| No. 22-611 | |
| Title: | Kevin Lindke, Petitioner v. James R. Freed |
| Docketed: | January 4, 2023 |
| Linked with 22A291 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-2977) |
| Decision Date: | June 27, 2022 |
| Rehearing Denied: | August 5, 2022 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 04 2022 | Application (22A291) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 3, 2022 to January 2, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh. |
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| Oct 07 2022 | Application (22A291) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until January 2, 2023. |
| Dec 29 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 3, 2023) |
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| Jan 18 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 3, 2023 to March 3, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jan 19 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 3, 2023. |
| Mar 03 2023 | Brief of respondent James R. Freed in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 20 2023 | Reply of petitioner Kevin Lindke filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 22 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023. |
| Apr 17 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023. |
| Apr 24 2023 | Petition GRANTED. |
| May 01 2023 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| May 08 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 23, 2023. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 8, 2023. |
| Jun 23 2023 | Brief of petitioner Kevin Lindke filed. |
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| Jun 23 2023 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of The NRSC (also in 22-324) filed. VIDED. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Amicus First Amendment Clinics, Citizens and Journalists filed. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan filed. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amici curiae of NetChoice, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of American Atheists, Inc. filed. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center, et al. supporting neither party. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed. (Reprinted and resubmitted on 7/13/23). |
| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed (also in 22-324). VIDED. |
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| Aug 08 2023 | Brief of respondent James R. Freed filed. |
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| Aug 09 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Tennessee, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 15 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Aug 15 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed. |
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| Aug 15 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Sep 06 2023 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. |
| Sep 06 2023 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. |
| Sep 06 2023 | CIRCULATED. |
| Sep 07 2023 | Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The remainder of the record is available on PACER. |
| Sep 07 2023 | Reply of petitioner Kevin Lindke filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 02 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 31 2023 | Argued. For petitioner: Allon Kedem, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Victoria R. Ferres, Port Huron, Mich.; and Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Mar 15 2024 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Apr 16 2024 | Judgment Issued. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Allon Kedem Counsel of Record | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 allon.kedem@arnoldporter.com | 2029425000 |
| Party name: Kevin Lindke | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Victoria Read Ferres Counsel of Record | Fletcher, Fealko, Shoudy & Francis, P.C. 1411 Third Street Suite F Port Huron, MI 48060 VFERRES@FLETCHERFEALKO.COM | 8109878444 |
| Party name: James R. Freed | ||
| Other | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | 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 | ||
| Geoffrey Thomas Blackwell Counsel of Record | American Atheists, Inc. 2001 Columbia Pike #212 Arlington, VA 22204 LEGAL@ATHEISTS.ORG | (908) 276-7300 |
| Party name: American Atheists, Inc. | ||
| Jeremy Joseph Broggi Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036 JBROGGI@WILEY.LAW | 8438121527 |
| Party name: The NRSC | ||
| 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: THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MICHIGAN | ||
| Robert Lawrence Corn-Revere Counsel of Record | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression 700 Pennsylvania Ave. SE Suite 340 Washington, DC 20003 BOB.CORN-REVERE@thefire.org | 215-717-3473 |
| Party name: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | ||
| David Morris Gossett Counsel of Record | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1301 K Street NW Suite 500 East Washington, DC 20005 davidgossett@dwt.com | 202-973-4200 |
| Party name: NetChoice, the Cato Institute, Chamber of Progress and the Computer and Communications Industry Association | ||
| David Allen Greene Counsel of Record | Electronic Frontier Foundation 815 Eddy Street San Francisco, CA 94109-7701 DAVIDG@EFF.ORG | 415-436-9333 |
| Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and Woodhull Freedom Foundation | ||
| Gregg P. Leslie Counsel of Record | ASU College of Law First Amendment Clinic 111 E. Taylor St. Mailcode 8820 Phoenix, AZ 85004 GREGG.LESLIE@ASU.EDU | 480-727-7398 |
| Party name: Amicus First Amendment Clinics, Citizens and Journalists | ||
| Caroline Payseur Mackie Counsel of Record | Poyner Spruill LLP P.O. Box 1801 Raleigh, NC 27602-1801 cmackie@poynerspruill.com | 919-783-1108 |
| Party name: Local Government Legal Center, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and the International Municipal Lawyers Association | ||
| Lanora Christine Pettit Counsel of Record | Office of the Texas Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 lanora.pettit@oag.texas.gov | 512-936-1700 |
| Party name: The State of Texas | ||
| James Matthew Rice Counsel of Record | Office of Tennessee Attorney General P.O. Box 20207 Nashville, TN 37202 MATT.RICE@AG.TN.GOV | 615-532-6026 |
| Party name: The State of Tennessee, et al. | ||