No. 14-844
Title:	Antoine Bruce, Petitioner v. Charles E. Samuels, Jr., et al.
Docketed:	January 16, 2015
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Case Nos.:	(10-5059)
Decision Date:	August 5, 2014
Rehearing Denied:	October 22, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 16 2015	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 17, 2015)
Feb 12 2015	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 19, 2015.
Mar 13 2015	Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 20, 2015.
Apr 14 2015	Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 11, 2015.
May 11 2015	Brief of respondents Charles E. Samuels, Jr., et al. filed.
May 15 2015	Letter dated May 13, 2015, from counsel for petitioner received waiving the 14-day waiting period pursuant to Rule 15.5.
May 19 2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 4, 2015.
Jun 8 2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 11, 2015.
Jun 15 2015	Petition GRANTED.
Jul 14 2015	The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 11, 2015.
Jul 14 2015	The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 22, 2015.
Aug 11 2015	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Aug 11 2015	Brief of petitioner Antoine Bruce filed.
Aug 18 2015	Brief amici curiae of Southern Poverty Law Center, et al. filed.
Sep 9 2015	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Sep 10 2015	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. D.C. Circuit
Sep 22 2015	Brief of respondents Charles E. Samuels, Jr., et al. filed.
Sep 29 2015	CIRCULATED
Sep 29 2015	Brief amici curiae of Michigan and 19 Other States filed. (Distributed)
Sep 30 2015	The record from the U.S.C.A. District of Columbia Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Oct 22 2015	Reply of petitioner Antoine Bruce filed. (Distributed)
Nov 4 2015	Argued. For petitioner: Anthony F. Shelley, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jan 12 2016	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Feb 16 2016	JUDGMENT ISSUED

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~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Anthony F. Shelley	Miller & Chevalier Chartered	(202) 626-5800
Counsel of Record	655 15th Street, N.W., Suite 900
	Washington, DC  20005
	ashelley@milchev.com
Party name: Antoine Bruce
Attorneys for Respondents:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.	Solicitor General	(202) 514-2217
Counsel of Record	United States Department of Justice
	950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20530-0001
	SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Charles E. Samuels, Jr., et al.
Nicole A. Saharsky	Assistant to the Solicitor General	(202)-514-2201
	950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
	Department of Justice
	Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Charles E. Samuels, Jr., et al.
Other:
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 19 Other States
Clifford M. Sloan	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom	(202) 371-7040
	1440 New York Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20005
	cliff.sloan@skadden.com
Party name: Southern Poverty Law Center, et al.