| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jun 17 2014 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 18, 2014) |
| Jun 30 2014 |
Waiver of right of respondent The Florida Bar to respond filed. |
| Jul 9 2014 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014. |
| Jul 24 2014 |
Response Requested . (Due August 25, 2014) |
| Aug 22 2014 |
Brief of respondent The Florida Bar in opposition filed. |
| Aug 26 2014 |
Reply of petitioner Lanell Williams-Yulee filed. |
| Sep 3 2014 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014. |
| Oct 2 2014 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 12 2014 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Lanell Williams-Yulee. |
| Nov 17 2014 |
Brief of petitioner Lanell Williams-Yulee filed. |
| Nov 21 2014 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 20, 2015 |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al., filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Randolph Wolfson, et al. filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Cameron A. Blau filed. |
| Dec 1 2014 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Dec 2 2014 |
Record requested from Supreme Court of Florida. |
| Dec 8 2014 |
Record received from Supreme Court of Florida. The record is electronic. |
| Dec 12 2014 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 17 2014 |
Brief of respondent The Florida Bar filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 19 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Free Speech for People, and James C. Nelson filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 22 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jed Shugerman filed. (Distributed). |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Professors of Law, Economics, and Political Science filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. and Democracy 21 filed. (Distributed). |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of States of Arizona, et al., filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of State and Local Judicial Reform Groups filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of The Carter Center filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 24 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Conference of Chief Justices filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Thomas R. Phillips, et al., filed. (Distributed). |
| Dec 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Major B. Harding, et al., filed. (Distributed). |
| Dec 24 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributrd). |
| Dec 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Norman Dorsen, et al., filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 13 2015 |
Reply of petitioner Lanell Williams-Yulee filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 20 2015 |
Argued. For petitioner: Andrew J. Pincus, Washington, D. C. For respondent, Barry Richard, Tallahassee, Fla. |
| Apr 29 2015 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part II. Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined that opinion in full, and Ginsburg, J., joined except as to Part II. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Breyer, J., joined as to Part II. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Kennedy, J., and Alito, J., filed dissenting opinions. |
| Jun 1 2015 |
MANDATE ISSUED. |