Docket for 12-1168
| No. 12-1168 | |
| Title: |
| Eleanor McCullen, et al., Petitioners |
| v. |
| Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al. |
|
| Docketed: | March 26, 2013 |
| Linked with 13A543 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Mar 25 2013 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 25, 2013) |
| Apr 24 2013 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 24, 2013. |
| Apr 24 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Richard W. Garnett, et al. filed. |
| Apr 24 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation, and Walter B. Hoye II filed. |
| Apr 24 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Molly White, et al. filed. |
| May 24 2013 |
Brief of respondents Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Jun 4 2013 |
Reply of petitioners Eleanor McCullen, et al. filed. |
| Jun 4 2013 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 20, 2013. |
| Jun 24 2013 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 10 2013 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 9, 2013. |
| Jul 10 2013 |
The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including November 7, 2013. |
| Sep 9 2013 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Sep 9 2013 |
Brief of petitioners Eleanor McCullen, et al. filed. |
| Sep 13 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. |
| Sep 13 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Democrats for Life of America and Clergy for Better Choices filed. |
| Sep 13 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Justice and Freedom Fund filed. |
| Sep 13 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of 12 Women Who Attest to the Importance of Free Speech in Their Abortion Decisions filed. |
| Sep 13 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
| Sep 16 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation and Walter B. Hoye II filed. |
| Sep 16 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed. |
| Sep 16 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed. |
| Sep 16 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
| Sep 16 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Michigan and 11 Other States filed. |
| Sep 16 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice in support of neither party filed. |
| Sep 16 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed. |
| Sep 16 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Eugene Volokh, et al., filed. |
| Sep 16 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, et al. filed. |
| Sep 16 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Bioethics Defense Fund, et al., filed. |
| Sep 16 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. |
| Sep 16 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of 40 Days for Life filed. |
| Sep 16 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. |
| Nov 4 2013 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 15, 2014. |
| Nov 5 2013 |
The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is further extended to and including November 15, 2013. |
| Nov 5 2013 |
CIRCULATED |
| Nov 15 2013 |
Brief of respondents Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 21 2013 |
Record from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. Also record received from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit. (1 Box) |
| Nov 21 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 21 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of National Abortion Federation & 31 Other Organizations filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 22 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 22 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of City and County of San Francisco, California, and Seventeen Other Municipalities filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 22 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Victim Rights Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 22 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 22 2013 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Nov 22 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed. |
| Nov 22 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Anti-Defamation League, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 22 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Civil Rights Organizations filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 22 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of National League of Cities, et al. filed. |
| Nov 22 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 27 2013 |
Application (13A543) to extend the time to file a reply brief on the merits from December 16, 2013 to December 20, 2013, submitted to Justice Breyer. |
| Nov 27 2013 |
Application (13A543) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until December 20, 2013. |
| Dec 9 2013 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Dec 20 2013 |
Reply of petitioners Eleanor McCullen, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 15 2014 |
Argued. For petitioners: Mark L. Rienzi, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jennifer Grace Miller, Assistant Attorney General, Boston, Mass.; and Ian H. Gershengorn, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Jan 16 2014 |
Letter from counsel for the petitioners filed. Distributed |
| Jun 26 2014 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Kennedy and Thomas, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. |
| Jul 28 2014 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jul 28 2014 |
Record returned for U.S.C.A. for First Circuit. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | | |
| Mark L. Rienzi |
Catholic University of America | (202) 319-5140 |
| Counsel of Record | Columbus School of Law | |
| 3600 John McCormack Road, NE | |
| Washington, DC 20064 | |
| rienzi@law.edu |
| Party name: Eleanor McCullen, et al. |
| Attorneys for Respondents: | | |
| Jennifer Grace Miller |
Assistant Attorney General | (617) 963-2976 |
| Counsel of Record |
One Ashburton Place | |
| Boston, MA 02108 | |
| Jennifer.Miller@state.ma.us |
| Party name: Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al. |
| | | |
| William W. Porter |
Assistant Attorney General | (617) 963-2976 |
|
Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General | |
| One Ashburton Place | |
| Boston, MA 02108 | |
| bill.porter@state.ma.us |
| Party name: Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al. |
| Other: | | |
| Jonathan M. Albano |
Bingham McCutchen LLP | (617) 951-8000 |
| One Federal Street | |
| Boston, MA 02110 | |
| jonathan.albano@bingham.com |
| Party name: Law Professors |
| | | |
| Thomas Kenneth Berg |
c/l University of St. Thomas School of Law | (651) 962-4918 |
| MSL 400, 1000 LaSalle Ave. | |
| Minneapolis, MN 55403 | |
| tcberg@stthomas.edu |
| Party name: Democrats for Life of America and Clergy for Better Choices |
| | | |
| Jack R. Bierig |
Sidley Austin LLP | (312) 853-7000 |
| One South Dearborn Street | |
| Chicago, IL 60603 | |
| jbierig@sidley.com |
| Party name: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al. |
| | | |
| Lisa S. Blatt |
Arnold & Porter LLP | (202) 942-5000 |
| 555 12th Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
| Lisa.Blatt@aporter.com |
| Party name: Victim Rights Law Center, et al. |
| | | |
| Dorinda C. Bordlee |
Bioethics Defense Fund | (504) 231-7234 |
| 6811 E. Voltaire Avenue | |
| Scottsdale, AZ 85254 | |
| dbordlee.bdfund.org |
| Party name: Bioethics Defense Fund, et al., |
| | | |
| | | |
| Anthony T. Caso |
Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence | (714) 628-2666 |
| c/o Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University | |
| One University Drive | |
| Orange, CA 92886 | |
| caso@chapman.edu |
| Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence |
| | | |
| Walter Dellinger |
O'Melveny & Myers LLP | (202) 383-5319 |
| 1625 Eye Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| wdellinger@omm.com |
| Party name: Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood Federation of America |
| | | |
| Mary Jean Dolan |
International Municipal Lawyers Association | (202) 466-5424 |
| 7910 Woodmont Avenue | |
| Suite 1400 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20814 | |
| maryjean.dolan@gmail.com |
| Party name: National League of Cities, et al. |
| | | |
| Matthew Allen Fitzgerald |
McGuireWoods LLP | (804) 775-4716 |
| One James Center | |
| 901 East Cary Street | |
| Richmond, VA 23219 | |
| mfitzgerald@mcguirewoods.com |
| Party name: Eugene Volokh, et al., |
| | | |
| Robert Peller Frommer |
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900 | (703)-682-9320 |
| Arlington, VA 22203 | |
| rfrommer@ij.org |
| Party name: Institute for Justice |
| | | |
| Ian Heath Gershengorn |
Principal Deputy Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
|
Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | |
| SupremeCtBriefs@usdoj.gov |
| Party name: United States |
| | | |
| Matthew J. Ginsburg |
815 Sixteenth Street, NW | (202)-637-5397 |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| Party name: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations |
| | | |
| Abigail K. Hemani |
Goodwin Proctor LLP | (212) 813-8800 |
| Exchange Place | |
| Boston, MA 02109 | |
| ahemani@goodwinprocter.com |
| Party name: City and County of San Francisco, California, and Seventeen Other Municipalities |
| | | |
| James L. Hirsen |
505 S. Villa Real Drive | (714) 283-8880 |
| Suite 208 | |
| Anaheim Hills, CA 92807 | |
| james@jameshirsen.com |
| Party name: Justice and Freedom Fund |
| | | |
| John D. Inazu |
Campus Box 1120, One Brookings Drive | 314-935-6273 |
| St. Louis, MO 63130 | |
| jinazu@wulaw.wustl.edu |
| Party name: National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, et al. |
| | | |
| Lawrence J. Joseph |
1250 Connecticut Ave., NW | (202) 699-1339 |
| Suite 200 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| ljoseph@larryjoseph.com |
| Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund |
| | | |
| Aaron D. Lindstrom |
Solicitor General | (517) 373-1124 |
|
Michigan Department of Attorney General | |
| P.O. Box 30212 | |
| Lansing, MI 48909 | |
| lindstroma@michigan.gov |
| Party name: Michigan and 11 Other States |
| | | |
| A.W. Phinney III. |
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC | (617) 542-6000 |
| One Financial Center | |
| Boston, MA 02111 | |
| AWPhinney@mintz.com |
| Party name: Anti-Defamation League, et al. |
| | | |
| William L. Saunders |
Americans United for Life | (202) 289-1478 |
| 655 15th St. N.W., Suite 410 | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| william.saunders@aul.org |
| Party name: 40 Days for Life |
| | | |
| Jay Alan Sekulow |
American Center for Law & Justice | (202) 546-8890 |
| 201 Maryland Ave., N.E. | |
| Washington, DC 20002 | |
| sekulow@aclj.org |
| Party name: American Center for Law and Justice |
| | | |
| Carrie Campbell Severino |
Judicial Education Project | (571) 357-3134 |
| 722 12th St., N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| carrie@judicialnetwork.com |
| Party name: Molly White, et al. |
| | | |
| Ilya Shapiro |
Cato Institute | (202) 842-2000 |
| 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| ishapiro@cato.org |
| Party name: Cato Institute |
| | | |
| Steven R. Shapiro |
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | (212) 549-2500 |
| 125 Broad Street | |
| New York, NY 10004 | |
| sshapiro@aclu.org |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al. |
| | | |
| Ryan A. Shores |
Hunton & Williams LLP | (202) 955-1521 |
| 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue,NW | |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| rshores@hunton.com |
| Party name: Richard W. Garnett, et al. |
| | | |
| Catherine W. Short |
Life Legal Defense Foundation | (707) 224-6675 |
| P.O. Box 2105 | |
| Napa, CA 92544 | |
| LLDFOjai@cs.com |
| Party name: Life Legal Defense Foundation, and Walter B. Hoye II |
| | | |
| Mathew D. Staver |
Liberty Counsel | (800) 671-1776 |
| 1055 Maitland Center Commons | |
| Second Floor | |
| Maitland, FL 32751 | |
| court@lc.org |
| Party name: Liberty Counsel |
| | | |
| Stephanie Toti |
Center for Reproductive Rights | (917)-637-3684 |
| 120 Wall Street, 14th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10005 | |
| stoti@reprorights.org |
| Party name: Civil Rights Organizations0 |
| | | |
| Barbara D. Underwood |
Solicitor General | (212) 416-8020 |
|
Office of the Attorney General | |
| 120 Broadway, 25th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10271 | |
| barbara.underwood@ag.ny.gov |
| Party name: New York, et al. |
| | | |
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. |
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 |
| | | |
| Maria T. Vullo |
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, LLP | (212) 373-3346 |
| 1285 Avenue of the Americas | |
| New York, NY 10019 | |
| mvullo@paulweiss.com |
| Party name: National Abortion Federation & 31 Other Organizations |
| | | |
| John W. Whitehead |
The Rutherford Institute | (434) 978-3888 |
| 923 Gardens Blvd. | |
| Charlottesville, VA 22901 | |
| johnw@rutherford.org |
| Party name: The Rutherford Institute |