.
Dec 10 2000	Brief amicus curiae of Robet A. Butterworth, Attorney General of
	Florida filed.
Dec 10 2000	Brief of respondents Stephen Cruce, et al. filed.
Dec 10 2000
	Brief of respondents Katherine Harris, et al. filed.
Dec 11 2000	ARGUED.
Dec 12 2000	Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED PER CURIAM. Judgment is
	reversed and remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent
	with this opinion. Concurring opinion by the CHIEF JUSTICE, joined
	by SCALIA, and THOMAS, JJ. Dissenting opinion by STEVENS, J.,
	joined by GINSBURG and BREYER, JJ. Dissenting opinion by SOUTER,
	J., joined by BREYER, J., and by STEVENS and GINSBURG,JJ., in all
	but Part C. Dissenting opinion by GINSBURG, J., joined by STEVENS,
	J., and joined by SOUTER and BREYER, JJ., as to Part I. Dissenting
	opinion by BREYER, J., joined by STEVENS and GINSBURG, JJ., except
	as to Part I-A-1 with whom SOUTER, J., joins as to Part I. The
	mandate is issued forthwith pursuant to Rule 45.2.
Dec 12 2000	MANDATE ISSUED.
Dec 12 2000	The Clerk directed to issue the mandate forthwith.
Dec 13 2000	Record returned to Supreme Court of Florida

~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Theodore B. Olson	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher	2029558500
	1050 Connecticut Avenue, N. W.
	Washington, DC 20036

Attorneys for Respondent:
Bruce S. Rogow	Broward Financial Centre	9547678909
	500 East Broward Blvd., # 1930
	Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33394

David Boies	Boies, Schiller & Flexner	9142739800
	80 Business Park Dr., Ste. 110
	Armonk, NY 10504

Denise D. Dytrych	301 North Olive Ave., Ste. 601	5613556021
	West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Party name: Palm Beach County Canvassing Board

John D.C. Newton	Berger, Davis & Singerman	8505613010
	215 S. Monroe St. Ste. 705
	Tallahassee, FL 32301

Joseph P. Klock	Steel, Hector & Davis	3055772877
	200 South Biscayne Blvd. 41 Fl
	Miami, FL 33131-2398
Party name: Katherine Harris

W. Dexter Douglass	Douglass Law Firm	8508246191
	211 East Call Street
	Tallahassee, FL 32302

Robert A. Butterworth	Department of Legal Affairs	9547124670
	The Capitol PL 01
	Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050

Deborah Kearney	Florida Department of State
	The Capitol, PL-02
	Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250

Laurence H. Tribe	Hauser Hall 420	6174954621
	1575 Massachusetts Ave.
	Cambridge, MA 02138
Party name: Albert Gore, Jr.

William Kemper Jennings	Post Office Box 1256	8508921300
	DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
Party name: Carr, Harrell, Richardson, Schuler, Temple, and Thomas

George S. LeMieux	Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart	9544622000
	500 East Broward Blvd., # 1400
	Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
Party name: John E. Thrasher

Robert A. Destro	Columbus School of Law	2023195139
	The Catholic Univ. of America
	Washington, DC 20064
Party name: Stephen Cruce, et al.

Other Attorneys:
Charles Fried	1545 Massachusetts Ave.
	Cambridge, MA 02138
Party name: Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate

Michael F. Wasserman	800 Seventh St,. N.W., # 201
	Washington, DC 20001
Party name: Michael F. Wasserman

Jay Alan Sekulow	Am. Center for Law & Justice	2023372273
	1000 Thos. Jefferson St., N.W
	Washington, DC 20007
Party name: William H. Haynes, et al.

Bill Pryor	Attorney General	3342427300
	11 South Union Street
	Montgomery, AL 36130-0152
Party name: Alabama

Mel Pearlman	2909 Lakeview Drive	4078346700
	Fern Park, FL 32730
Party name: Mary Ann Smania

David Earl Honig	3636 16th St., N.W.	2023327005
	Suite B-366
	Wshington, DC 20010
Party name: National Bar Association

Bruce J. Terris	Terris, Pravlik & Millian	2026822100
	1121 12th Street, N.W.
	Washington, DC 20005
Party name: Robert Harris, Steven Medina, and other Florida Voters

Burt Neuborne	161 Avenue of the Americas
	12th Floor
	New York, NY 10013
Party name: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

Paul F. Hancock	Deputy Attorney General	8504871963
	The Capitol
	Tallahassee, FL 32399
Party name: Robet A. Butterworth, Attorney General of Florida