Docket for 08-970
No. 08-970 | |
Title: |
Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al., Petitioners |
v. |
Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al. |
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Docketed: | February 2, 2009 |
Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
Case Nos.: | (06-15514, 06-15874) |
Decision Date: | July 3, 2008 |
Rehearing Denied: | November 5, 2008 |
Questions Presented |
~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Jan 29 2009 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 4, 2009) |
Mar 4 2009 |
Brief of respondents Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al. in opposition filed. |
Mar 18 2009 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 3, 2009. |
Apr 6 2009 |
Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition for a writ of certiorari. |
Apr 16 2009 |
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 22, 2009. |
Jun 9 2009 |
The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 21, 2009. |
Jun 20 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of National Sheriffs' Association, et al. filed. |
Jun 22 2009 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
Jun 22 2009 |
Brief of petitioners Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. filed. |
Jun 29 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
Jun 29 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed. |
Jun 29 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
Jun 29 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Old Republic Insurance Company, et al. filed. |
Jun 29 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of National School Boards Association filed. |
Jun 29 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed. |
Jun 29 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Association County Commissioners of Georgia filed. |
Jul 16 2009 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, October 14, 2009. |
Jul 30 2009 |
CIRCULATED. |
Aug 3 2009 |
Record for the U.S.D.C. for the District of Georgia received from U.S.C.A. for the 11th Circuit. (20 boxes) There are sealed documents in the record. |
Aug 3 2009 |
Record received from the U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
Aug 12 2009 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
Aug 21 2009 |
Brief of respondents Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
Aug 28 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. filed. |
Aug 28 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Small Private Law Firms That Rely on Statutory Fee Awards in Public Interest Litigation filed. |
Aug 28 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Liberty Legal Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
Aug 28 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of American Association for Justice, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
Aug 28 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of New York State Bar Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
Aug 28 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Law and Economics Scholars Lucian A. Bebchuk, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
Aug 28 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al.
filed. |
Aug 28 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law filed. (Distributed) |
Sep 21 2009 |
Reply of petitioners Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
Sep 30 2009 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
Oct 14 2009 |
Argued. For petitioners: Mark H. Cohen, Atlanta, Ga; and Pratik A. Shah, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D.C. |
Apr 21 2010 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C.J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., and Thomas, J., filed concurring opinions. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Stevens, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. |
May 24 2010 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
May 25 2010 |
Record returned to the U.S.C.A., 11th Circuit. |
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~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
Attorneys for Petitioners: | | |
Mark H. Cohen |
Troutman Sanders LLP | (404) 885-3597 |
Counsel of Record | Bank of America Plaza, Suite 5200 | |
| 600 Peachtree Street, N.E. | |
| Atlanta, GA 30308 | |
| mark.cohen@troutmansanders.com |
Party name: Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. |
Attorneys for Respondents: | | |
Paul D. Clement |
Bancroft PLLC | (202) 234-0090 |
Counsel of Record | 1919 M Street, N.W., Suite 470 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| pclement@bancroftpllc.com |
Party name: Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al. |
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Michael B. de Leeuw |
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | (212) 859-8000 |
| One New York Plaza | |
| New York, NY 10004 | |
| Michael.deLeeuw@friedfrank.com |
Party name: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. |
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Marcia Robinson Lowry |
Children's Rights | (212) 683-2210 |
| 330 7th Avenue, Fourth Floor | |
| New York, NY 10016 | |
| mlowry@childrensrights.org |
Party name: Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al. |
Other: | | |
Lisa E. Cleary |
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | (212) 336-2000 |
| 1133 Avenue of the Americas | |
| New York, NY 10036-6710 | |
Party name: New York State Bar Association, et al. |
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Aderson B. Francois |
Associate Professor of Law | (202) 806-8065 |
|
Supervising Attorney Civil Rights Clinic | |
| Howard University School of Law | |
| 2900 Van Ness Street NW | |
| Washington, DC 20008 | |
| Afrancois@law.howard.edu |
Party name: Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law |
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James F. Grubiak |
Association County Commissioners of Georgia | (404)-522-5022 |
| 50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1000 | |
| Atlanta, GA 30303 | |
| jgrubiak@accg.org |
Party name: Association County Commissioners of Georgia |
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Elena Kagan |
Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
|
United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | |
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov |
Party name: United States |
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Deanne E. Maynard |
Morrison & Foerster LLP | (202) 887-8740 |
| 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| DMaynard@mofo.com |
Party name: Law and Economics Scholars Lucian A. Bebchuk, et al. |
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Corey L. Maze |
Solicitor General | (334) 353-4336 |
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Office of the Attorney General | |
| 500 Dexter Avenue | |
| Montgomery, AL 36130 | |
| cmaze@ago.state.al.us |
Party name: Alabama, et al. |
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John A. Payton |
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. | (212) 965-2200 |
| 99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10013 | |
| jpayton@naacpldf.org |
Party name: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. |
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Sanford Jay Rosen |
Rosen Bien & Galvan LLP | (415) 433-6830 |
| 315 Montgomery Street | |
| 10th Floor | |
| San Francisco, CA 94104-1823 | |
| SRosen@rbgg.com |
Party name: Small Private Law Firms That Rely on Statutory Fee Awards in Public Interest Litigation |
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Richard Ruda |
108 Newlands St. | (202) 365-1363 |
| Chevy Chase, MD 20815 | |
| rmruda@hotmail.com |
Party name: National Governors Association, et al. |
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Richard A. Samp |
Washington Legal Foundation | (202) 588-0302 |
| 2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| rsamp@wlf.org |
Party name: washington Legal fFoundation |
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Kelly J. Shackelford |
Liberty Institute | (972) 941-4444 |
| 2001 Plano Parkway, Suite 1600 | |
| Plano, TX 75075 | |
| kshackford@libertyinstitute.org |
Party name: Liberty Legal Institute, et al. |
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Pratik A. Shah |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | (202) 887-4000 |
| 1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| pshah@akingump.com |
Party name: Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. v. Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al. |
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Mark E. Solomons |
Greenberg Traurig LLP | (202) 533-2362 |
| 2101 L Street, N.W. | |
| Suite 1000 | |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| Solomonsm@gtlaw.com |
Party name: Old Republic Insurance Company, et al. |
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Thomas E. Wheeler II. |
Frost Brown Todd LLC | (317) 237-3810 |
| 201 North Illinois, | |
| Suite 1900 | |
| Indianapolis, IN 46244 | |
Party name: National School Boards Association |
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Jeffrey R. White |
Center for Constitutional Litigation PC | (202) 944-2839 |
| 777 6th Street, N.W., Suite 520 | |
| Washington, DC 20001-3723 | |
| jeffrey.white@cclfirm.com |
Party name: American Association for Justice, et al. |
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Travis Russell Wisdom |
Travis Wisdom LLC | (334) 826-0722 |
| 861 N. Dean Rd. | |
| Suite C | |
| Auburn, AL 36830 | |
Party name: National Sheriffs' Association, et al. |