Docket for 11-1179
| No. 11-1179 | |
| Title: |
| American Tradition Partnership, Inc., fka Western Tradition Partnership, Inc., et al., Petitioners |
| v. |
| Steve Bullock, Attorney General of Montana, et al. |
|
| Docketed: | March 28, 2012 |
| Linked with 11A762 |
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of Montana |
| Case Nos.: | (DA 11-0081) |
| Decision Date: | December 30, 2011 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Feb 9 2012 |
Application (11A762) for a stay pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Feb 10 2012 |
Response to application (11A762) requested by Justice Kennedy, due Wednesday, February 15, 2012, by 5:00 p.m. EST. |
| Feb 15 2012 |
Response to application from respondents filed. |
| Feb 17 2012 |
Application (11A762) referred to the Court. |
| Feb 17 2012 |
Application (11A762) granted by the Court. The application for stay presented to Justice Kennedy and by him referred to the Court is granted, and the Montana Supreme Court�s December 30, 2011, decision in case No. DA 11-0081, is stayed pending the timely filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the mandate of this Court. Statement of Justice Ginsburg, with whom Justice Breyer joins, respecting the grant of the application for stay. |
| Mar 26 2012 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 27, 2012) |
| Apr 12 2012 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 18, 2012. |
| Apr 26 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Free Speech for People, et al. filed. |
| Apr 26 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell filed. |
| Apr 27 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of Citizens United filed. |
| Apr 27 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Former Officials of the American Civil Liberties Union in support of neither party filed. |
| Apr 27 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
| May 17 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Retired Justices of the Montana Supreme Court, et al. filed. |
| May 18 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of United States Representatives Robert Brady, et al. filed. |
| May 18 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, et al. filed. |
| May 18 2012 |
Brief of respondents Steve Bullock, Attorney General of Montana, et al. in opposition filed. |
| May 18 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Montana Trial Lawyers Association, et al. filed. |
| May 18 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law, et al. filed. |
| May 18 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Election Commission Officials, et al. filed. |
| May 18 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed. |
| May 18 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Walter Dellinger, and James Sample filed. |
| May 18 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of AARP, et al. filed. |
| May 18 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of Essential Information filed. |
| May 18 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of The Eleventh Amendment Movement (TEAM) filed. |
| May 25 2012 |
Reply of petitioners American Tradition Partnership, Inc., fka Western Tradition Partnership, Inc., et al. filed. |
| May 29 2012 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 14, 2012. |
| Jun 18 2012 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 21, 2012. |
| Jun 25 2012 |
Petition GRANTED. Judgment REVERSED Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion) |
| Jul 27 2012 |
MANDATE ISSUED. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | | |
| James Bopp Jr. |
The Bopp Law Firm | (812) 232-2434 |
| Counsel of Record | 1 South 6th Street | |
| Terre Haute, IN 47807-3510 | |
| jboppjr@aol.com |
| Party name: American Tradition Partnership, Inc., fka Western Tradition Partnership, Inc., et al. |
| Attorneys for Respondents: | | |
| Steve Bullock |
Attorney General | (406) 444-2026 |
| Counsel of Record |
Department of Justice | |
| 215 North Sanders | |
| P.O. Box 201401 | |
| Helena, MT 59620-1401 | |
| sbullock@mt.gov |
| Party name: Steve Bullock, Attorney General of Montana, et al. |
| Other: | | |
| Floyd Abrams |
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | (212) 701-3000 |
| 80 Pine Street | |
| New York, NY 10005 | |
| fabrams@cahill.com |
| Party name: Senator Mitch McConnell |
| | | |
| Lawrence A. Anderson |
Attorney at Law PC | (406) 727-8466 |
|
P.O. Box 2608 | |
| Great Falls, MT 59403 | |
| laalaw@me.com |
| Party name: Montana Trial Lawyers Association, et al. |
| | | |
| Jan Witold Baran |
Wiley Rein, LLP | (202) 719-7000 |
| 1776 K Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| jbaran@wileyrein.com |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America |
| | | |
| Ben T. Clements |
Clements & Pineault LLP | (857) 445-0133 |
| 24 Federal Street | |
| Boston, MA 02110 | |
| bclements@clementspineault.com |
| Party name: Free Speech for People, et al. |
| | | |
| John M. Devaney |
Perkins Coie LLP | (202) 654-6200 |
| 700 Thirteenth Street NW, Suite 600 | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| jdevaney@perkinscoie.com |
| Party name: United States Representatives Robert Brady, et al. |
| | | |
| Amy Poehling Eddy |
Bottomly Eddy & Sandler PLLP | (406)-752-3303 |
| 1230 Whitefish Stage Road Suite 100 | |
| Kalispell, MT 59901 | |
| amyeddy@belawyers.com |
| Party name: Retired Justices of the Montana Supreme Court, et al. |
| | | |
| Robert Hager |
808 Nevada Street | (507) 845-8938 |
| Northfield, MN 55057 | |
| robhager@hotmail.com |
| Party name: Essential Information |
| | | |
| Neal Kumar Katyal |
Hogan Lovells US LLP | (202) 637-5528 |
| 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
| neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com |
| Party name: United States Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, et al. |
| | | |
| Carl J. Mayer |
Mayer Law Group LLC | (212) 382-4686 |
| 1040 Avenue of the Americas | |
| Suite 2400 | |
| New York, NY 10018 | |
| carlmayer@carlmayer.com |
| Party name: Eleventh Amendment Movement (TEAM) |
| | | |
| Burt Neuborne |
40 Washington Square South | (212) 998-6172 |
| New York, NY 10012 | |
| burt.neuborne@nyu.edu |
| Party name: Former Officials of the American Civil Liberties Union |
| | | |
| Theodore B. Olson |
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | (202) 955-8500 |
| 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| tolson@gibsondunn.com |
| Party name: Citizens United |
| | | |
| Paul S. Ryan |
The Campaign legal Center | (202)-736-2200 |
| 215 E Street, NE | |
| Washington, DC 20002 | |
| pryan@campaignlegalcenter |
| Party name: AARP, et al. |
| | | |
| J. Adam Skaggs |
Brennan Center for Justice | (212) 992-8331 |
| N Y U School of Law | |
| 161 Avenue of the Americas | |
| New York, NY 10013 | |
| jadamskaggs@nyu.edu |
| Party name: Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law, et al. |
| | | |
| Barbara D. Underwood |
Solicitor General | (212) 416-8016 |
|
Office of the Attorney General | |
| 120 Broadway, 25th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10463 | |
| barbara.underwood@ag.ny.gov |
| Party name: New York, et al. |
| | | |
| Seth P. Waxman |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | (202) 663-6000 |
| 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com |
| Party name: Former Federal Election Commission Officials, et al. |
| | | |
| Kent A. Yalowitz |
Arnold & Porter LLP | (212) 715-1000 |
| 399 Park Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10022 | |
| Kent.Yalowitz@aporter.com |
| Party name: Walter Dellinger, and James Sample |