| No. 23-156 | |
| Title: | Speech First, Inc., Petitioner v. Timothy Sands, Individually and in His Official Capacity as President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Docketed: | August 17, 2023 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-2061) |
| Decision Date: | May 31, 2023 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Aug 14 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2023) |
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| Aug 30 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 18, 2023 to October 18, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Aug 31 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2023. |
| Sep 14 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. |
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| Sep 15 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Sep 15 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Inc. filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Parents Defending Education filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Alumni Free Speech Alliance, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom, et al. filed. |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief of respondent Timothy Sands, in his individual capacity and official capacity as President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, et al. in response filed. |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Lodging proposal letter under Rule 32.3 of respondent filed. |
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| Oct 26 2023 | Reply of petitioner Speech First, Inc. filed. |
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| Nov 01 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023. |
| Nov 27 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023. |
| Dec 01 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Dec 01 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023. |
| Jan 02 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024. |
| Jan 08 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024. |
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| Feb 26 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2024. |
| Mar 04 2024 | Petition GRANTED. The judgment with respect to the Bias Policy claims is VACATED, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit with instructions to dismiss those claims as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). Justice Jackson, dissenting: I would deny the petition. In my view, the party seeking vacatur has not established equitable entitlement to that remedy. See Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, 601 U. S. ___ (2023) (Jackson, J., concurring in the judgment). Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Alito joins, dissenting. (Detached Opinion). |
| Apr 05 2024 | Judgment Issued. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| John Michael Connolly Counsel of Record | Consovoy McCarthy PLLC 1600 Wilson Blvd Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22209 MIKE@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM | 7032439423 |
| Party name: Speech First, Inc. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| William Henry Hurd Counsel of Record | Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC 919 East Main Street Suite 1300 Richmond, VA 23219 whurd@eckertseamans.com | 8042017846 |
| Party name: Timothy Sands, in his individual capacity and official capacity as President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | ||
| Other | ||
| Jay Randall Carson Counsel of Record | The Buckeye Institute 88 East Broad Street Suite 1300 Columbus, OH 43215 j.carson@buckeyeinstitute.org | 614-224-4422 |
| Party name: The Buckeye Institute | ||
| 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 and Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies | ||
| John Allen Eidsmoe Counsel of Record | Foundation for Moral Law One Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104 eidsmoeja@juno.com | (334) 262-1245 |
| Party name: Foundation for Moral Law | ||
| Richard Michael Esenberg Counsel of Record | Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty 330 E. Kilbourn Suite 725 Milwaukee, WI 53202 rick@will-law.org | 414-727-9455 |
| Party name: Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Inc. | ||
| Jacob H. Huebert Counsel of Record | Liberty Justice Center 440 N. Wells Street, Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60654 JHUEBERT@LIBERTYJUSTICECENTER.ORG | 6024625000 |
| Party name: Liberty Justice Center | ||
| Gary Michael Lawkowski Counsel of Record | Dhillon Law Group 2121 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 608 Alexandria, VA 22314 GLAWKOWSKI@DHILLONLAW.COM | 7035741654 |
| Party name: Alumni Free Speech Alliance, et al. | ||
| Christopher E. Mills Counsel of Record | Spero Law LLC 557 East Bay Street #22251 Charleston, SC 29413 cmills@spero.law | 8436060640 |
| Party name: Parents Defending Education | ||
| Celia Howard O'Leary Counsel of Record | Southeastern Legal Foundation 560 West Crossville Road Suite 104 Roswell, GA 30075 COLEARY@SOUTHEASTERNLEGAL.ORG | 7709772131 |
| Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation | ||
| Abigail Eden Smith Counsel of Record | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression 510 Walnut St Suite 1250 Philadelphia, PA 19106 abby.smith@thefire.org | (215) 717-3473 |
| Party name: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | ||
| Gordon Dwyer Todd Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin,LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 GTODD@SIDLEY.COM | 2027368760 |
| Party name: Alliance Defending Freedom; The Manhattan Institute | ||