| No. 07-1372 | ||||
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| Docketed: | May 2, 2008 | |||
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of Hawaii |
| Case Nos.: | (25570) |
| Decision Date: | January 31, 2008 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Apr 29 2008 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 2, 2008) |
| May 7 2008 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 2, 2008, for all respondents. |
| Jun 2 2008 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
| Jun 2 2008 | Brief of respondents Office of Hawaiian Affairs, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Jun 2 2008 | Brief amicus curiae of Commissioner of Public Lands for the State of New Mexico filed. |
| Jun 2 2008 | Brief amici curiae of Washington, et al. filed. |
| Jul 14 2008 | Reply of petitioners Hawaii, et al. filed. |
| Jul 16 2008 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2008. |
| Oct 1 2008 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 6 2008 | Letter from counsel for the petitioners consenting to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either or neither party, filed. |
| Nov 12 2008 | The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including December 4, 2008. |
| Nov 12 2008 | The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 21, 2009. |
| Dec 1 2008 | Letter from counsel for the respondents consenting to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either or neither party filed. |
| Dec 4 2008 | Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs received. |
| Dec 4 2008 | Brief of petitioners Hawaii, et al. filed. |
| Dec 8 2008 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 25, 2009. |
| Dec 11 2008 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Dec 11 2008 | Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. |
| Dec 11 2008 | Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Dec 11 2008 | Brief amici curiae of Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, et al. filed. |
| Dec 11 2008 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
| Dec 11 2008 | Brief amici curiae of Washington, et al. filed. |
| Dec 11 2008 | Brief amicus curiae of Commissioner of Public Lands for the State of New Mexico filed. |
| Dec 19 2008 | CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 31 2008 | Record received from the Supreme Court of Hawaii. (1 box) |
| Jan 8 2009 | Record received from the First Circuit Court of Hawaii. (11 boxes) |
| Jan 12 2009 | The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 22, 2009. |
| Jan 22 2009 | Brief of respondents Office of Hawaiian Affairs, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 28 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Native Hawaiians, Samuel L. Kealoha, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2009 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jan 29 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Asian American Justice Center, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Hawai'i Congressional Delegation filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Homelands Assembly, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Alaska Federation of Natives, Inc. filed. (Distributed). |
| Jan 29 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Hawaii State Officials filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Equal Justice Society, and Japanese American Citizens League filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 3 2009 | Corrected Petition Appendix A filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 6 2009 | Reply of petitioners Hawaii, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 20 2009 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Feb 25 2009 | Argued. For petitioner: Mark J. Bennett, Attorney General, Honolulu, Haw.; and William M. Jay, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D.C> |
| Mar 31 2009 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| May 4 2009 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
| May 7 2009 | Record returned to the Supreme Court of Hawaii. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | ||
| Seth P. Waxman | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | (202) 663-6000 |
| Counsel of Record | 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com | ||
| Party name: Hawaii, et al. | ||
| Mark J. Bennett | Attorney General | (808)-586-1282 |
| 425 Queen Street | ||
| Honolulu, HI 96813 | ||
| Party name: Hawaii, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Kannon K. Shanmugam | Williams & Connolly LLP | (202) 434-5000 |
| Counsel of Record | 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| kshanmugam@wc.com | ||
| Party name: Office of Hawaiian Affairs, et al. | ||
| Sherry Phyllis Broder | 841 Bishop Street | (808) 531-1411 |
| Suite 800 | ||
| Honolulu, HI 96813 | ||
| Party name: Office of Hawaiian Affairs, et al. | ||
| William K. Meheula | Winer, Meheula & Devens LLP | (808) 528-5003 |
| 707 Richards Street | ||
| Penthouse One | ||
| Honolulu, HI 96813 | ||
| Party name: Office of Hawaiian Affairs, et al. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Turner W. Branch | New Mexico State Land office | (505) 827-5713 |
| P.O. Box 1148 | ||
| Santa Fe, NM 87504-5713 | ||
| Party name: Commissioner of Public Lands for the State of New Mexico | ||
| H. William Burgess | 2299C Round Top Drive | (808) 947-3234 |
| Honolulu, HI 96822 | ||
| hwburgess@hawaii.rr.com | ||
| Party name: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, et al. | ||
| David S. Case | Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP | (907) 276-5152 |
| 701 West 8th Ave., Suite 1200 | ||
| Anchorage, AK 99501 | ||
| Party name: Alaska Federation of Natives, Inc. | ||
| Anthony T. Caso | Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence | (714) 628-2666 |
| c/o Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University | ||
| One University Drive | ||
| Orange, CA 92886 | ||
| caso@chapman.edu | ||
| Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence | ||
| Jonathan M. Cohen | Gilbert Oshinsky LLP | (202) 772-2200 |
| 1100 New York Avenue, NW | ||
| Suite 700 | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| cohenj@gotofirm.com | ||
| Party name: Asian American Justice Center, et al. | ||
| Christopher D. Coppin | New Mexico State Land Office | (505) 827-5713 |
| P.O. Box 11148 | ||
| Santa Fe, NM 87504-1148 | ||
| Party name: Commissioner of Public Lands for the State of New Mexico | ||
| J. Scott Detamore | Mountain States Legal Foundation | (303) 292-2021 |
| 2596 South Lewis Way | ||
| Lakewood, CO 80227 | ||
| detamore@mountainstateslegal.com | ||
| Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation | ||
| John H. Findley | Pacific Legal Foundation | (916) 419-7111 |
| 3900 Lennane Drive, Suite 200 | ||
| Sacramento, CA 95834 | ||
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. | ||
| Jay D. Geck | Deputy Solicitor General | (360) 586-2697 |
| Washington Office of Attorney General | ||
| 1125 Washington Street, SE | ||
| Olympia, WA 98504-0100 | ||
| jay.geck@atg.wa.gov | ||
| Party name: Washington, et al. | ||
| William M. Jay | Goodwin Procter LLP | (202) 346-4000 |
| 901 New York Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| wjay@goodwinprocter.com | ||
| Party name: Hawaii, et al. v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, et al. | ||
| Elena Kagan | Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| United States Department of Justice | ||
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | ||
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | ||
| Party name: United States | ||
| Brian R. Matsui | Morrison & Foerster LLP | (202) 887-8784 |
| 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| bmatsui@mofo.com | ||
| Party name: National Congress of American Indians | ||
| Charles A. Rothfeld | Mayer Brown LLP | (202) 263-3000 |
| 1999 K Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20006-1101 | ||
| crothfeld@mayerbrown.com | ||
| Party name: Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Homelands Assembly, et al. | ||
| Walter R. Schoettle | P.O. Box 596 | (808) 537-3514 |
| Honolulu, HI 96809 | ||
| papaaloa@umich.edu | ||
| Party name: Native Hawaiians, Samuel L. Kealoha, et al. | ||
| Virginia A. Seitz | Sidley Austin LLP | (202) 736-8000 |
| 1501 K Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| vseitz@sidley.com | ||
| Party name: Current and Former Hawaii State Officials | ||
| Sri Srinivasan | O'Melveny & Myers LLP | (202) 383-5300 |
| 1625 Eye Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| ssrinivasan@omm.com | ||
| Party name: Hawai'i Congressional Delegation | ||
| Catherine E. Stetson | Hogan Lovells US LLP | (202) 637-5491 |
| 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| cate.stetson@hoganlovells.com | ||
| Party name: Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, et al. | ||
| George W. Van Buren | 745 Fort Street, Suite 1950 | (808) 599-3800 |
| Honolulu, HI 96813 | ||
| Party name: Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa | ||
| Eric K. Yamamoto | 2515 Dole Street | (808) 956-6548 |
| Honolulu, HI 96822 | ||
| Party name: Equal Justice Society, and Japanese American Citizens League | ||