| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 5 2007 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2007) |
| Oct 5 2007 |
Appendix of Anup Engquist filed (2 Volumes). |
| Nov 6 2007 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 6, 2007. |
| Dec 6 2007 |
Brief of respondents Oregon Department of Agriculture, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Dec 17 2007 |
Reply of petitioner Anup Engquist filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 19 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 11, 2008. |
| Jan 11 2008 |
Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. The brief of petitioner is to be filed on or before Wednesday, February 20, 2008. The brief of respondents is to be filed on or before Wednesday, March 19, 2008. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this Court. |
| Jan 30 2008 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, April 21, 2008. |
| Feb 6 2008 |
Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the District of Oregon. (2 boxes) |
| Feb 6 2008 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for the Ninth Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Feb 6 2008 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party, or neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. |
| Feb 20 2008 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received) |
| Feb 20 2008 |
Brief of petitioner Anup Engquist filed. |
| Feb 20 2008 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party, or neither party, received from counsel for petitioner. |
| Feb 22 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Fraternal Order of Police filed. |
| Feb 27 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Feb 27 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. filed. |
| Feb 27 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of Professor Richard Epstein, and Rutherford Institute filed. |
| Feb 27 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of National Education Association, et al. filed. |
| Feb 27 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Employment Lawyers Association filed. |
| Feb 27 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of Meir J. Westreich filed. |
| Mar 5 2008 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 19 2008 |
Brief of respondents Oregon Department of Agriculture, et al. filed. (Distributed). |
| Mar 25 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of National School Boards Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 26 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 26 2008 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 26 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislatures, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 26 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of League of California Cities, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 26 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of Pennsylvania, et al. filed. |
| Apr 9 2008 |
Reply of petitioner Anup Engquist filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 11 2008 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 21 2008 |
Argued. For petitioner: Neal Katyal, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Janet A. Metcalf, Assistant Attoreny General, Salem, Ore.; and Lisa S. Blatt, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Jun 9 2008 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Souter and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 11 2008 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Aug 15 2008 |
Record returned to the U.S.D.C. Court fo the District of Oregon. |