| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Feb 1 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 3, 2001) |
| Mar 5 2001 | Brief of respondent Chicago Park District in opposition filed. |
| Mar 20 2001 | Reply brief of petitioners Caren Cronk Thomas and Windy City Hemp |
| | Development Board filed. |
| Mar 21 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2001 |
| May 8 2001 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 24, 2001 |
| May 29 2001 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT December 3, 2001. |
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| Jul 13 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed. |
| Jul 13 2001 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Jul 13 2001 | Brief of petitioners Caren Cronk Thomas and Windy City Hemp |
| | Development Board filed. |
| Jul 25 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Morality in the Media, et al. filed. |
| Aug 9 2001 | Order extending time to file brief of respondent on the merits |
| | until August 22, 2001. |
| Aug 10 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of City of New York filed. |
| Aug 22 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Aug 22 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association |
| | filed. |
| Aug 22 2001 | Motion of International City-County Mgmt. Assn., et al. for leave |
| | to file a brief as amici curiae filed. |
| Aug 22 2001 | Brief of respondent Chicago Park District filed. |
| Aug 22 2001 | LODGING consisting of twenty bound copies of related material |
| | submitted by counsel for the respondent. |
| Sep 6 2001 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Sep 20 2001 | Application (A01-265) for an extension of time to file petitioner's |
| | reply brief on the merits, submitted to Justice Stevens. |
| Sep 21 2001 | Application (A01-265) granted by Justice Stevens extending the |
| | time to file until October 1, 2001. |
| Sep 24 2001 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DISTRIBUTED. |
| Sep 24 2001 | Motion of International City-County Mgmt. Assn., et al. for leave |
| | to file a brief as amici curiae DISTRIBUTED. |
| Sep 26 2001 | CIRCULATED. |
| Oct 1 2001 | Motion of International City-County Mgmt. Assn., et al. for leave |
| | to file a brief as amici curiae GRANTED. |
| Oct 1 2001 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 1 2001 | Reply brief of petitioners Caren Cronk Thomas and Windy City Hemp |
| | Development Board filed. |
| Oct 16 2001 | Record filed. |
| Dec 3 2001 | ARGUED. |
| Jan 15 2002 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. SCALIA, J., delivered the opinion for a |
| | unanimous Court. |
| Jan 29 2002 | Record filed. |
| Feb 14 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| May 6 2002 | Record returned to the USDC N. Dist. of illinois. |
| Jun 6 2002 | Record returned to the USCA 7th circuit. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Richard Lawrence Wilson | 3610 Dubsdread Circle | 4076499225 |
| Orlando, FL 32804 | |
| Party name: Caren Cronk Thomas and Windy City Hemp Development Board |
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| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Steven A. Weiss | Schopf & Weiss | 3127019300 |
| 312 W. Randolph St., Suite 300 | |
| Chicago, IL 60606 | |
| Party name: Chicago Park District |
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| David A. Strauss | 1111 East 60th Street | 7737029601 |
| Chicago, IL 60607 | |
| Party name: Chicago Park District |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Bonnie I. Robin-Vergeer | Public Citizen Litigation | 2025881000 |
| 1600 20th Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20009 | |
| Party name: Public Citizen, Inc. |
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| Robin S. Whitehead | 475 Riverside Dr. | 2128703216 |
| New York, NY 10115 | |
| Party name: Morality in the Media |
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| Leonard J. Koerner | Corporation Counsel City of NY | 2127881026 |
| 100 Church Street | |
| New York, NY 10007 | |
| Party name: City of New York |
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| Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
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| Henry W. Underhill Jr. | Internatl. Municipal Lawyers | 2024665424 |
| 1110 Vermont Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: International Municipal Lawyers Association |
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| Richard Ruda | State & Local Legal Center | 2024344850 |
| 444 North Capitol St., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| Party name: International City-County Mgmt. Assn., et al. |
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