| No. 23-621 | |
| Title: | Gerald F. Lackey, in His Official Capacity as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner v. Damian Stinnie, et al. |
| Docketed: | December 8, 2023 |
| Linked with 23A390 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-1756) |
| Decision Date: | August 7, 2023 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 27 2023 | Application (23A390) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 5, 2023 to November 20, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
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| Nov 01 2023 | Application (23A390) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 20, 2023. |
| Nov 20 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 8, 2024) |
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| Jan 05 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Georgia, et al. filed. |
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| Jan 24 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024. |
| Jan 29 2024 | Response Requested. (Due February 28, 2024) |
| Feb 28 2024 | Brief of respondents Damian Stinnie, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 19 2024 | Reply of petitioner Gerald F. Lackey, in his Official Capacity as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 20 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024. |
| Apr 15 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024. |
| Apr 22 2024 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Apr 24 2024 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Apr 29 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 20, 2024. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 5, 2024. |
| Jun 20 2024 | Brief of petitioner Gerald F. Lackey, in his Official Capacity as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles filed. |
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| Jun 20 2024 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Jun 27 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Jun 27 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 27 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Georgia, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 27 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of University of Florida Board of Trustees filed. |
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| Jul 08 2024 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Jul 26 2024 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. |
| Jul 26 2024 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. |
| Aug 01 2024 | Sealed material from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia electronically available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is available on PACER. |
| Aug 01 2024 | Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER. |
| Aug 05 2024 | Brief of respondents Damian Stinnie, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 08 2024 | CIRCULATED |
| Aug 12 2024 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 12 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 12 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society, et al. filed.(Corrected & reprinted) (Distributed) |
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| Aug 12 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 12 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. and FPC Action Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 12 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom and Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 12 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Institute for Free Speech, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 12 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and First Amendment Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 12 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of New Jersey State Bar Association filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 12 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of First Liberty Institute filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 12 2024 | Amicus brief of Christian Legal Society, et al. submitted. |
| Aug 19 2024 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Sep 04 2024 | Reply of petitioner Gerald F. Lackey, in his Official Capacity as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 08 2024 | Argued. For petitioner: Erika L. Maley, Solicitor General, Richmond, Va.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Brian D. Schmalzbach, Richmond, Va. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Erika Lauren Maley Counsel of Record | Virginia Office of the Attorney General 202 North 9th Street Richmond, VA 23219 emaley@oag.state.va.us | 804-786-2071 |
| Party name: Gerald F. Lackey, in his Official Capacity as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Brian David Schmalzbach Counsel of Record | McGuireWoods LLP 800 East Canal Street Richmond, VA 23219 bschmalzbach@mcguirewoods.com | 8047754746 |
| Party name: Damian Stinnie, et al. | ||
| Jonathan T. Blank | McGuireWoods LLP 323 Second Street SE, Suite 700 Charlottesville, VA 22902 jblank@mcguirewoods.com | 434-977-2509 |
| Party name: Damian Stinnie, et al. | ||
| Matthew Allen Fitzgerald | McGuireWoods LLP Gateway Plaza 800 East Canal Street Richmond, VA 23219 MFITZGERALD@MCGUIREWOODS.COM | 804-775-4716 |
| Party name: Damian Stinnie, et al. | ||
| 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 | ||
| H. Christopher Bartolomucci Counsel of Record | Schaerr | Jaffe LLP 1717 K Street NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 CBARTOLOMUCCI@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM | 202-787-1060 |
| Party name: University of Florida Board of Trustees | ||
| Pooja Chaudhuri Counsel of Record | Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 1500 K St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 pchaudhuri7@gmail.com | 4157261414 |
| Party name: Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, Campaign Legal Center, NAACP Legal Defense And Educational Fund, Inc., Southern Poverty Law Center, National Women’s Law Center, and Southern Coalition for Social Justice | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Alan Gura Counsel of Record | Institute for Free Speech 1150 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Suite 801 Washington, DC 20036 AGURA@IFS.ORG | 202.301.3300 |
| Party name: Institute for Free Speech, Southeastern Legal Foundation, Cato Institute, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Liberty Justice Center, Second Amendment Foundation, and National Rifle Association of America | ||
| Joshua Aaron House Counsel of Record | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression 700 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Suite 340 Washington, DC 20003 Joshua.House@thefire.org | (215) 717-3473 |
| Party name: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and First Amendment Lawyers Association | ||
| Elizabeth Ashley Kiernan Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2100 Dallas, TX 75201 ekiernan@gibsondunn.com | (214) 698-3100 |
| Party name: Alliance Defending Freedom and Americans for Prosperity Foundation | ||
| Harold Douglas Laycock Counsel of Record | University of Texas Law School 727 E. Dean Keeton St. Austin, TX 78705 dlaycock@law.utexas.edu | 512-475-9090 |
| Party name: Christian Legal Society, et al. | ||
| Stephen John Petrany Counsel of Record | Georgia Department of Law, Solicitor General 40 Capitol Square SW Atlanta, GA 30334 SPETRANY@LAW.GA.GOV | 404-458-3546 |
| Party name: Georgia, et al. | ||
| Andrew John Pincus Counsel of Record | Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 APINCUS@MAYERBROWN.COM | 202-263-3000 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, The Buckeye Institute, The Goldwater Institute, Institute for Justice, Public Citizen, The Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, and The Rutherford Institute | ||
| Kelly J. Shackelford Counsel of Record | First Liberty Institute 2001 W. Plano Pkwy. Suite 1600 Plano, TX 75075 kshackelford@firstliberty.org | 972-941-4444 |
| Party name: First Liberty Institute | ||
| Joshua Alan Skinner Counsel of Record | City of Arlington City Attorney's Office P.O. Box 90231 MS63-0300 Arlington, TX 76004 joshua.skinner@arlingtontx.gov | 8174596878 |
| Party name: LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEGAL CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, AND THE CITY OF ARLINGTON | ||
| Gary S. Stein Counsel of Record | Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC Court Plaza South, East Wing 21 Main Street, Suite 200 Hackensack, NJ 07601 gstein@pashmanstein.com | 201 488 8200 |
| Party name: New Jersey State Bar Association | ||
| Cody James Wisniewski Counsel of Record | FPC Action Foundation 5550 Painted Mirage Rd Ste 320 Las Vegas, NV 89149 cwi@fpchq.org | (916) 476-2392 |
| Party name: Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. and FPC Action Foundation | ||