No. 05-380
Title:
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, Petitioner
v.
Leroy Carhart, et al.
Docketed:September 26, 2005
Linked with 06A240
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(04-3379)
  Decision Date:July 8, 2005
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sep 23 2005 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 26, 2005)
Sep 23 2005 Appendix of Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General filed (Volumes I & II).
Oct 4 2005 Brief amici curiae of Margie Riley, et al. filed.
Oct 6 2005 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 18, 2005.
Oct 19 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Law Center filed.
Nov 18 2005 Brief amici curiae of American Center for Law & Justice, et al. filed.
Nov 18 2005 Brief of respondents Leroy Carhart, et al. in opposition filed.
Nov 18 2005 Appendix to brief in opposition filed.
Nov 18 2005 Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed.
Nov 30 2005 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2006.
Dec 2 2005 Reply of petitioner Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General filed. (Distributed)
Jan 18 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 20, 2006.
Feb 13 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2006.
Feb 14 2006 Supplemental brief of petitioner Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General filed. (Distributed)
Feb 16 2006 Reply of respondents Leroy Carhart, et al. to supplemental brief of petitioner filed.(Distributed).
Feb 21 2006 Petition GRANTED.
Mar 7 2006 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Margie Riley and Laurette Elsberry
Mar 20 2006 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Margie Riley, et al. GRANTED.
Mar 22 2006 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including May 22, 2006.
May 9 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society, Inc. filed.
May 15 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed.
May 17 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Right to Life Advocates, Inc. filed.
May 18 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Law Center, et al. filed.
May 19 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum and Legal Defense Fund filed.
May 19 2006 Brief amici curiae of Pro-Life Legal Defense Fund, et al. filed.
May 19 2006 Brief amici curiae of Family Research Council and Focus on the Family filed.
May 19 2006 Brief amici curiae of American Association of Pro Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al. filed.
May 19 2006 Brief amici curiae of United States Justice Foundation, et al. filed.
May 22 2006 Ten copies of (12 vols.) the court of appeals appendix submitted by the parties.
May 22 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. filed.
May 22 2006 Joint appendix filed. (Joint appendix in four volumes).
May 22 2006 Brief of petitioner Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General filed.
May 22 2006 Brief amici curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Other Religious Organizations filed.
May 22 2006 Brief amici curiae of Gianna Jessen, et al. filed.
May 22 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law, Inc. filed.
May 22 2006 Brief amici curiae of Sandra Cano, et al. filed.
May 22 2006 Brief amici curiae of John M. Thorp, Jr.,MD, and Mastercare International filed.
May 22 2006 Brief amici curiae of Congressman Ron Paul and Association of American Physicians and Surgeons filed.
May 22 2006 Brief amicus curiae of National Legal Foundation filed.
May 22 2006 Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed.
May 22 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Jill Stanek filed.
May 22 2006 Brief amici curiae of American Center for Law & Justice, et al. filed.
May 22 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Horatio R. Storer Foundation, Inc. filed.
May 22 2006 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Legal Defense for Unborn Children.
May 22 2006 Motion to allow counsel, or Guardian Ad Litem, to represent children unborn and born alive filed by Alan Ernest.
Jun 2 2006 Extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including August 10, 2006.
Aug 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Statisticians Professor George W. Cobb, et al. filed. VIDED.
Aug 10 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Aug 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Stephen Chasen, et al. filed.
Aug 10 2006 Brief of respondents Leroy Carhart, et al. filed.
Aug 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Professors David L. Faigman and Ashutosh A. Bhagwat, et al. filed. VIDED.
Aug 14 2006 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 8, 2006.
Aug 14 2006 CIRCULATED.
Aug 30 2006 Application (06A240) of petitioner to file a consolidated reply brief exceeding the page limits or, in the alternative, to extend the time to file a reply brief in No. 05-380, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Sep 1 2006 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Legal Defense for Unborn Children DENIED.
Sep 1 2006 Motion to allow counsel, or Guardian Ad Litem, to represent children unborn and born alive DENIED.
Sep 6 2006 Application (06A240) of petitioner to file a consolidated reply brief on the merits in excess of the page limitation GRANTED by Justice Kennedy provided that the brief does not exceed 30 pages and that it is filed on or before 35 days from the date on which respondents in No. 05-1382 file their brief on the merits.
Sep 20 2006 Motion for leave to file amici brief out-of-time by National Women's Law Center, et al. (Distributed)
Sep 20 2006 Motion for leave to file amici brief out-of-time by 52 Members of the United States Congress. (Distributed)
Sep 20 2006 Motion for leave to file amici brief out-of-time filed by Institute for Reproductive Health Access and Fifty -Two Clinics and Organizations. (Distributed)
Sep 20 2006 Motion for leave to file amici brief out-of-time filed by Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, et al. (Distributed)
Sep 20 2006 Motion for leave to file amici brief out-of-time filed by Former Federal Prosecutors. (Distributed)
Sep 27 2006 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 8th Circuit. (1 box)
Oct 5 2006 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 6, 2006..
Oct 10 2006 Motion for leave to file amicus brief out-of-time by Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, et al. GRANTED.
Oct 10 2006 Motion for leave to file amicus brief out-of-time by Institute for Reproductive Health Access and Fifty -Two Clinics and Organizations GRANTED.
Oct 10 2006 Motion for leave to file amicus brief out-of-time by National Women's Law Center, et al. GRANTED.
Oct 10 2006 Motion for leave to file amicus brief out-of-time by Former Federal Prosecutors GRANTED.
Oct 10 2006 Motion for leave to file amicus brief out-of-time by 52 Members of the United States Congress GRANTED.
Oct 12 2006 Record received from U.S.D.C. for the District of Nebraska. (3 boxes of exhibits and 1 sealed transcript. U.S.D.C. file is Electronic).
Oct 25 2006 Reply of petitioner Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Nov 8 2006 Argued. For petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Priscilla Smith, New York, N.Y.
Nov 8 2006 One copy of trial transcript in National Abortion Federation v. Ashcroft lodged by the Solicitor General at the request of the Clerk.
Apr 18 2007 Judgment REVERSED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined.
May 21 2007 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jun 7 2007 Acknowledgement of receipt (05/24/07) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit received.
Jun 11 2007 Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the 6th Circuit.
Jun 11 2007 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the District of Nebraska.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Paul D. Clement Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
Attorneys for Respondents:
Janet L. Crepps Center for Reproductive Rights(864) 962-8519
    Counsel of Record120 Wall Street, 14th Floor
New York, NY  10005
jcrepp@reprorights.org
Party name: Leroy Carhart, et al.
 
Priscilla J. Smith Information Society Project(718) 399-9241
Yale Law School
319 Sterling Place
Brooklyn, NY  11238
priscilla.smith@yale.edu
Party name: Leroy Carhart, et al.
Other:
Molly S. Boast Debevoise & Plimpton LLP(212) 909-6000
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY  10022
Party name: Statisticians Professor George W. Cobb, et al.
 
James Bopp Jr. The Bopp Law Firm(812) 232-2434
1 South 6th Street
Terre Haute, IN  47807-3510
jboppjr@aol.com
Party name: Horatio R. Storer Foundation, Inc.
 
Dorinda C. Bordlee Bioethics Defense Fund(480) 483-3597
6811 E. Viltaire Ave.
Scottsdale, AZ  85254
dbordlee.bdfund.org
Party name: John M. Thorp, Jr.,MD, and Mastercare International
 
Talcott Camp Reproductive Freedom Project(252) 549-2633
American civil Liberties Union Foundation
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY  10004
Party name: Stephen Chasen, et al.
 
Mark E. Chopko Associate General Counsel(202) 541-3300
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
3211 Fourth Street, N.E.
Washington, DC  20017
Party name: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Other Religious Organizations
 
Teresa Stanton Collett University of St. Thomas School of Law(651) 962-4973
MSL 400
1000 LaSalle Avenue
Minneapolis, MN  55403-2015
tscollett@stthomas.edu
Party name: Congressman Congressman Ron Paul and Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
 
R. Ted Cruz Solicitor General(512) 936-1824
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548, MC-059
Austin, TX  78711-2548
Ted.Cruz@aog.state.tx.us
Party name: Texas, et al.
 
Kathryn M. Davis 530 South Lake Avenue No. 425(626) 356-8059
Pasadena, CA  91101
Party name: Constitutional Law Professors David L. Faigman and Ashutosh A. Bhagwat, et al.
 
Meredith Leigh Di Liberto Judicial Watch(202)-646-5171
501 School Street, S.W. Suite 500
Washington, DC  20024
Party name: Judicial Watch, Inc.
 
Dwight G. Duncan Colbe Mazzarella(508) 985-1124
333 Faunce Corner Road
North Dartmouth, MA  02747
dduncan@umassd.edu
Party name: Pro-Life Legal Defense Fund, et al.
 
Benjamin D. DuPre Foundation for Moral Law, Inc.(334) 262-1245
One Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL  36104
bdupre@morallaw.org
Party name: Foundation for Moral Law, Inc.
 
Alan Edward Ernest P.O. Box 404107012005
Rio Rico, AZ  85648
Party name: Legal Defense for Unborn Children
 
Clarke D. Forsythe Americans United for Life(312) 492-7234
310 South Peoria Street
Suite 500
Chicago, IL  60607
Party name: American Association of Pro Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al.
 
Jonathan D. Hacker O'Melveny & Myers LLP(202) 383-5300
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
jhacker@omm.com
Party name: Cato Institute
 
Karen L. Hagberg Morrison & Foerster LLP(212) 468-4000
1290 Avenue Of the Americas
New York, NY  10104-0050
Party name: Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, et al.
 
Barry C. Hodge National Legal Foundation(757) 463-6133
2224 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Suite 204
Virginia Beach, VA  23454
Party name: National Legal Foundation
 
Paul Benjamin Linton Special Counsel(847) 291-3848
Thomas More Society
921 Keystone Avenue
Northbrook, IL  60062
PBLCONLAW@AOL.COM
Party name: Thomas More Society, Inc.
 
James Joseph Lynch Jr. 4144 Winding Way(916) 485-8807
Suite 4
Sacramento, CA  95841
www.jamesjosephlynchjr.com
Party name: Margie Riley, et al.
 
Elizabeth B. McCallum Howrey LLP(202) 788-0800
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20004-2402
Party name: National Women's Law Center, et al.
 
Linda A. Rosenthal Orrick Herrington & Sutliffe LLP(212) 506-5000
666 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY  10005
Party name: Institute for Reproductive Health Access and Fifty -Two Clinics and Organizations
 
William L. Saunders Jr. Fanily Research Council(202)-624-3038
801 G. Street NW
Washington, DC  22201
Party name: Family Research Council and Focus on the Family
 
Andrew L. Schlafly 939 Old Chester Road(908) 719-8608
Far Hills, NJ  07931
aschlafly@aol.com
Party name: Eagle Forum and Legal Defense Fund
 
Linda Boston Schlueter Trinity Legal Center(210) 697-8202
11120 Wurzbach, Suite 206
San Antonio, TX  78230
TLC4Linda@aol.com
Party name: Sandra Cano, et al.
 
Richard W. Schmude Right to Life Advocates, Inc.(281) 376-0277
16930 Methil Drive
Spring, TX  77379
Party name: Right to Life Advocates, Inc.
 
Jay Alan Sekulow American Center for Law & Justice(202) 546-8890
201 Maryland Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC  20002
sekulow@aclj.org
Party name: American Center for Law & Justice, et al.
 
Kelly J. Shackelford Liberty Institute(972) 941-4444
2001 Plano Parkway, Suite 1600
Plano, TX  75075
kshackford@libertyinstitute.org
Party name: Gianna Jessen, et al.
 
Mathew D. Staver Liberty Counsel(800) 671-1776
1055 Maitland Center Commons
Second Floor
Maitland, FL  32751
court@lc.org
Party name: Jill Stanek
 
Claude G. Szyfer Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP(212) 806-6000
180 Maiden Lane
New York, NY  10038-4982
Party name: 52 Members of the United States Congress
 
Maria T. Vullo Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison(212) 373-3000
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10019-6064
Party name: Former Federal Prosecutors
 
Edward L. White III. Thomas More Law Center(734) 827-2001
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr.
P.O. Box 393
Ann Arbor, MI  48106
Party name: Thomas More Law Center
 
John W. Whitehead The Rutherford Institute(434) 978-3888
1440 Sachem Place
Charlottesville, VA  22901
johnw@rutherford.org
Party name: Rutherford Institute
 
D. Colette Wilson United States Justice Foundation(760) 737-7181
932 D Street, Suite 3
Ramona, CA  92065
Party name: United States Justice Foundation, et al.