Docket for 13-1371
| No. 13-1371 | |
| Title: |
| Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, et al., Petitioners |
| v. |
| The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., et al. |
|
| Docketed: | May 16, 2014 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| May 13 2014 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 16, 2014) |
| Jun 2 2014 |
Brief of respondent Frazier Revitalization Inc. in support filed. |
| Jun 4 2014 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Jun 6 2014 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from the respondent Frazier Revitalization Inc. |
| Jun 11 2014 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. |
| Jun 12 2014 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 16, 2014. |
| Jun 16 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, Inc.
filed. |
| Jun 16 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Jun 16 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of American Bankers Association, et al. filed. |
| Jun 16 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Texas Apartment Association filed. |
| Jun 16 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Multifamily Housing Council filed. |
| Jun 24 2014 |
Letter proposing a lodging of non-record material, consisting of ACS census data, received from counsel for amicus Eagle Forum filed. |
| Jul 16 2014 |
Brief of respondent The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Jul 29 2014 |
Reply of petitioners Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, et al. filed. |
| Jul 30 2014 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014. |
| Oct 2 2014 |
Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| Nov 12 2014 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Nov 12 2014 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent Frazier Revitalization, Inc. |
| Nov 13 2014 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. |
| Nov 17 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of James P. Scanlan filed. |
| Nov 17 2014 |
Brief of respondent Frazier Revitalization Inc. in support of petitioners filed. |
| Nov 17 2014 |
Brief of petitioners Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, et al. filed. |
| Nov 17 2014 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Nov 20 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Gail Heriot, and Peter Kirsanow filed. |
| Nov 21 2014 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 21, 2015 |
| Nov 21 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of The Project on Fair Representation filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of American Financial Services Association, et al. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Home Builders filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of American Insurance Association, et al. filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Consumer Data Industry Association, et. al., filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc., and Allied Educational Foundation filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Texas Apartment Association filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of The Houston Housing Authority filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of National Leased Housing Association, et al. filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of American Bankers Association, et al. filed. |
| Dec 2 2014 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 2 2014 |
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. |
| Dec 15 2014 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. The record is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Dec 15 2014 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. Northern District of Texas. (12 Boxes of Exhibits). |
| Dec 17 2014 |
Brief of respondent The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 18 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Community Land Trust Network filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 19 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Students from the New York University School of Law Seminar on Critical Narratives in Civil Rights filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 19 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Howard University School of Law Housing Clinic and Civil Rights Clinic filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 19 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Sociologists. Social Psychologists, and Legal Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 22 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al.
filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 22 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Henry Cisneros, et al. filed. (Distributed). |
| Dec 22 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al., filed. |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Black Law Students Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of The Housing Equality Center of Pennslvania filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of AARP, et al. filed. (Distributed)
|
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of National Fair Housing Alliance, et al., filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al., filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Housing Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Members of Congress filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Cities of San Francisco, et al., filed. |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of John R. Dunne, et al., filed. |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of Ian Ayres filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of American Planning Association and Housing Land Advocates filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 24 2014 |
Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 24 2014 |
Brief amici curiae of Real Estate Professional Trade Organizations filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 9 2015 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Jan 14 2015 |
Reply of respondent Frazier Revitalization Inc. in support filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 14 2015 |
Reply of petitioners Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 21 2015 |
Argued. For petitioners: Scott A. Keller, Solicitor General of Texas, Austin, Tex. For respondent: Michael M. Daniel, Dallas, Tex.; and Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Jun 25 2015 |
Judgment is affirmed and case remanded. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 27 2015 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | | |
| Scott A. Keller |
Solicitor General of the State of Texas | (512) 936-2725 |
| Counsel of Record |
Office of the Attorney General of Texas | |
| 209 West 14th St., 7th Fl. (MC 059) | |
| Austin, TX 78701 | |
| scott.keller@texasattorneygeneral.gov |
| Party name: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, et al. |
| | | |
| Jonathan F. Mitchell |
Solicitor General of Texas | (512) 936-1695 |
|
Texas Attorney General's Office | |
| P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) | |
| Austin, TX 78711-2548 | |
| jonathan.mitchell@texasattorneygeneral.gov |
| Party name: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, et al. |
| Attorneys for Respondents: | | |
| Michael M. Daniel |
Daniel & Beshara, P.C. | (214) 939-9230 |
| Counsel of Record | 3301 Elm Street | |
| Dallas, TX 75226-1637 | |
| daniel.michael@att.net |
| Party name: The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. |
| | | |
| Brent M. Rosenthal |
Rosenthal Weiner LLP | (214) 871-6600 |
| Counsel of Record | 12221 Merit Dr., Suite 1640 | |
| Dallas, TX 75251 | |
| brent@rosenthalweiner.com |
| Party name: Frazier Revitalization Inc. in support |
| Other: | | |
| Cory L. Andrews |
Washington Legal Foundation | (202)-588-0302 |
| 2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| candrews@wlf.org |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation |
| | | |
| Deborah N. Archer |
New York Law School Racial Justice Project | (212)-431-2138 |
| Impact Center for Public Interest Law | |
| 185 West Broadway | |
| New York, NY 10013 | |
| deborah.archer@nyls.edu |
| Party name: National Black Law Students Association |
| | | |
| Samuel R. Bagenstos |
625 South State Street | (734) 764-1358 |
| Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215 | |
| sambagen@umich.edu |
| Party name: John R. Dunne, 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: American Bankers Association, 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: Gail Heriot, and Peter Kirsanow |
| | | |
| William S. Consovoy |
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC | (703) 243-9423 |
| 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 | |
| Arlington, VA 22201 | |
| will@consovoymccarthy.com |
| Party name: The Project on Fair Representation |
| | | |
| Stephen M. Dane |
Relman, Dane & Colfax PLLC | (202) 728-1888 |
| 1225 19th Street, N. W. | |
| Suite 600 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| sdane@relmanlaw.com |
| Party name: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al.
|
| | | |
| 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: Real Estate Professional Trade Organizations |
| | | |
| Chris Fedeli |
Judicial Watch, Inc. | (202) 646-5172 |
| 425 Third Street, SW | |
| Washington, DC 20024 | |
| cfedeli@judicialwatch.org |
| Party name: Judicial Watch, Inc., and Allied Educational Foundation |
| | | |
| Peter J. Ferrara |
20594 Woodmere Court | (703)-582-8466 |
| Sterling, VA 20165 | |
| peterferrara@msn.com |
| Party name: American Civil Rights Union |
| | | |
| Aderson B. Francois |
Supervising Attorney Civil Rights Clinic | (202) 806-8065 |
| Howard University School of Law | |
| 2900 Van Ness Street NW | |
| Washington, DC 20008 | |
| afrancois@law.howard.edu |
| Party name: Students from the New York University School of Law Seminar on Critical Narratives in Civil Rights |
| | | |
| Rachel Geman |
250 Hudson Street 8th Floor | (212)-355-9500 |
| New York, NY 10013-1413 | |
| rgeman@lchb.com |
| Party name: Ian Ayres |
| | | |
| David T. Goldberg |
Donahue & Goldberg, LLP | (212) 334-8813 |
| 99 Hudson Street, 8th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10013 | |
| david@donahuegoldberg.com |
| Party name: Cities of San Francisco, et al., |
| | | |
| Deepak Gupta |
Gupta Wessler PLLC | (202) 888-1741 |
| 1735 20th Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20009 | |
| deepak@guptawessler.com |
| Party name: Current and Former Members of Congress |
| | | |
| Paul F. Hancock |
K&L Gates LLP | (305) 539-3300 |
| Southeast Financial Center | |
| Suite 3900 | |
| 200 South Biscayne Boulevard | |
| Miami, FL 33131-2399 | |
| paul.hancock@klgates.com |
| Party name: American Financial Services Association, et al. |
| | | |
| John C. Hayes Jr. |
Nixon Peabody LLP | (202) 585-8000 |
| 401 Ninth Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
| jhayes@nixonpeabody.com |
| Party name: National Leased Housing Association, et al. ( National Multifamily Housing Council) |
| | | |
| Diane L. Houk |
Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady | |
| 600 Fifth Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10019 | |
| dhouk@ecbalaw.com |
| Party name: Henry Cisneros, et al. |
| | | |
| Devala Anant Janardan |
National Association of Home Builders | (202)-266-8335 |
| 1201 15th Street NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| djanardan@nahb |
| Party name: National Association of Home Builders |
| | | |
| Sean D. Jordan |
One American Center | (512) 721-2679 |
| 600 Congress Ave., Suite 2000 | |
| Austin, TX 78701 | |
| sean.jordan@sutherland.com |
| Party name: Texas Apartment Association |
| | | |
| 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
|
| | | |
| Ralph W. Kasarda |
Pacific Legal Foundation | (916)-419-7111 |
| 930 G Street | |
| Sacramento, CA 95814 | |
| rwk@pacificlegal.org |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. |
| | | |
| Bill Lann Lee |
Lewis Feinberg Lee Renaker & Jackson | (510) 839-6824 |
| 476 9th St. | |
| Oakland, CA 94607 | |
| blee@lewisfeinberg.com |
| Party name: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al., |
| | | |
| Christopher A. Mohr |
Meyer Klipper & Mohr PLLC | (202) 637-0850 |
| 923 15th Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| chrismohr@mkmdc.com |
| Party name: Consumer Data Industry Association, et. al., |
| | | |
| Genevieve Clair Nadeau |
Office of the Attorney General | 6179632121 |
| One Ashburton Place, 18th Fl. | |
| Boston, MA 02108 | |
| genevieve.nadeau@state.ma.us |
| Party name: Massachusetts, et al., |
| | | |
| Mark A. Packman |
Gilbert LLP | (202) 772-2320 |
| 1100 New York Avenue, NW | |
| Suite 700 | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| packmanm@gotofirm.com |
| Party name: The Housing Equality Center of Pennslvania |
| | | |
| Eva Jefferson Paterson |
Equal Justice Society | (415) 288-8703 |
| 1999 Harrison Street | |
| Suite 800 | |
| Oakland, CA 94612 | |
| epaterson@equaljusticesociety.org |
| Party name: Sociologists. Social Psychologists, and Legal Scholars |
| | | |
| John P. Relman |
1225 19th street NW | (202)-728-1888 |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| Party name: National Fair Housing Alliance, et al., |
| | | |
| James P. Scanlan |
1529 Wisconsin Ave. NW | |
| Washington, DC 20007 | |
| jps@jpscanlan.com |
| Party name: James P. Scanlan |
| | | |
| John Paul Schnapper-Casteras |
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund | (202) 682-1300 |
| 1444 I Street NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| jschnapper@naacpldf.org |
| Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. |
| | | |
| Valerie Jill Schneider |
Fair Housing Clinic | 202-806-8119 |
| Howard University School of Law | |
| 2900 Van Ness Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20008 | |
| vschneider@law.howard.edu |
| Party name: Howard University School of Law Housing Clinic and Civil Rights Clinic |
| | | |
| Joseph M. Sellers |
Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll PLLC | (202) 408-4600 |
| 1100 New York Avenue, NW | |
| Suite 500 - West Tower | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| jsellers@cohenmilstein.com |
| Party name: National Community Land Trust Network |
| | | |
| Kannon K. Shanmugam |
Williams & Connolly LLP | (202) 434-5000 |
| 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| kshanmugam@wc.com |
| Party name: American Insurance Association, et al. |
| | | |
| 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., |
| | | |
| Daniel R. Shulman |
Gray Plant Mooty & Bennett | (612) 632-3335 |
| Suite 500, IDS Center | |
| 80 South Eighth Street | |
| Minneapolis, MN 55402 | |
| daniel.shulman@gpmlaw.com |
| Party name: Housing Scholars |
| | | |
| Susan Ann Silverstein |
601 E Street NW | (202) 434-2060 |
| Washington, DC 20049 | |
| ssilverstein@aarp.org |
| Party name: AARP, et al., |
| | | |
| Michael W. Skojec |
Ballard Spahr LLP | (410) 528-5600 |
| 300 East Kombard Street, 18th Floor | |
| Baltimore, MD 21202 | |
| skojecm@ballardspahr.com |
| Party name: The Houston Housing Authority |
| | | |
| Edward J. Sullivan |
Garvey Schubert Barer | (503) 228-3939 |
| 121 SW Morrison St., #1100 | |
| Portland, OR 97204 | |
| Party name: American Planning Association and Housing Land Advocates |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| Elizabeth B. Wydra |
Constitutional Accountability Center | (202) 296-6889 |
| 1200 18th St., N.W., Suite 501 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| elizabeth@theusconstitution.org |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center |