| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 1 2002 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2002) |
| Oct 1 2002 | Appendix of petitioner Jennifer Gratz, et al. filed. |
| Oct 3 2002 | LODGING consisting of ten bound copies of related material |
| | received from counsel for petitioner. |
| Oct 16 2002 | Waiver of right of respondents Ebony Patterson, et al. to respond |
| | filed. |
| Oct 27 2002 | Brief of respondents Lee Bollinger, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Nov 12 2002 | Reply brief of petitioners Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher filed. |
| | VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 27, 2002 |
| Dec 2 2002 | The petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is granted |
| | limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT April 1, 2003. |
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| Dec 20 2002 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party |
| | received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Dec 20 2002 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party |
| | received from counsel for the respondents University of Michigan, |
| | Lee Bollinger, and James Duderstadt. |
| Dec 26 2002 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party |
| | received from counsel for respondents, Ebony Patterson, et al. |
| Dec 30 2002 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party |
| | received from counsel for petitioners Gratz and Hamacher. |
| Jan 14 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
| Jan 15 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for New Black Leadership filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 15 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Scholars filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional |
| | Jurisprudence filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Equal Employment Advisory Council filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief of petitioners Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Equal Opportunity, et al. filed. |
| | VIDED. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Asian American Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Individual Freedom filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Michigan Association of Scholars filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for the Advancement of Capitalism filed. |
| | VIDED. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Florida, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Duane C. Ellison filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Reason Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 28 2003 | CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 31 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Hayden Family filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 31 2003 | Record filed. |
| Jan 31 2003 | Record filed. |
| Feb 4 2003 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Feb 13 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Columbia University, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 13 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Richard A. Gephardt and Congressional Members |
| | filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 14 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Northeastern University filed. |
| Feb 14 2003 | Brief amici curiae of American Council on Education, et al. filed. |
| Feb 14 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of New Jersey filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 14 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Advocates and Univ.of MN Human |
| | Rights Center filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 14 2003 | |
| | Brief amicus curiae of Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of Michigan |
| | filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 14 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Carnegie Mellon University, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 14 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Natl. Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in |
| | America, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 14 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Amherst, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 14 2003 | Brief amici curiae of American Jewish Committee, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 14 2003 | Brief amici curiae of National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium |
| | filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief of respondents Ebony Patterson, et al. filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief of respondent Board of Regents of University of Michigan filed. |
| | VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Howard University filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed. |
| | VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of The College Board filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Authors of the Texas Ten Percent Plan filed. |
| | VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Members of the United States Congress filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of American Educational Research Association, et |
| | al. filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of John Conyers, Jr., et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of University of Pittsburgh, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Social Scientists Glenn Loury, et al. filed. |
| | VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of General Motors Corporation filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of United Negro College Fund and Kappa Alpha PSI |
| | filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of 3M and other Leading Businesses filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of American Psychological Association filed. |
| | VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of New America Alliance filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of National Urban League, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Harvard University, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of National Education Association, et al. filed. |
| | VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of City of Philadelphia, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater |
| | Chicago filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Banks Broadcasting, Inc., and Media Companies |
| | filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Bay Mills Indian Community filed. |
| Feb 19 2003 | Brief amici curiae of New York City Council Speaker A. Gifford Miller, |
| | et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 19 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, et al. |
| | filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 19 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Latino Organizations, La Raza, et al. filed. |
| Feb 19 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et |
| | al. filed. |
| Feb 19 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of National School Boards Association filed. |
| | VIDED. |
| Feb 19 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Lt., Gen. Julius W. Becton, Jr. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 19 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of AFL-CIO filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 19 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Maryland, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 19 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Senators Thomas Daschle, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 19 2003 | Brief amici curiae of NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. |
| | filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 20 2003 | LODGING consising of twenty bound copies of exhibits received from |
| | counsel for amici Natl. Asian Pacific American Legal, et al. and |
| | distributed. VIDED. |
| Feb 24 2003 | Motion of Exxon Mobil Corporation for leave to file a brief as |
| | amicus curiae filed. |
| Feb 27 2003 | Motion of respondents Ebony Patterson, et al. for additional |
| | argument time and for divided argument, or in the alternative, for |
| | divided argument filed. |
| Mar 4 2003 | Response of Bollinger, et al. to the motion of Patterson, et al. |
| | for additional argument time and for divided argument, or in the |
| | alternative, for divided argument. |
| Mar 10 2003 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Mar 10 2003 | Motion of Exxon Mobil Corporation for leave to file a brief as |
| | amicus curiae GRANTED. |
| Mar 10 2003 | Motion of respondents Ebony Patterson, et al. for additional |
| | argument time and for divided argument, or in the alternative, for |
| | divided argument DENIED. |
| Mar 17 2003 | Motion of BP America Incorporated for leave to file a brief as |
| | amicus curiae out of time filed. |
| Mar 24 2003 | Reply brief of petitioners Jennifer Gratz, et al. filed. |
| Mar 28 2003 | Record filed. |
| Mar 28 2003 | Motion of MTV Networks for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae |
| | out of time filed. |
| Apr 1 2003 | ARGUED. |
| Apr 7 2003 | Motion of BP America Incorporated for leave to file a brief as |
| | amicus curiae out of time DENIED. |
| Apr 7 2003 | Motion of MTV Networks for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae |
| | out of time DENIED. |
| Jun 23 2003 | Adjudged to be REVERSED IN PART. AND REMANDED. Rehnquist, C. J., |
| | delivered the opinion of the Court, in which O'Connor, Scalia, |
| | Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. O'Connor, J., filed a concurring |
| | opinion, in which Breyer, J., joined in part. Thomas, J., filed a |
| | concurring opinion. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in the |
| | judgment. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which |
| | Souter, J., joined. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in |
| | which Ginsburg, J., joined as to Part II. Ginsburg, J., filed a |
| | dissenting opinion, in which Souter, J., joined, and in which |
| | Breyer, J., joined as to Part I. |
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