| No. 21-439 *** CAPITAL CASE *** | |
| Title: | Michael Nance, Petitioner v. Timothy C. Ward, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al. |
| Docketed: | September 22, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (20-11393) |
| Decision Date: | December 2, 2020 |
| Rehearing Denied: | April 20, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Sep 17 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2021) |
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| Sep 23 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Sep 24 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021. |
| Oct 22 2021 | Motion of Legal Scholars and Academics for leave to file amicus brief not accepted for filing. (October 25, 2021) |
| Oct 22 2021 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Legal Scholars and Academics. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief of respondents Comm'r, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Dec 07 2021 | Reply of petitioner Michael Nance filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 08 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022. |
| Jan 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022. |
| Jan 14 2022 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Legal Scholars and Academics GRANTED. |
| Jan 14 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 16 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Michael Nance. |
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| Feb 22 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Feb 25 2022 | Brief of petitioner Michael Nance filed. |
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| Mar 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars filed. |
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| Mar 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 04 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Mar 14 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed. |
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| Mar 15 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, April 25, 2022. |
| Mar 16 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit. |
| Mar 17 2022 | The record received from the U.S.D.C. Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta) has been electronically filed. |
| Mar 17 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Mar 23 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 28 2022 | Brief of respondents Ward, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 31 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Jonathan F. Mitchell and Adam K. Mortara filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 14 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 15 2022 | Reply of petitioner Michael Nance filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 25 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Matthew S. Hellman, Washington, D. C.; and Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Stephen J. Petrany, Solicitor General, Atlanta, Ga. |
| Jun 23 2022 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Barrett, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 25 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Matthew S. Hellman Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 mhellman@jenner.com | 202-639-6000 |
| Party name: Michael Nance | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Stephen John Petrany Counsel of Record | Georgia Department of Law 40 Capitol Square SW Atlanta, GA 30334 spetrany@law.ga.gov | 404-458-3408 |
| Party name: Comm'r, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al. | ||
| Clint Christopher Malcolm | Georgia Department of Law 40 Capitol Square, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30334 cmalcolm@law.ga.gov | 404-458-3619 |
| Party name: Comm'r, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| David D. Cole Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 915 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 dcole@aclu.org | 212-549-2611 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al. | ||
| Adam Karl Mortara Counsel of Record | 125 S. Wacker Driive Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60606 mortara@lawfairllc.com | 773 750 7154 |
| Party name: Jonathan F. Mitchell and Adam K. Mortara | ||
| 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 | ||
| Bruce H. Schneider Counsel of Record | Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP 180 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038 bschneider@stroock.com | (212) 806-5400 |
| Party name: Legal Scholars and Academics | ||
| Judd Edward Stone II Counsel of Record | Texas Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 judd.stone@oag.texas.gov | 512-936-1700 |
| Party name: States of Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Utah | ||