No. 11-182
Title:
Arizona, et al., Petitioners
v.
United States
Docketed:August 12, 2011
Linked with 10A1277
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(10-16645)
  Decision Date:April 11, 2011
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jun 23 2011 Application (10A1277) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 10, 2011 to August 10, 2011, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Jun 30 2011 Application (10A1277) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until August 10, 2011.
Aug 10 2011 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 12, 2011)
Aug 26 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Sep 8 2011 Brief amicus curiae of American Unity Legal Defense Fund filed.
Sep 8 2011 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 12, 2011.
Sep 9 2011 Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.
Sep 9 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed.
Sep 12 2011 Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress and the Committee to Protect America's Border filed.
Sep 12 2011 Brief amici curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, et al. filed.
Sep 12 2011 Brief amici curiae of U.S. Border Control, et al. filed.
Sep 12 2011 Brief amici curiae of Michigan and Ten other States filed.
Sep 12 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Foundation filed.
Sep 12 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Cochise County Sheriff Larry A. Dever filed.
Sep 12 2011 Brief amici curiae of Thomas More Law Center, et al. filed.
Sep 12 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Arizona State Legislature filed.
Sep 12 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Justice and Freedom Fund filed.
Oct 6 2011 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 10, 2011.
Nov 10 2011 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Nov 21 2011 Reply of petitioner Arizona, et al. filed.
Nov 22 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 9, 2011.
Dec 12 2011 Petition GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Dec 29 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for the petitioners.
Jan 4 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Jan 23 2012 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including February 6, 2012.
Jan 23 2012 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including March 19, 2012.
Feb 3 2012 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, April 25, 2012.
Feb 6 2012 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Feb 6 2012 Brief of petitioners Arizona, et al. filed.
Feb 8 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Legal Foundation filed.
Feb 8 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed.
Feb 9 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Foundation filed.
Feb 9 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Lawrence J. Joyce filed.
Feb 10 2012 Brief amicus curiae of American Unity Legal Defense Fund filed.
Feb 10 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Freedom Watch filed.
Feb 10 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Secure States Initiative filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amici curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, et al. filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amici curiae of U.S. Border Control, et al. filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amici curiae of Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, et al. filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amici curiae of U.S. Reps. Lamar Smith, et al. filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Cochise County Sheriff Larry A. Dever filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amicus curiae of the Arizona Legislature filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Joseph M. Arpaio, Maricopa County Sheriff filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress, and the Committee to Protect America's Border filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Senator Russell Pearce filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amici curiae of Thomas More Law Center, et al. filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amici curiae of Michigan and Fifteen Other States filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amicus curiae of EarthRights International in support of neither party filed.
Feb 13 2012 Brief amici curiae of State Legislators for Legal Immigration filed.
Feb 13 2012 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 box)
Feb 13 2012 Record from U.S.D.C. for District of Arizona is electronic.
Mar 1 2012 CIRCULATED.
Mar 19 2012 Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Mar 23 2012 Brief amici curiae of Cities, Counties, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 23 2012 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of National Immigrant Justice Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of State and Local Law Enforcement Officials filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of National Council of La Raza, et al. filed. (Distributed).
Mar 26 2012 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of Madeleine K. Albright, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of Former Commissioners of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of Former Arizona Attorneys General Terry Goddard and Grant Woods, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Association of the Bar of the City of New York filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Greater Houston Partnership filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amicus curiae of United Mexican States filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of Service Employees International Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Republic of Haiti filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2012 Brief amici curiae of Argentina, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 17 2012 Reply of petitioners Arizona, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 25 2012 Argued. For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jun 25 2012 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, and case REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., Thomas, J., and Alito, J., filed opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part. Kagan, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Jul 27 2012 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
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: Arizona, et al.
Attorneys for Respondent:
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
Other:
Brian Mccormack Bergin 6613 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 200(480) 505-3936
Scottsdale, AZ  85250
bbergin@roselawgroup.com
Party name: Cochise County Sheriff Larry A. Dever
 
Carmine D. Boccuzzi Jr. Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton(212) 225-2000
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY  10006
cboccuzzi@cgsh.com
Party name: Former Arizona Attorneys General Terry Goddard and Grant Woods, et al.
 
David J. Bodney Steptoe & Johnson(602) 257-5212
201 East Washington Street
Suite 1600
Phoenix, AZ  85004
dbodney@steptoe.com
Party name: Anti-Defamation League
 
John J. Bursch Michigan Solicitor General(517) 373-1124
Michigan Department of Attorney General
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI  48909
BurschJ@michigan.gov
Party name: Michigan and Ten Other States Michigan and Fifteen Other States
 
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, et al.
 
James B. Coppess American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations(202) 637-5337
815 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006
jcoppess@aflcio.org
Party name: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
 
Michael B. de Leeuw Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP(212) 859-8000
One New York Plaza
New York, NY  10004
Michael.deLeeuw@friedfrank.com
Party name: Members of Congress
 
James Scott Detamore Mountain States Legal Foundation(303) 292-1980
2596 South Lewis Way
Lakewood, CO  80227
detamore@mountainstateslegal.com
Party name: Mountain States Foundation
 
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, 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: Greater Houston Partnership
 
David J. Euchner Assistant Public Defender(520) 243-6800
33 N. Stone, 21st Floor
Tucson, AZ  85701
david.euchner@pima.gov
Party name: Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, et al.
 
Peter J. Ferrara 2011 Freedom Lane(703) 582-8466
Falls Church, VA  22043
peterferrara@msn.com
Party name: American Civil Rights Union
 
Peter A. Gentala Arizona House of Representatives(602)-926-5544
1700 West Washington St.
Suite H
Phoenix, AZ  85007-2844
pgentala@azleg.gov
Party name: the Arizona Legislature
 
Greta Suzanne Hansen Lead Deputy County Counsel(408) 299-5902
Office of the County Counsel
County of Santa Clara, California
70 W. Hedding Street , 9th Floor East Wing
San Jose, CA  95110
greta.hansen@cco.sccgov.org
Party name: Cities, Counties, et al.
 
Lindsay C. Harrison Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
lharrison@jenner.com
Party name: National Immigrant Justice Center, et al.
 
Richard L. Herz EarthRights International(202) 466-5188
1612 K Street N.W., Suite 401
Washington, DC  20006
rick@earthrights.org
Party name: EarthRights International in support of neither party
 
James L. Hirsen 505 S. Villa Real Drive(714) 283-8880
Suite 208
Anaheim Hills, CA  92807
hirsen@earthlink.net
Party name: Justice and Freedom Fund
 
Richard P. Hutchison Landmark Legal Foundation(816) 931-5559
3100 Broadway
Suite 1210
Kansas City, MO  64111
rpetehutch@aol.com
Party name: Landmark Legal Foundation
 
Van R. Irion Liberty Legal Foundation(865) 809-1505
9040 Executive Park Drive
Suite 200
Knoxville, TN  37923
irionlaw@earthlink.net
Party name: Liberty Legal Foundationa
 
Lawrence J. Joseph 1250 Connecticut Ave., NW(202) 355-9452
Suite 200
Washington, DC  20036
lj@larryjoseph.com
Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund
 
Lawrence J. Joyce Lawrence J. Joyce, LLC(520) 584-0236
1517 N. Wilmot Rd., #215
Tucson, AZ  85712
lawyerlj@aol.com
Party name: Lawrence J. Joyce
 
Larry Klayman Freedom Watch(310) 595-0800
2020 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 345
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: Freedom Watch
 
Kris W. Kobach Office of the Kansas Secretary of State(785) 296-4564
Memorial Hall, 1st Floor
120 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS  66612-1597
sos@sos.ks.gov
Party name: Secure States Initiative
 
Gary G. Kreep United States Justice Foundation(760) 788-6624
932 D Street, Suite 3
Ramona, CA  92065
gkreep@sbcglobal.net
Party name: Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, et al.
 
Thomas Purcell Liddy Maricopa County Attorney's Office(602) 372-2098
222 North Central Avenue, Suite 1100
Phoenix, AZ  85004
liddyt@mcao.maricopa.gov
Party name: Jospeh M. Arpaio, Maricopa County Sheriff
 
Nancy Morawetz Washington Square Legal Services Inc.(212) 998-6430
245 Sullivan Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY  10012
nancy.morawetz@nyu.edu
Party name: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, et al.
 
Robert Joseph Muise American Freedom Law Center(855) 835-2352
P.O. Box 131098
Ann Arbor, MI  48113
rmuise@americanfreedomlawcenter.org
Party name: Thomas More Law Center, et al.
 
Brian J. Murray Jones Day(312) 782-3939
77 West Wacker Dr., Suite 3500
Chicago, IL  60601
bjmurray@jonesday.com
Party name: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al.
 
Jennifer C. Newell American Civil Liberties(415)-343-0774
39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, CA  94111
jnewell@aclu.org
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
 
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: U.S. Border Control, et al.
 
Paul J. Orfanedes Judicial Watch, Inc.(202) 646-5172
425 Third Street, S.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC  20024
porfanedes@judicialwatch.org
Party name: Arizona State Legislature State Legislators for Legal Immigration
 
James F. Peterson Judicial Watch, Inc(202) 646-5172
425 Third Street, SW
Washington, DC  20024
jpeterson@juducualwatch.org
Party name: Senator Russell Pearce
 
Andrew J. Pincus Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3000
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006-1101
apincus@mayerbrown.com
Party name: State and Local Law Enforcement Officials
 
Daniel J. Popeo Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20036
rsamp@wlf.org
Party name: U.S. Reps Lamar Smith, et al.
 
William T. Robinson III. President(312) 988-5000
American Bar Association
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60654-7598
abapresident@americanbar.org
Party name: American Bar Association
 
E. Joshua Rosenkranz Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP(212) 506-5380
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY  10019-6142
jrosenkranz@orrick.com
Party name: Former Commissioners of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
 
Jay Alan Sekulow American Center for Law & Justice(202) 546-8890
201 Maryland Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC  20002
sekulow@aclj.org
Party name: Members of Congress and the Committee to Protect America's Border
 
Clifford M. Sloan Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP(202) 371-7000
1440 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
cliff.sloan@skadden.com
Party name: National Council of La Raza, et al.
 
Henry L. Solano Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker(212) 549-1278
150 East 42nd Street
New York, NY  10019
Henry.Solano@wilsonelser.com
Party name: United Mexican States Republic of Haiti Argentina, et al.
 
Herbert W. Titus William J. Olson, PC(703) 356-5070
370 Maple Avenue West, Suite 4
Vienna, VA  22180 - 5615
wjo@mindspring.com
Party name: U.S. Border Control, et al.
 
Barbara D. Underwood Solicitor General(212) 416-8016
Office of the Attorney General
120 Broadway, 25th Floor
New York, NY  10463
barbara.underwood@ag.ny.gov
Party name: New York, et al.
 
Mark R. von Sternberg 1011 First Ave.(212)-419-3763
New York, NY  10022
mark.vonsternberg@archny.org
Party name: Association of the Bar of the City of New York
 
Seth P. Waxman Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Madeleine K. Albright, et al.
 
Jonathan Weissglass Altshuler Berzon LLP(415) 421-7151
177 Post Street, Suite 300
San Franscisco, CA  94108
jweissglass@altshulerberzon.com
Party name: Service Employees International Union, et al.
 
John W. Whitehead The Rutherford Institute(434) 978-3888
1440 Sachem Place
Charlottesville, VA  22901
johnw@rutherford.org
Party name: The Rutherford Institute
 
Daryl M. Williams Baird Williams & Greer LLP(602) 256-9400
6225 N. 24th Street
Suite 125
Phoenix, AZ  85016
darylwilliams@bwglaw.net
Party name: Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform, et al.
 
Elizabeth B. Wydra Constitutional Accountability Center(202) 296-6889
1200 18th St., N.W., Suite 501
Washington, DC  20036
elizabeth@theusconstitution.org
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center
 
Barnaby W. Zall Weinberg, Jacobs & Tolani, LLP(301) 231-6943
7018 Tilden Lane
Rockville, MD  20852
bzall@bzall.com
Party name: American Unity Legal Defense Fund