No. 09-1227
Title:
Carol Anne Bond, Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed:April 13, 2010
Linked with 09A825
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  Case Nos.:(08-2677)
  Decision Date:September 17, 2009
  Rehearing Denied:December 10, 2009
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 9 2010 Application (09A825) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 10, 2010 to April 9, 2010, submitted to Justice Alito.
Mar 9 2010 Application (09A825) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 9, 2010.
Apr 9 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 13, 2010)
May 4 2010 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 14, 2010.
Jun 11 2010 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including July 9, 2010.
Jul 9 2010 Brief of respondent United States filed.
Jul 20 2010 Reply of petitioner Carol Anne Bond filed. (Distributed)
Jul 21 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2010.
Oct 4 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 8, 2010.
Oct 12 2010 Petition GRANTED.
Nov 10 2010 Stephen R. McAllister, Esquire, of Lawrence, Kansas, is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below.
Nov 17 2010 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 3, 2010.
Nov 17 2010 The time to file the brief of Court appointed amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below, is extended to and including January 10, 2011.
Nov 23 2010 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Dec 3 2010 Brief of respondent United States in support of petitioner filed.
Dec 3 2010 Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs filed.
Dec 3 2010 Brief of petitioner Carol Anne Bond filed.
Dec 10 2010 Brief amici curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, and the Cato Institute filed.
Dec 10 2010 Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed.
Dec 10 2010 Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
Dec 10 2010 Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense filed.
Dec 23 2010 SET FOR ARGUMENT On Tuesday, February 22, 2011.
Jan 3 2011 CIRCULATED.
Jan 10 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below filed. (Distributed)
Jan 14 2011 Motion of the United States in support of petitioner for divided argument filed.
Jan 19 2011 Record for U.S.C.A. for Third Circuit is electronic. There are sealed documents in this record.
Jan 24 2011 Motion for divided argument filed by the Acting Solicitor General GRANTED.
Jan 25 2011 Record received from U.S.D.C. for Eastern District of Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia) (1 box)
Feb 9 2011 Reply of respondent United States in support of petitioner filed. (Distributed)
Feb 9 2011 Reply of petitioner Carol Anne Bond filed. (Distributed)
Feb 22 2011 Argued. For petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For respondent in support of petitioner: Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor general, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For amicus curiae in support of the judgment below: Stephen R. McAllister, Lawrence, Kan. (Appointed by this Court.)
Jun 16 2011 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion for a unamimous Court. Ginsburg, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Breyer, J., joined.
Jul 18 2011 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Paul D. Clement Bancroft PLLC(202) 234-0090
    Counsel of Record1919 M Street, N.W.
Suite 470
Washington, DC  20036
pclement@bancroftpllc.com
Party name: Carol Anne Bond
Attorneys for Respondent:
Stephen R. McAllister Thompson Ramsdell & Qualseth, P.A.(785) 841-4554
    Counsel of Record333 W. 9th Street
Lawrence, KS  66044
stevermac@fastmail.fm
Party name: Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Michael R. Dreeben Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
michael.r.dreeben@usdoj.gov
Party name: United States
 
Neal Kumar Katyal Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ
Party name: United States in support of petitioner
Other:
John C. Eastman Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence(714) 628-2587
c/o Chapman University School of Law
One University Drive
Orange, CA  92886
jeastman@chapman.edu
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, and the Cato Institute
 
William J. Olson William J.Olson PC(703) 356-5070
370 Maple Avenue West, Suite 4
Vienna, VA  22180-5615
wjo@mindspring.com
Party name: Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al.
 
David B. Rivkin Jr. Baker & Hostetler LLP(202) 861-1731
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20036
drivkin@bakerlaw.com
Party name: Alabama, et al.
 
Andrew L. Schlafly 939 Old Chester Road(908) 719-8608
Far Hills, NJ  07931
aschlafly@aol.com
Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense