Docket for 00-1293
| No. 00-1293 |
Status: | DECIDED |
| Title: |
John Ashcroft, Attorney General, Petitioner |
| | v. |
| |
American Civil Liberties Union, et al. |
| Docketed: | Lower Ct: |
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| February 13, 2001 | |
(99-1324) |
| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Dec 4 2000 | Application (A00-493) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ |
| | of certiorari from December 14, 2000 to January 13, 2001, |
| | submitted to Justice Souter. |
| Dec 5 2000 | Application (A00-493) granted by Justice Souter extending the time |
| | to file until January 15, 2001. |
| Jan 5 2001 | Application (A00-493) to extend further the time to file a |
| | petition for a writ of certiorari from January 15, 2001 to |
| | February 12, 2001, submitted to Justice Souter. |
| Jan 9 2001 | Application (A00-493) granted by Justice Souter extending the time |
| | to file until February 12, 2001. |
| Feb 12 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 16, 2001) |
| Feb 27 2001 | Order extending time to file response to petition until April 16, |
| | 2001. |
| Apr 16 2001 | Brief of respondents American Civil Liberties Union, et al. in |
| | opposition filed. |
| Apr 16 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of National Law Center for Children and Families |
| | filed. |
| May 1 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 17, 2001 |
| May 4 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner John Ashcroft, Attorney General filed. |
| May 21 2001 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT November 28, 2001. |
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| Jun 25 2001 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's |
| | brief on the merits to and including July 27 2001. |
| Jun 26 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Morality in Media, Inc. filed. |
| Jul 5 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Raymond N. Haynes, et al. filed. |
| Jul 26 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of County of Dupage, Illinois filed. |
| Jul 27 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. |
| Jul 27 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. |
| Jul 27 2001 | Brief of petitioner John Ashcroft, Attorney General filed. |
| Jul 27 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Wallbuilders, Inc. filed. |
| Jul 27 2001 | Motion of the Solicitor General to dispense with printing the |
| | joint appendix filed. |
| Jul 30 2001 | LODGING consisting of 20 sets of two large spiral bound volumes I |
| | and II,submitted by the Solicitor General. |
| Jul 30 2001 | LODGING consisting of twenty copies of a spiral bound volume of |
| | supplemental material submitted by the Solicitor General. |
| Aug 1 2001 | Time to file respondent's brief on the merits extended to and |
| | including September 20, 2001. |
| Sep 7 2001 | Motion of the Solicitor General to dispense with printing the |
| | joint appendix GRANTED. |
| Sep 20 2001 | Brief amici curiae of American Society of Journalists and Authors, et |
| | al. filed. |
| Sep 20 2001 | LODGING consisting of forty copies of a CD containing the brief |
| | and copies of web sites cited in the brief amici American Society |
| | of Journalists and Authors, et al. submitted by counsel. |
| Sep 20 2001 | Brief of respondents American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. |
| Sep 20 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, et al. filed. |
| Sep 20 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of |
| | America, et al. filed. |
| Sep 20 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of National Advertisers, Inc. |
| | filed. |
| Sep 20 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, |
| | et al. filed. |
| Sep 20 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Publishers, Inc., et |
| | al. filed. |
| Sep 26 2001 | CIRCULATED. |
| Oct 24 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner Ashcroft, Atty. Gen. filed. |
| Nov 27 2001 | |
| | Supplemental brief of respondents filed. |
| Nov 28 2001 | ARGUED. |
| May 13 2002 | Adjudged to be VACATED and REMANDED Thomas, J., announced the |
| | judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with |
| | respect to Parts I,II, and IV, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and |
| | O'Connor, Scalia, and Breyer, JJ., joined, an opinion with respect |
| | to Part III-B, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and O'Connor and Scalia, |
| | JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts III-A, III-C, |
| | and III-D, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Scalia, J., joined. |
| | O'Connor, J., and Breyer, J., filed opinions concurring in part |
| | and concurring in the judgment. Kennedy, J., filed and opinion |
| | concurring in the judgment, in which Souter and Ginsburg, JJ., |
| | joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jun 12 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| | Solicitor General | |
| 950 PA Ave., N. W.-Rm. 5614 | |
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | |
| Party name: Ashcroft, Atty. Gen. |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Ann Beeson | Counsel of Record ACLU Fdtn. | 2125492500 |
| 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10004 | |
| Party name: ACLU, et al. |
| | | |
| Catherine E. Palmer | Latham & Watkins | |
| 885 Third Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10022 | |
| | | |
| Lee Tien | Electronic Frontier Foundation | |
| 454 Shotwell Street | |
| San Francisco, CA 94110 | |
| | | |
| David Sobel | Electronic Privacy Info. Ctr. | |
| 1718 CT Ave., N. W., Ste. 200 | |
| Washington, DC 20009 | |
| | | |
| Stefan Presser | ACLU of Pennsylvania | |
| 125 South Ninth Street, #701 | |
| Philadelphia, PA 19107 | |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Bruce A. Taylor | Natl Law Center for Children | 7036914626 |
| 3819 Plaza Drive | |
| Fairfax, VA 22030 | |
| Party name: National Law Center for Children and Families |
| | | |
| Paul J. McGeady | Morality in Media | 2128703232 |
| 475 Riverside Drive | |
| New York, NY 10115 | |
| Party name: Morality in Media, Inc. |
| | | |
| Richard D. Ackerman | United States Justice Foundatn | 7607418086 |
| 2091 E. Valley Parkway, #1-C | |
| Escondido, CA 92027 | |
| Party name: Raymond N. Haynes, et al. |
| | | |
| Jay A. Sekulow | 205 Third St. SE | 2025468890 |
| Washington, DC 20003 | |
| Party name: American Center for Law and Justice |
| | | |
| Richard Hodyl Jr. | Twenty North Wacker Dr. | 3124433200 |
| Suite 2100 | |
| Chicago, IL 60606 | |
| Party name: County of Dupage, Illinois |
| | | |
| Barry C. Hodge | National Legal Foundation | 7574636133 |
| 2224 Virginia Beach Blvd.,#204 | |
| Virginia Beach, VA 23454 | |
| Party name: Wallbuilders, Inc. |
| | | |
| Carl A. Solano | Scnader Harrison Segal Lewis | 2157512000 |
| 1600 Market Street, #3600 | |
| Philadelphia, PA 19103 | |
| Party name: American Society of Journalists and Authors, et al. |
| | | |
| James E. Hough | Morrison & Foerster | 2124688000 |
| 1290 Avenue of the Americas | |
| New York, NY 10104 | |
| Party name: Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, et al. |
| | | |
| Jodie L. Kelley | Jenner & Block | 2026396000 |
| 601 Thirteenth St., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. |
| | | |
| Steven G. Brody | King & Spalding | 2125562100 |
| 1185 Avenue of the Americas | |
| New York, NY 10036 | |
| Party name: Association of National Advertisers, Inc. |
| | | |
| Majories Heins | National Coalition Against Cen | 2128076222 |
| 275 Seventh Ave. | |
| New York, NY 10001 | |
| Party name: Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, et al. |
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| R. Bruce Rich | Weil Gotshal Manges | 2123108000 |
| 767 Fifth Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10153 | |
| Party name: Association of American Publishers, Inc., et al. |
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