| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Sep 24 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 26, 2001) |
| Oct 9 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed. |
| Oct 26 2001 | Brief of respondents Verna Kelly, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Nov 7 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 21, 2001 |
| Nov 7 2001 | Reply brief of petitioners Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. |
| | filed. |
| Nov 26 2001 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 30, 2001 |
| Dec 3 2001 | Petition GRANTED. limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT March 26, 2002. |
| | ******************************************************** |
| Jan 16 2002 | Joint consent to the filing of amicus briefs by seven specified |
| | amici received. |
| Jan 17 2002 | Brief amici curiae of State Supreme Court Justices filed. |
| Jan 17 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. |
| Jan 17 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed. |
| Jan 17 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. |
| Jan 17 2002 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. |
| Jan 17 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Jan 17 2002 | Joint appendix in two volumes |
| Jan 17 2002 | Brief of petitioners Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. filed. |
| Jan 17 2002 | Brief of petitioners Gregory Wersal, Kevin Kolosky, and Campaign for |
| | Justice filed. |
| Jan 17 2002 | Brief of Philip Krinkie and Eighteen State Legslators filed. |
| Jan 17 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Idaho Conservation League, et al. filed. |
| Feb 1 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Brief of respondents Verna Kelly, et al. filed. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Missouri Bar filed. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, |
| | et al. filed. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Minnesota State Bar Association filed. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Ad Hoc Committee of Former Justices and Friends |
| | filed. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Conference of Chief Justices filed. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense |
| | Lawyers filed. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts filed. |
| Mar 5 2002 | Record filed. |
| Mar 7 2002 | Motion of petitioners for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 12 2002 | Reply brief of petitioners Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. |
| | filed. |
| Mar 14 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner Gregory Wersal, Kevin Kolosky, and Campaign |
| | for Justice filed. |
| Mar 15 2002 | Motion of petitioners for divided argument DENIED. |
| Mar 26 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Jun 27 2002 | Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED Scalia, J., delivered the |
| | opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and O'Connor, |
| | Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. O'Connor, J., and Kennedy, J., |
| | filed concurring opinions. Stevens,J., filed a dissenting opinion, |
| | in which Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., |
| | filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Breyer, |
| | JJ., joined. |
| Jul 26 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Aug 7 2002 | Record returned to the USCA for the 8th Circuit. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| James Bopp | Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom | 8122322434 |
| 1 South 6th Street | |
| Terre Haute, IN 47807-3510 | |
| Party name: Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. |
| | | |
| William F. Mohrman | Mohrman & Kaardal | 6123411074 |
| 33 South 6th Street | |
| Minneapolis, MN 55402 | |
| Party name: Gregory Wersal, Kevin Kolosky, and Campaign for Justice |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Alan I. Gilbert | Assistant Attorney General | 6512967519 |
| 445 Minnesota St., Suite 1100 | |
| St. Paul, MN 55101-2128 | |
| Party name: Verna Kelly, et al. |
| | | |
| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Benjamin L. Ginsberg | Patton Boggs | 2024576000 |
| 2550 M Street NW | |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| Party name: Republican National Committee |
| | | |
| Eric S. Jaffe | Eric Jaffe P.C. | 2022378165 |
| 5101 34th Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20008 | |
| Party name: State Supreme Court Justices |
| | | |
| Jay Alan Sekulow | American Center for Law & Just | 2025468890 |
| 205 Third Street, SE | |
| Washington, DC 20003 | |
| Party name: American Center for Law and Justice |
| | | |
| Jan Witold Baran | Wiley Rein & Fielding | 2027197000 |
| 1776 K Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States |
| | | |
| Allison M. Zieve | Public Citizen Litigation | 2025881000 |
| 1600 20th Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20009 | |
| Party name: Public Citizen |
| | | |
| David H. Remes | Covington & Burling | 2026625212 |
| 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al. |
| | | |
| Raymond C. Ortman Jr. | 15600 Wayzata Blvd. | 9524762640 |
| Suite 208 | |
| Minnesota, MN 55391 | |
| Party name: Philip Krinkie and Eighteen State Legslators |
| | | |
| John D. Echeverria | Georgetown University Law Cent | 2026629850 |
| 600 New Jersey Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| Party name: Idaho Conservation League, et al. |
| | | |
| Joseph C. Blanton Jr. | 219 South Kingshighway | 5734711000 |
| P.O. Box 805 | |
| Sikeston, MO 63801 | |
| Party name: Missouri Bar |
| | | |
| Manuel M. Medieros | State Solicitor | 9163231996 |
| 1300 I St. P.O. Box 944255 | |
| Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 | |
| Party name: California, et al. |
| | | |
| Scott Bales | Lewis & Roca | 6022625311 |
| 40 North Central Avenue | |
| Phoenix, AZ 85004 | |
| Party name: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, et al. |
| | | |
| Wayne D. Struble | Bowman & Brooke | 6123398682 |
| 150 South Fifth Street | |
| Minneapolis, MN 55402 | |
| Party name: Minnesota State Bar Association |
| | | |
| S. Shawn Stephens | 3400 JPMorgan Chase Bank Tower | 7132261200 |
| 600 Travis Street | |
| Houston, TX 77002 | |
| Party name: Ad Hoc Committee of Former Justices and Friends |
| | | |
| Roy A. Schotland | Georgetown Univ. Law Center | 2026629098 |
| 600 New Jersey Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| Party name: Conference of Chief Justices |
| | | |
| David W. Ogden | Wilmer Cutler Pickering | 2026636000 |
| 2445 M Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
| | | |
| Edmund B. Spaeth Jr. | 3000 Two Logan Square | 2159814184 |
| 18th & Arch Streets | |
| Philadelphia, PA 19103 | |
| Party name: Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts |
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