| No. 13-1499 | ||||
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| Docketed: | June 18, 2014 | |||
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of Florida |
| Case Nos.: | (SC11-265) |
| Decision Date: | May 1, 2014 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jun 17 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 18, 2014) |
| Jun 30 2014 | Waiver of right of respondent The Florida Bar to respond filed. |
| Jul 9 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014. |
| Jul 24 2014 | Response Requested . (Due August 25, 2014) |
| Aug 22 2014 | Brief of respondent The Florida Bar in opposition filed. |
| Aug 26 2014 | Reply of petitioner Lanell Williams-Yulee filed. |
| Sep 3 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014. |
| Oct 2 2014 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 12 2014 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Lanell Williams-Yulee. |
| Nov 17 2014 | Brief of petitioner Lanell Williams-Yulee filed. |
| Nov 21 2014 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 20, 2015 |
| Nov 24 2014 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al., filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Randolph Wolfson, et al. filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression filed. |
| Nov 24 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Cameron A. Blau filed. |
| Dec 1 2014 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Dec 2 2014 | Record requested from Supreme Court of Florida. |
| Dec 8 2014 | Record received from Supreme Court of Florida. The record is electronic. |
| Dec 12 2014 | CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 17 2014 | Brief of respondent The Florida Bar filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 19 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Free Speech for People, and James C. Nelson filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 22 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jed Shugerman filed. (Distributed). |
| Dec 23 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Law, Economics, and Political Science filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. and Democracy 21 filed. (Distributed). |
| Dec 23 2014 | Brief amici curiae of States of Arizona, et al., filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 | Brief amici curiae of State and Local Judicial Reform Groups filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of The Carter Center filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 24 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Conference of Chief Justices filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 24 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Thomas R. Phillips, et al., filed. (Distributed). |
| Dec 24 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Major B. Harding, et al., filed. (Distributed). |
| Dec 24 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributrd). |
| Dec 24 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Norman Dorsen, et al., filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 13 2015 | Reply of petitioner Lanell Williams-Yulee filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 20 2015 | Argued. For petitioner: Andrew J. Pincus, Washington, D. C. For respondent, Barry Richard, Tallahassee, Fla. |
| Apr 29 2015 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part II. Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined that opinion in full, and Ginsburg, J., joined except as to Part II. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Breyer, J., joined as to Part II. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Kennedy, J., and Alito, J., filed dissenting opinions. |
| Jun 1 2015 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Michael B. Kimberly | Mayer Brown LLP | (202) 263-3127 |
| Counsel of Record | 1999 K Street NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| mkimberly@mayerbrown.com | ||
| Party name: Lanell Williams-Yulee | ||
| Andrew J. Pincus | Mayer Brown LLP | (202) 263-3127 |
| 1999 K Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20006-1101 | ||
| apincus@mayerbrown.com | ||
| Party name: Lanell Williams-Yulee | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| Barry Richard | Greenberg Traurig PA | (850) 222-6891 |
| Counsel of Record | 101 East College Avenue | |
| Tallahassee, FL 32302 | ||
| richardb@gtlaw.com | ||
| Party name: The Florida Bar | ||
| M. Hope Keating | Greenberg Traurig, P.A. | (850)-222-6891 |
| 101 E. College Avenue | ||
| Tallahassee, FL 32301 | ||
| keatingm@gtlaw.com | ||
| Party name: The Florida Bar | ||
| Other: | ||
| Jessica Ring Amunson | Jenner & Block LLP | (202) 639-6000 |
| 1099 New York Avenue NW | ||
| Suite 900 | ||
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| jamunson@jenner.com | ||
| Party name: Professors of Law, Economics, and Political Science | ||
| Donald B. Ayer | Jones Day | (202) 879-3939 |
| 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20001-2113 | ||
| dbayer@jonesday.com | ||
| Party name: Professor Jed Shugerman | ||
| Boris Bershteyn | Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | 212-735-3834 |
| 4 Times Square | ||
| New York, NY 10036 | ||
| boris.bershteyn@skadden.com | ||
| Party name: The Carter Center | ||
| Paula S. Bickett | Chief Counsel, Civil Appeals | (602) 542-8304 |
| Office of Attorney General | ||
| 1275 West Washington Street | ||
| Phoenix, AZ 85007-2926 | ||
| paula.bickett@azag.gov | ||
| Party name: States of Arizona, 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: Randolph Wolfson, et al. | ||
| 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: American Civil Liberties Union, et al., | ||
| Ronald A. Fein | Free Speech for People | (617) 244-0234 |
| 634 Commonwealth Avenue | ||
| Suite 209 | ||
| Newton, MA 02459 | ||
| rfein@freespeechforpeople | ||
| Party name: Free Speech for People, and James C. Nelson | ||
| Scott E. Gant | Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP | (202) 237-2727 |
| 5301 Wisconsin Avenue, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20015 | ||
| Party name: Thomas R. Phillips, et al., | ||
| William C. Hubbard | American Bar Association | (312) 988-5000 |
| 321 North Clark Street | ||
| Chicago, IL 60654 | ||
| abapresident@americanbar.org | ||
| Party name: American Bar Association | ||
| Scott L. Nelson | Public Citizen Litigation Group | (202) 588-1000 |
| 1600 20th Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20009 | ||
| snelson@citizen.org | ||
| Party name: Public Citizen, Inc. and Democracy 21 | ||
| Burt Neuborne | 40 Washington Square South | (212) 620-0559 |
| New York, NY 10011 | ||
| burt.neuborne@nyu.edu | ||
| Party name: Norman Dorsen, et al., | ||
| Randolph S. Sherman | Kaye Scholer LLP | (212) 836-8000 |
| 250 West 55th Street | ||
| New York, NY 10019 | ||
| randolph.sherman @kayescholer.com | ||
| Party name: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, et al. | ||
| Igor Victor Timofeyev | Paul Hastings LLP | (202)-551-1792 |
| 875 15th Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| igortimofeyev@paulhastings.com | ||
| Party name: Conference of Chief Justices | ||
| Paul H Titus | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis | (215) 751-2000 |
| 1600 Market Street | ||
| Suite 3600 | ||
| philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||
| Party name: State and Local Judicial Reform Groups | ||
| Daniel Lawrence Wallach | Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. | (954) 965-5049 |
| 3111 Stirling Rd. | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-6525 | ||
| Party name: Major B. Harding, et al., | ||
| 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: The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression | ||
| Christopher David Wiest | Chris Wiest AAL PLLC | (859) 486-6850 |
| 25 Town Center Boulevard | ||
| Crestview Hills, KY 41017 | ||
| chris@cwiestlaw.com | ||
| Party name: Cameron A. Blau | ||