Docket for 00-1737
| No. 00-1737 |
Status: | DECIDED |
| Title: |
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., et |
| | al., Petitioners |
| | v. |
| |
Village of Stratton, et al. |
| Docketed: | Lower Ct: |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| May 21, 2001 | |
(99-4087, 00-3325) |
| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| May 18 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 20, 2001) |
| Jun 20 2001 | Brief of respondents Village of Stratton, Ohio, and John Abdalla in |
| | opposition filed. |
| Jul 3 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2001 |
| Jul 6 2001 | Reply brief of petitioners Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New |
| | York, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Oct 1 2001 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 5, 2001 |
| Oct 1 2001 | Record requested. |
| Oct 10 2001 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 12, 2001 |
| Oct 12 2001 | Record filed. |
| Oct 15 2001 | Petition GRANTED. limited to Question 2 presented by the petition. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT February 26, 2002. |
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| Nov 6 2001 | Record filed. |
| Nov 27 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice filed. |
| Nov 28 2001 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Nov 29 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Independent Baptist Churches of America filed. |
| Nov 29 2001 | Motion of Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. for leave |
| | to file a brief as amici curiae filed. |
| Nov 29 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Individual Freedom filed. |
| Nov 29 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| | filed. |
| Nov 29 2001 | Brief of petitioners Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, |
| | Inc., et al. filed. |
| Nov 29 2001 | Motion of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for leave to |
| | file a brief as amicus curiae filed. |
| Nov 29 2001 | Brief amici curiae of RealCampaignReform.Org, Inc., et al. (TBP) |
| | filed. |
| Dec 14 2001 | CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 27 2001 | Order extending time to file respondents' brief on the merits to |
| | and including January 9, 2002. |
| Jan 8 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Ohio Municipal League filed. |
| Jan 9 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed. |
| Jan 9 2002 | Brief of respondents Village of Stratton, Ohio, et al. filed. |
| Jan 9 2002 | Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et |
| | al. filed. |
| Jan 22 2002 | Motion of Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. for leave |
| | to file a brief as amici curiae GRANTED. |
| Jan 22 2002 | Motion of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for leave to |
| | file a brief as amicus curiae GRANTED. |
| Jan 24 2002 | Motion of Ohio, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument |
| | as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Feb 12 2002 | Reply brief of petitioners Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New |
| | York, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Feb 15 2002 | Motion of Ohio, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument |
| | as amici curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Feb 15 2002 | Letter from counsel for the respondents received and distributed. |
| Feb 26 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Jun 17 2002 | Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED Stevens, J., delivered the |
| | opinion of the Court, in which O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, |
| | Ginsburg, and Breyer, J.J.,joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring |
| | opinion, in which Souter and Ginsubrg, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., |
| | filed an opininon concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, |
| | J.,joined. Rehnquist, C.J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jul 17 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Record returned to the USDC S. Dist. Ohio. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Record returned to the USCA 6th circuit. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Paul D. Polidoro | Legal Department | 8453061000 |
| 100 Watchtower Drive | |
| Patterson, NY 12563 | |
| Party name: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Abraham Cantor | Abraham Cantor & Associates | 4403547749 |
| 9930 Johnnycake Ridge Road | |
| Concord, OH 44060 | |
| Party name: Village of Stratton, Ohio, et al. |
| | | |
| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Thomas W. King | Dillon, McCandless, et al. | 7242832200 |
| 128 West Cunningham Street | |
| Butler, PA 16001 | |
| Party name: Independent Baptist Churches of America |
| | | |
| Mikal J. Condon | Electronic Privacy | 2024831140 |
| 1718 Connecticut Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20009 | |
| Party name: Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. |
| | | |
| Eric Jaffe | 5101 34th Street, NW | 2022378165 |
| Washington, DC 20008 | |
| Party name: Center for Individual Freedom |
| | | |
| David Collins | 275 Battery St. | 4159865900 |
| 20th Floor | |
| San Francisco, CA 94111 | |
| Party name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| | | |
| Richard L. Hasen | 919 South Albany St. | 2137361466 |
| Los Angeles, CA 90015 | |
| Party name: Brennan Center for Justice |
| | | |
| Von G. Keetch | 1800 Eagle Gate Tower | 8013283600 |
| 60 East South Temple | |
| Salt Lake City, UT 84111 | |
| Party name: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
| | | |
| William J. Olson | Suite 1070 | 7033565070 |
| 8180 Greensboro Drive | |
| McLean, VA 22102 | |
| Party name: RealCampaignReform.Org, Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| David M. Gormley | State Solicitor | 6144668980 |
| 30 E. Broad St., 17 FL | |
| Columbus, OH 43215 | |
| Party name: Ohio, et al. |
| | | |
| Richard Ruda | State & Local Legal Center | 2024344850 |
| 444 North Capitol St., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| Party name: International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. |
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| Barry M. Byron | Interstate Square Bldg.1 #240 | 4409512303 |
| 4230 State Route 306 | |
| Willoughby, OH 44094 | |
| Party name: Ohio Municipal League |
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