No. 23-1137
Title:Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence Corp., Petitioner
v.
The School Committee for the City of Boston, et al.
Docketed:April 19, 2024
Linked with 23A771
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
   Case Numbers:(21-1303, 22-1144)
   Decision Date:December 19, 2023
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:

DateProceedings and Orders
Feb 21 2024Application (23A771) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 18, 2024 to April 17, 2024, submitted to Justice Jackson.
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Feb 23 2024Application (23A771) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until April 17, 2024.
Apr 17 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 20, 2024)
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May 14 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 20, 2024 to June 19, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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May 14 2024Letter regarding substitution of parties under Rule 35 received from counsel for respondents.
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May 15 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 20, 2024, for all respondents. See Rule 30.1.
May 16 2024Brief amici curiae of Beacon Center of Tennessee, et al. filed.
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May 17 2024Brief amicus curiae of Center for Individual Rights filed.
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May 17 2024Brief amici curiae of The Asian American Coalition for Education, et al. filed.
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May 20 2024Brief amicus curiae of The Equal Protection Project filed.
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May 20 2024Brief amici curiae of The American Civil Rights Project, et al. filed.
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May 20 2024Brief amici curiae of The Buckeye Institute and Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.
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May 20 2024Brief amici curiae of National Association of Scholars and Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York filed.
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May 20 2024Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed.
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Jun 20 2024Brief of respondents Boston Branch of NAACP, et al. in opposition filed.
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Jun 20 2024Brief of respondents The School Committee for the City of Boston, et al. in opposition filed.
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Jul 10 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
Aug 26 2024Reply of petitioner Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence Corp. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 25 2024Supplemental brief of petitioner Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence Corp. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 27 2024Supplemental brief of respondents The School Committee for the City of Boston, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 07 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
Oct 15 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
Oct 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
Nov 04 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2024.

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Christopher Matthew Kieser
    Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
555 Capitol Mall
Suite 1290
Sacramento, CA 95814

ckieser@pacificlegal.org
9164197111
Party name: Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence Corp.
Attorneys for Respondents
Douglas Harry Hallward-Driemeier
    Counsel of Record
Ropes & Gray, LLP
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006-6807

DOUGLAS.HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER@ROPESGRAY.COM
202-508-4776
Party name: The School Committee for the City of Boston, et al.
Other
Wencong Fa
    Counsel of Record
Beacon Center of Tennessee
1200 Clinton Street
#205
Nashville, TN 37203

wen@beacontn.org
(615) 383-6431
Party name: Beacon Center of Tennessee, Goldwater Institute, Puerto Rico Institute for Economic Liberty, and Jonathan Roberts
Gordon M. Fauth Jr.
    Counsel of Record
Fauth Law Firm
66 Franklin St.
Suite 300
Oakland, CA 94607

gmf@classlitigation.com
5102389610
Party name: The Asian American Coalition for Education, The Asian American Legal Foundation, and Friends of Lowell Foundation
William Alan Jacobson
    Counsel of Record
18 Maple Ave #280
Barrington, RI 02806

contact@legalinsurrection.com
6072556293
Party name: The Equal Protection Project
Daniel Isaac Morenoff
    Counsel of Record
The American Civil Rights Projects
P.O. Box 12207
Dallas, TX 75225

dan@americancivilrightsproject.org
(214) 504-1835
Party name: The American Civil Rights Project, Manhattan Institute, and Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute
Doreen Marie Rachal
    Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
60 State Street, 36th Floor
Boston, MA 02109

drachal@sidley.com
6172230300
Party name: Boston Branch of NAACP; Greater Boston Latino Network; Asian Pacific Islander Civic Action Network; Asian American Resource Workshop; Maireny Pimentel; H.D.
Michael E. Rosman
    Counsel of Record
Center For Individual Rights
1100 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 625
Washington, DC 20036

rosman@cir-usa.org
2028338400
Party name: Center for Individual Rights
Dennis J. Saffran
    Counsel of Record
Dennis Saffran, Attorney at Law
38-18 West Drive
Douglaston, NY 11363

djsaffranlaw@gmail.com
17184287156
Party name: National Association of Scholars and Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York
David Christian Tryon
    Counsel of Record
The Buckeye Institute
88 East Broad Street
Suite 1300
Columbus, OH 43215

d.tryon@buckeyeinstitute.org
6142244422
Party name: The Buckeye Institute and Mountain States Legal Foundation
John Marc Wheat
    Counsel of Record
Advancing American Freedom, Inc.
801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 930
Washington, DC 20004-2729

MWHEAT@ADVANCINGAMERICANFREEDOM.COM
(202) 780-4848
Party name: Advancing American Freedom, Inc.