~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Oct 6 2000 | Application (A00-302) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ |
| of certiorari from October 17, 2000 to November 16, 2000, |
| submitted to Justice O'Connor. |
Oct 10 2000 | Application (A00-302) granted by Justice O'Connor extending the |
| time to file until November 16, 2000. |
Nov 16 2000 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 17, |
| 2000) |
Dec 18 2000 | Brief of respondents The Free Speech Coalition, et al. in opposition |
| filed. |
Jan 3 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 19, 2001 |
Jan 4 2001 | Reply brief of petitioners Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al. filed. |
Jan 22 2001 | Petition GRANTED. |
| SET FOR ARGUMENT October 30, 2001. |
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Mar 6 2001 | Order extending time to file petitioners' brief on the merits to |
| and including April 23, 2001. |
Mar 6 2001 | Motion of Morality in Media, Inc., for leave to file a brief as |
| amicus curiae filed. |
Mar 7 2001 | Motion of Sam Brownback, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici |
| curiae filed. |
Mar 16 2001 | Motion of Morality in the Media, Inc. for leave to file a brief as |
| amicus curiae DISTRIBUTED. |
Mar 16 2001 | Motion of Sam Brownback, et al. for leave to file a brief as |
| amicus curiae DISTRIBUTED. |
Mar 19 2001 | Motion of Morality in Media, Inc., for leave to file a brief as |
| amicus curiae GRANTED. |
Mar 19 2001 | Motion of Sam Brownback, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici |
| curiae GRANTED. |
Apr 23 2001 | Motion of National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for |
| leave to file a brief as amicus curiae filed. |
Apr 23 2001 | Motion of National Law Center for Children and Families, et al. |
| for leave to file a brief as amici curiae filed. |
Apr 23 2001 | Brief amici curiae of New Jersey, et al. filed. |
Apr 23 2001 | Brief of petitioners John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General, et al. filed. |
Apr 23 2001 | Motion of National Legal Foundation for leave to file a brief as |
| amicus curiae filed. |
Apr 30 2001 | Motion of National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for |
| leave to file a brief as amicus curiae GRANTED. |
Apr 30 2001 | Motion of National Law Center for Children and Families, et al. |
| for leave to file a brief as amici curiae GRANTED. |
May 10 2001 | Motion of National Legal Foundation for leave to file a brief as |
| amicus curiae DISTRIBUTED. |
May 14 2001 | Motion of National Legal Foundation for leave to file a brief as |
| amicus curiae GRANTED. |
May 15 2001 | Order extending time to file respondents' brief on the merits to |
| and including July 2, 2001. |
Jun 28 2001 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. |
Jul 2 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Project filed. |
Jul 2 2001 | Brief of respondent The Free Speech Coalition, et al. filed. |
Jul 2 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Association of American Publishers, Inc., et al. |
| filed. |
Jul 30 2001 | Application (A01-91) for an extension of time to file petitioners' |
| reply brief on the merits, submitted to Justice O'Connor. |
Jul 31 2001 | Application (A01-91) granted by Justice O'Connor extending the |
| time to file until August 20, 2001. |
Aug 3 2001 | Motion of the Solicitor General to dispense with printing the |
| joint appendix filed. |
Aug 14 2001 | CIRCULATED. |
Aug 16 2001 | |
| LODGING consisting of twenty copies of magazine references |
| submitted by counsel for amici Natl. Law Center for Children and |
| Families, et al. and distributed. |
Aug 20 2001 | Reply brief of petitioners Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al. filed. |
Aug 27 2001 | Record filed. |
Sep 5 2001 | Record filed. |
Sep 7 2001 | Motion of the Solicitor General to dispense with printing the |
| joint appendix GRANTED. |
Oct 30 2001 | ARGUED. |
Apr 16 2002 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the |
| Court, in which Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., |
| joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. |
| O'Connor, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part |
| and dissenting in part, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and Scalia, J., |
| joined as to Part II. Rehnquist, C.J., filed a dissenting opinion, |
| in which Scalia, J., joined except for the paragraph discussing |
| legislative history. |
May 16 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
Jun 14 2002 | Record returned to the USCA 9th Circuit. |
Jun 14 2002 | Record returned to the USDC N. Dist. of California. |
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