| No. 08-1448 | ||||
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| Docketed: | May 21, 2009 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (07-16620) |
| Decision Date: | February 20, 2009 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| May 19 2009 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 22, 2009) |
| Jun 2 2009 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 22, 2009, for all respondents. |
| Jun 22 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense filed. |
| Jul 22 2009 | Brief of respondents Entertainment Merchants Association, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Jul 22 2009 | Motion for leave to file amici brief by California State Senator Leland Y.Yee, et al. out of time filed.. |
| Aug 5 2009 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2009. |
| Apr 20 2010 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 23, 2010. |
| Apr 26 2010 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by California State Senator Leland Y. Yee, et al. out of time DENIED. |
| Apr 26 2010 | Petition GRANTED. |
| May 10 2010 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| May 11 2010 | The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 12, 2010. |
| May 27 2010 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the respondents. |
| May 28 2010 | The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 10, 2010. |
| Jul 12 2010 | Brief of petitioners Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, et al. filed. |
| Jul 12 2010 | Joint appendix filed (4 volumes). (Statement of costs filed) |
| Jul 15 2010 | Copies of trial exhibit "Video Game Violence Sampler" received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Jul 19 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Louisiana, et al. filed. |
| Jul 19 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense filed. |
| Jul 19 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Common Sense Media filed. |
| Jul 19 2010 | Brief amici curiae of California State Senator Leland Y.Yee, et al. filed. |
| Aug 24 2010 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, November 2, 2010. |
| Sep 2 2010 | Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Sep 10 2010 | Brief of respondents Entertainment Merchants Association, et al. filed. |
| Sep 13 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 14 2010 | CIRCULATED. |
| Sep 15 2010 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 15 2010 | Record for U.S.D.C. for Northern District of California is electronic. |
| Sep 16 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Coalition filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 16 2010 | Brief amici curiae of American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amici curiae of International Game Developers Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Broadcasters filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amici curiae of First Amendment Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Microsoft Corporation filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Rhode Island, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Social Scientists, Medical Scientists, and Media Effects Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Thomas Jefferson Center for Protection of Free Expression, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amici curiae of The Future of Music Coalition, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Consumer Electronic Retailers Coalition, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Progress and Freedoom Foundation, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Vindicia, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Activision Blizzard, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of ID Software LLC filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Comic Book Legal Defense Fund filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of National Cable & Telecommunications Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Entertainment Consumers Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 7 2010 | Exibits received from U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of California. (1 box) |
| Oct 8 2010 | Reply of petitioners Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 2 2010 | Argued. For petitioners: Zackery P. Morazzini, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, Cal. For respondents: Paul M. Smith, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 27 2011 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Roberts, C. J., joined. Thomas, J., and Breyer, J., filed dissenting opinions. |
| Jul 22 2011 | Motion for attorneys' fees and expenses filed by respondents Entertainment Merchants Association, et al. |
| Jul 28 2011 | Order extending time to file response to the motion for attorneys' fees and expenses to and including August 15, 2011. |
| Jul 29 2011 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Aug 2 2011 | Exhibits returned to U.S.D.C. for Northern District of California. |
| Aug 15 2011 | Petitioners' opposition to respondents' motion for attorneys' fees and expenses filed. |
| Aug 22 2011 | Respondents' reply to petitioners' opposition to motion for attorneys' fees and expenses filed. |
| Aug 24 2011 | Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2011. |
| Oct 3 2011 | Motion for attorneys' fees and expenses is referred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for adjudication. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | ||
| Zackery P. Morazzini | Deputy Attoroney General | (916) 445-8226 |
| Counsel of Record | 1300 I Street, Suite 125 | |
| P.O. Box 944255 | ||
| Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 | ||
| Zackery.Morazzini@doj.ca.gov | ||
| Party name: Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor of California, et al. | ||
| Daniel J. Powell | Deputy Attorney General | (415)-703-5830 |
| Counsel of Record | 455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 11000 | |
| San Francisco, CA 94102 | ||
| daniel.powell@doj.ca.gov | ||
| Party name: Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor of California, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Paul M. Smith | Jenner & Block LLP | (202) 639-6000 |
| Counsel of Record | 1099 New York Avenue, N.W. | |
| Suite 900 | ||
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| psmith@jenner.com | ||
| Party name: Entertainment Merchants Association, et al. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Michael A. Bamberger | Dentons US LLP | (212) 768-6700 |
| 1221 Ave. of the Americas | ||
| New York, NY 10020 | ||
| michael.bamberger@dentons.com | ||
| Party name: American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, et al. | ||
| Lisa S. Blatt | Arnold & Porter LLP | (202) 942-5000 |
| 555 12th Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| Lisa.Blatt@aporter.com | ||
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| Clay Calvert | Marion B. Brechner | (352)-273-1096 |
| First Amendment Project | ||
| 2060 Weimer Hall | ||
| Gainesville, FL 32611 | ||
| ccalvert@jou.ufl.edu | ||
| Party name: Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, et al. | ||
| Cindy Ann Cohn | Electronic Frontier Foundation | (415) 436-9333 |
| 454 Shotwell Street | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94110 | ||
| cindy@eff.org | ||
| Party name: Progress and Freedoom Foundation, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation | ||
| Robert L. Corn-Revere | Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP | (202) 973-4200 |
| 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 800 | ||
| Washington, DC 20006-3401 | ||
| bobcornrevere@dwt.com | ||
| Party name: Comic Book Legal Defense Fund | ||
| Lucy A Dalglish | Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | (703) 807-2100 |
| 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100 | ||
| Arlington, VA 22209-2100 | ||
| ldalglish@rcfp.org | ||
| Party name: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. | ||
| Kyle Duncan | Appellate Chief | (225) 326-6716 |
| Louisiana Department of Justice | ||
| P.O. Box 94005 | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 | ||
| DuncanK@ag.state.la.us | ||
| Party name: Louisiana, et al. | ||
| John P. Elwood | Vinson & Elkins LLP | (202) 639-6500 |
| 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Suite 500 West | ||
| Washington, DC 20037 | ||
| jelwood@velaw.com | ||
| Party name: Cato Institute | ||
| Donald M. Falk | Mayer Brown LLP | (650) 331-2000 |
| Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 300 | ||
| Palo Alto, CA 94306 | ||
| dfalk@mayerbrown.com | ||
| Party name: First Amendment Scholars | ||
| H. Bartow Farr III. | Farr & Taranto | (202) 775-0184 |
| 1150 18th Street, N.W., | ||
| Suite 1030 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036-2435 | ||
| farrandtaranto@aol.com | ||
| Party name: National Cable & Telecommunications Association | ||
| Seth D. Greenstein | Constantine Cannon LLP | (202) 204-3514 |
| 1301 K Street, N.W. | ||
| Suite 1050 East | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| sgreenstein@constantinecannon.com | ||
| Party name: Consumer Electronic Retailers Coalition, et al. | ||
| Steven F. Gruel | 315 Montgomery Street | (415)-989-1253 |
| 9th Floor | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94104 | ||
| attystevengruel@sbcglobal.net | ||
| Party name: California State Senator Leland Y.Yee, et al. | ||
| Alan Gura | Gura & Possessky, PLLC | (703) 835-9085 |
| 105 Oronoco Street | ||
| Suite 305 | ||
| Alexandria, VA 22314 | ||
| alan@gurapossessky.com | ||
| Party name: Vindicia, Inc. | ||
| Christopher A. Hansen | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | (212) 549-2606 |
| 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor | ||
| New York, NY 10004 | ||
| chansen@aclu.org | ||
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al. | ||
| Jean-Paul Jassy | Bostwick & Jassy LLP | (310) 979-6059 |
| 12400 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 400 | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90025 | ||
| jpjassy@bostwickjassy.com | ||
| Party name: First Amendment Coalition | ||
| Robert A. Long Jr. | Covington & Burling LLP | (202) 662-6000 |
| 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| rlong@cov.com | ||
| Party name: National Association of Broadcasters | ||
| Patrick C. Lynch | Attorney General | (401) 274-4400 |
| 150 South Main Street | ||
| Providence, RI 02903 | ||
| PLynch@riag.ri.gov | ||
| Party name: Rhode Island, et al. | ||
| Patricia A. Millett | Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP | (202) 887-4000 |
| 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20036-1564 | ||
| pmillett@akingump.com | ||
| Party name: Social Scientists, Medical Scientists, and Media Effects Scholars | ||
| John B. Morris Jr. | Center for Democracy & Technology | (202) 637-9800 |
| 1634 I Street, NW | ||
| Suite 1100 | ||
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| jmorris@cdt.org | ||
| Party name: Computer & Communications Industry Association, et al. | ||
| Theodore B. Olson | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | (202) 955-8500 |
| 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| tolson@gibsondunn.com | ||
| Party name: Microsoft Corporation | ||
| Paul E. Salamanca | 279 Cassidy Avenue | (859) 266-1242 |
| Lexington, KY 40502 | ||
| psalamanca@uky.edu | ||
| Party name: ID Software LLC | ||
| Andrew L. Schlafly | 939 Old Chester Road | (908) 719-8608 |
| Far Hills, NJ 07931 | ||
| aschlafly@aol.com | ||
| Party name: Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense | ||
| Andrew Jay Schwartzman | Media Access Project | (202) 232-4300 |
| 1625 K Street, N.W., Suite 1000 | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| andys@mediaaccess.org | ||
| Party name: The Future of Music Coalition, et al. | ||
| Kannon K. Shanmugam | Williams & Connolly LLP | (202) 434-5000 |
| 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| kshanmugam@wc.com | ||
| Party name: Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., et al. | ||
| Theodore M. Shaw | Columbia Law School | (212) 318-3337 |
| 435 W. 116th Street | ||
| New York, NY 10027 | ||
| tshaw@law.columbia.edu | ||
| Party name: Common Sense Media | ||
| William R. Stein | Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP | (202) 721-4600 |
| 1775 I Street NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| stein@hugheshubbard.com | ||
| Party name: Entertainment Consumers Association, et al. | ||
| Lawrence G. Walters | 781 Douglas Ave. | (407) 975-9150 |
| Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 | ||
| larry@firstamendment.com | ||
| Party name: First Amendment Lawyers Association | ||
| Paul J. Watford | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP | (213) 683-9100 |
| 355 South Grand Avenue | ||
| Suite 3500 | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560 | ||
| paul.watford@mto.com | ||
| Party name: Activision Blizzard, Inc. | ||
| J. Joshua Wheeler | Thomas Jefferson Center for Protection of Free Expression | (434) 295-4784 |
| 400 Worrell Drive | ||
| Charlottesville, VA 22911 | ||
| jjw@tjcenter.org | ||
| Party name: Thomas Jefferson Center for Protection of Free Expression | ||
| John W. Whitehead | The Rutherford Institute | (434) 978-3888 |
| 1440 Sachem Place | ||
| Charlottesville, VA 22901 | ||
| johnw@rutherford.org | ||
| Party name: The Rutherford Institute | ||
| Christopher J. Wright | Wiltshire & Grannis LLP | (202) 730-1300 |
| 1200 Eighteenth St., N.W. | ||
| Suite 1200 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| cwright@wiltshiregrannis.com | ||
| Party name: International Game Developers Association, et al. | ||