| No. 20-1029 | |
| Title: | City of Austin, Texas, Petitioner v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC, et al. |
| Docketed: | January 28, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-50354) |
| Decision Date: | August 25, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jan 20 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 1, 2021) |
| PetitionAppendixProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Feb 08 2021 | Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Feb 25 2021 | Waiver of right of respondent Reagan National Advertising of Austin, Inc. to respond filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Chambers of Commerce, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 03 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021. |
| Mar 12 2021 | Response Requested. (Due April 12, 2021) |
| Mar 17 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 12, 2021 to May 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Mar 23 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 12, 2021. |
| May 12 2021 | Brief of respondents Reagan National Advertising of Austin, Incorporated, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| May 26 2021 | Reply of City of Austin not accepted for filing. (May 28, 2021) (Corrected version submitted) |
| May 26 2021 | Reply of petitioner City of Austin filed. |
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| Jun 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021. |
| Jun 21 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021. |
| Jun 28 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Aug 03 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Reagan National Advertising of Austin, Inc. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Aug 03 2021 | Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Aug 04 2021 | Letter requesting case caption correction filed by petitioner. |
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| Aug 09 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is granted and the time is extended to and including August 13, 2021. |
| Aug 13 2021 | Brief of petitioner City of Austin filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Aug 13 2021 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Aug 16 2021 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, November 10, 2021. |
| Aug 17 2021 | Motion for an extension of time to file respondents' brief on the merits filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Aug 19 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The American Planning Association in Support of Neither Party filed. |
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| Aug 20 2021 | Amicus brief of Chambers of Commerce, Business Leagues, Environmental Organizations, and On-Premise Sign Associations not accepted for filing. (August 20, 2021) |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and Professor Genevieve Lakier filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The National League of Cities; The U.S. Conference of Mayors; The International City/County Management Association; The International Municipal Lawyers Association filed. |
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| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of International Sign Association filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Land Developers, Chambers of Commerce, and Scenic Organizations filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Outfront Media Inc. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Aug 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of State of Florida, et al., filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of ServiceOther | |
| Aug 20 2021 | Amicus brief of State of Florida, et al., not accepted for filing. (October 08, 2021--Duplicate submission) |
| Aug 26 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Aug 31 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file respondents brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including September 22, 2021. |
| Sep 01 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. |
| Sep 01 2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Sep 21 2021 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 22 2021 | Letter pursuant to Rule 35.3 received. |
| Main Document | |
| Sep 22 2021 | Brief of respondents Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 28 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 29 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 29 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Out of Home Advertising Association of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Summus 2, LLC dba Summus Outdoor filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 04 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 18 2021 | The time for oral argument is allotted as follows: 20 minutes for petitioner, 15 minutes for the Acting Solicitor General, and 35 minutes for respondents. |
| Oct 22 2021 | Reply of petitioner City of Austin filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 10 2021 | Argued. For petitioner: Michael R. Dreeben, Washington, D. C.; and Benjamin Snyder, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C. |
| Apr 21 2022 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Gorsuch and Barrett, JJ., joined. |
| May 23 2022 | Judgment Issued |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Renea Hicks Counsel of Record | Law Office of Max Renea Hicks P.O. Box 303187 [Courier: 4112 Ramsey Ave. -- 78756] Austin, TX 78703 rhicks@renea-hicks.com | (512) 480-8231 |
| Party name: City of Austin | ||
| Michael R. Dreeben | O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 mdreeben@omm.com | 202-383-5300 |
| Party name: City of Austin, Texas | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Kannon K. Shanmugam Counsel of Record | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 2001 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 kshanmugam@paulweiss.com | (202) 223-7300 |
| Party name: Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC, et al. | ||
| J. Allen Smith Counsel of Record | SettlePou 3333 Lee Parkway Eighth Floor Dallas, TX 75219 asmith@settlepou.com | 2145203300 |
| Party name: Lamar Advantage Outdoor Company, L.P., doing business as The Lamar Companies | ||
| Bryan Russell Horton | George Brothers Kincaid & Horton LLP 114 W. 7th Street, Suite 1100 Austin, TX 78701 rhorton@gbkh.com | 5124951400 |
| Party name: Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC | ||
| Other | ||
| Laura W. Brill Counsel of Record | Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP 10100 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 1725 Los Angeles, CA 90067 lbrill@kbkfirm.com | 310-556-2700 |
| Party name: Outfront Media Inc. | ||
| Brian J. Connolly Counsel of Record | Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti 950 17th Street, Suite 1600 Denver, CO 80202 bconnolly@ottenjohnson.com | 303-575-7589 |
| Party name: The American Planning Association | ||
| Cynthia Fleming Crawford Counsel of Record | Americans for Prosperity Foundation 1310 N. Courthouse Road 7th Floor Arlington, VA 22201 ccrawford@afphq.org | 5713292227 |
| Party name: Americans for Prosperity Foundation | ||
| William L. Esser IV Counsel of Record | Parker Poe Adams & Bemstein LLP 620 S. Tryon Street. Suite 800 Charlotte, NC 28202 willesser@parkerpoe.com | (704) 372-9000 |
| Party name: Alliance Defending Freedom and The Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Insitute | ||
| Samuel Bracken Gedge Counsel of Record | Institute for Justice 901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22203 sgedge@ij.org | (703) 682-9320 |
| Party name: Institute for Justice | ||
| Joseph S. Hall Counsel of Record | Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 jhall@kellogghansen.com | 2023267983 |
| Party name: International Sign Association | ||
| Bruce Edward Humble Johnson Counsel of Record | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 920 Fifth Avenue Suite 3300 Seattle, WA 98104 brucejohnson@dwt.com | 2066223150 |
| Party name: Summus 2, LLC dba Summus Outdoor | ||
| Thomas Michael Johnson Jr. Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein LLP 1776 K Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006 tmjohnson@wiley.law | 2027194550 |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation | ||
| Amanda Kellar Karras Counsel of Record | International Municipal Lawyers Association 51 Monroe Street Suite 404 Rockville, MD 20850 akellar@imla.org | 2024665424 |
| Party name: International Municipal Layers Association, et al. | ||
| Cooke Wilson Kelsey Counsel of Record | Parker & Sanchez PLLC 700 Louisiana St, Ste 2700 Houston, TX 77002 cooke@parkersanchez.com | 8323416001 |
| Party name: Chambers of Commerce, Business Leagues, Environmental Organizations, and On-Premise Sign Associations | ||
| Cooke Wilson Kelsey Counsel of Record | Parker & Sanchez PLLC 700 Louisiana St, Ste 2700 Houston, TX 77002 cooke@parkersanchez.com | 713-659-7200 |
| Party name: Land Developers, Chambers of Commerce, and Scenic Organizations | ||
| John J. Korzen Counsel of Record | Wake Forest University School of Law Appellate Advocacy Clinic Post Office Box 7206 Winston-Salem, NC 27109 korzenjj@wfu.edu | (336) 758-5832 |
| Party name: The National League of Cities; The U.S. Conference of Mayors; The International City/County Management Association; The International Municipal Lawyers Association | ||
| Deborah Joyce La Fetra Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290 Sacramento, CA 95814 DLaFetra@pacificlegal.org | (916) 419-7111 |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Gene Clayton Schaerr Counsel of Record | Schaerr | Jaffe 1717 K Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 gschaerr@schaerr-jaffe.com | 202-787-1060 |
| Party name: Protect the First Foundation | ||
| Jeffrey Michael Schwab Counsel of Record | Liberty Justice Center 141 West Jackson Street, Suite 1065 Chicago, IL 60604 jschwab@libertyjusticecenter.org | 312-637-2280 |
| Party name: Liberty Justice Center | ||
| Julie Ann Smith Counsel of Record | Institute for Free Speech 1050 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 801 Washington, DC 20036 julie.smith@ifs.org | 202-301-3300 |
| Party name: Institute for Free Speech | ||
| Gordon Dwyer Todd Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 gtodd@sidley.com | (202) 736-8000 |
| Party name: Out of Home Advertising Association of America, Inc., Media Resources, Inc., Renfroe Outdoor Advertising, DDI Media, Dakota Outdoor Advertising, and Hughes Outdoor Media | ||
| Eugene Volokh Counsel of Record | UCLA School of Law 385 Charles E. Young Dr. E Los Angeles, CA 90095 volokh@law.ucla.edu | 310-206-3926 |
| Party name: Cato Institute | ||
| Henry Charles Whitaker Counsel of Record | Florida Office of the Attorney General PL-01 The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 henry.whitaker@myfloridalegal.com | 8504143300 |
| Party name: State of Florida, et al., | ||
| Scott Block Wilkens Counsel of Record | Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University 475 Riverside Drive Suite 302 New York, NY 10115 scott.wilkens@knightcolumbia.org | 6467458500 |
| Party name: Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and Professor Genevieve Lakier | ||