Docket for 02-102
| No. 02-102 |
Status: | DECIDED |
| Title: |
John Geddes Lawrence and Tyron Garner, Petitioners |
| | v. |
| |
Texas |
| Docketed: | Lower Ct: |
Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District |
| July 19, 2002 | |
(14-99-00109-CR, 14-99-00) |
| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jul 16 2002 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 18, 2002) |
| Jul 16 2002 | LODGING consisting of copies of lower court opinions in similar |
| | cases submitted by the petitioners. |
| Aug 13 2002 | Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed. |
| Aug 16 2002 | Motion of Pro Family Law Center for leave to file a brief as |
| | amicus curiae filed. |
| Aug 16 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Liberties Union filed. |
| Aug 28 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2002 |
| Sep 19 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Stonewall Law Association, et al. filed. |
| Sep 19 2002 | Response requested. |
| Oct 21 2002 | Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed. |
| Nov 5 2002 | Reply brief of petitioners John G. Lawrence and Tyron Garner filed. |
| Nov 6 2002 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 27, 2002 |
| Dec 2 2002 | Motion of Pro Family Law Center for leave to file a brief as |
| | amicus curiae GRANTED. |
| Dec 2 2002 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT March 26, 2003. |
| | ******************************************************** |
| Dec 13 2002 | Motion of petitioner to dispense with printing the joint appendix |
| | filed. |
| Jan 13 2003 | Motion of petitioner to dispense with printing the joint appendix |
| | GRANTED. |
| Jan 15 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Professors, Bruce Ackerman, |
| | et al. filed. |
| Jan 15 2003 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Texas |
| | filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief of petitioners John Geddes Lawrence and Tyron Garner filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Mary Robinson, et al. filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amici curiae of American Psychological Association, et al. |
| | filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Campaign, et al. filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Republican Unity Coalition and Alan K. Simpson |
| | filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Professors of History,George Chauncey, et al. |
| | filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Alliance of Baptists, et al. filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amici curiae of National Lesbian and Gay Law Association, et al. |
| | filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Log Cabin Republicans and Liberty Education |
| | Reform filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amici curiae of American Public Health Association, et al. |
| | filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. |
| Jan 16 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
| Feb 3 2003 | CIRCULATED. |
| Feb 13 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of United Families International filed. |
| Feb 14 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Eagle Forum, et al. filed. |
| Feb 14 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for the Original Intent of the |
| | Constitution filed. |
| Feb 17 2003 | Brief of respondent Texas filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Motion of Center for Marriage Law for leave to file a brief as |
| | amicus curiae filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of American Family Association, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Concerned Women for America filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Alabama, South Carolina, and Utah filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | |
| | Brief amici curiae of Texas Legislators, et al. filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Public Advocate of United States, et al. filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Center for Arizona Policy and Pro-Family Network |
| | filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Physicians Resource Council, et al. filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of First Principles, Inc. filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Motion of Center for Law and Justice International for leave to |
| | file a brief as amicus curiae filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Pro Family Law Center filed. |
| Feb 18 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Family Research Council, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Feb 19 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Agudath Israel of America filed. |
| Feb 25 2003 | Petitioners' response to motions of Center for Law and Justice |
| | Internatl. and Center for Marriage Law for leave to file amicus |
| | briefs filed. |
| Mar 3 2003 | Motion of Center for Marriage Law for leave to file a brief as |
| | amicus curiae GRANTED. |
| Mar 5 2003 | Motion of respondent and Alabama, et al. for leave to allow |
| | Alabama, et al. to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae |
| | and for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 10 2003 | Motion of Center for Law and Justice International for leave to |
| | file a brief as amicus curiae GRANTED. |
| Mar 10 2003 | Reply brief of petitioners John G. Lawrence and Tyron Garner filed. |
| Mar 21 2003 | Motion of respondent and Alabama, et al. for leave to allow |
| | Alabama, et al. to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae |
| | and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Mar 26 2003 | ARGUED. |
| Jun 26 2003 | Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED Kennedy, J., delivered the |
| | opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and |
| | Breyer, JJ., joined. O'Connor, J., filed an opinion concurring in |
| | the judgment. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which |
| | Rehnquist, C. J., and Thomas, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed a |
| | dissenting opinion. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Ruth E. Harlow | Lambda Legal Defense, etc. | 2128098585 |
| 120 Wall Street, #1500 | |
| New York, NY 10005 | |
| Party name: John G. Lawrence, et al. |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| William J. Delmore III | Harris County DA Office | 7137555826 |
| 1201 Franklin, Suite 600 | |
| Houston, TX 77002 | |
| Party name: Texas |
| | | |
| Matthew Paul | State Prosecuting Attorney | 5124631660 |
| P.O. Box 12405 | |
| Austin, TX 78711 | |
| | | |
| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Richard D. Ackerman | United States Justice Fdtn. | 7607418086 |
| 2029 East Valley Parkway,#1-C | |
| Escondido, CA 92027 | |
| Party name: Pro Family Law Center |
| | | |
| James D. Esseks | ACLU | 2125492500 |
| 125 Broad Street | |
| New York, NY 10004 | |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union |
| | | |
| Stephen G. Tipps | One Shell Plaza | 7132291234 |
| 910 Louisiana | |
| Houston, TX 77002 | |
| Party name: Stonewall Law Association, et al. |
| | | |
| Pamela Karlan | 559 Nathan Abbott Way | 6507254581 |
| Stanford, CA 94305 | |
| Party name: Constitutional Law Professors, Bruce Ackerman, et al. |
| | | |
| Harold Hongju Koh | Yale Law School | 2034324932 |
| 127 Wall Street | |
| New Haven, CT 06511 | |
| Party name: Mary Robinson, et al. |
| | | |
| David W. Ogden | Wilmer Cutler Pickering | 2026636000 |
| 2445 M Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| Party name: American Psychological Association, et al. |
| | | |
| Walter Dellinger | O'Melveny & Myers | 2023835300 |
| 555 13th Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
| Party name: Human Rights Campaign, et al. |
| | | |
| Erik S. Jaffe | Erik S. Jaffe, P.C. | 2022378165 |
| 5101 34th Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20008 | |
| Party name: Republican Unity Coalition and Alan K. Simpson |
| | | |
| Roy T. Englert Jr. | Robbins Russell Englert Orseck | 2027754500 |
| 1801 K Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| Party name: Professors of History,George Chauncey, et al. |
| | | |
| Robert A. Long Jr. | Covington & Burling | 2026626000 |
| 1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20004-2401 | |
| Party name: Alliance of Baptists, et al. |
| | | |
| Robert A. Levy | Cato Institute | 2028420200 |
| 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| Party name: Cato Institute |
| | | |
| Chai R. Feldblum | 600 New Jersey Ave., NW | 2026629595 |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| Party name: National Lesbian and Gay Law Association |
| | | |
| David C. Codell | Irell & Manella | 3102771010 |
| 1800 Avenue of the Stars | |
| Los Angeles, CA 90067 | |
| Party name: NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund |
| | | |
| C. Martin Meekins | White & Case | 2136207700 |
| 633 West Fifth Street, #1900 | |
| Los Angeles, CA 90071 | |
| Party name: Log Cabin Republicans and Liberty Education Reform |
| | | |
| Jeffrey S. Trachtman | Kramer Levin Naftalis Frankel | 2127159100 |
| 919 Third Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10022 | |
| Party name: American Public Health Association, et al. |
| | | |
| Alfred P. Carlton Jr. | ABA | 3129885215 |
| 750 North Lake Shore Drive | |
| Chicago, IL 60611 | |
| Party name: American Bar Association |
| | | |
| Dana Berliner | Institute for Justice | 2029551300 |
| 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| Party name: Institute for Justice |
| | | |
| Laurence H. Tribe | Hauser Hall 420 | 6174954621 |
| 1575 Massachusetts Avenue | |
| Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Texas |
| | | |
| Vincent P. McCarthy | Center for Marriage Law | 8603551902 |
| P.O. Box 1839 | |
| New Milford, CT 06776 | |
| Party name: Center for Marriage Law |
| | | |
| Stephen M. Crampton | AFA Center for Law & Policy | 6626803886 |
| 100 Parkgate Drive | |
| Tupelo, MS 38801 | |
| Party name: American Family Association, Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Janet M. LaRue | Concerned Women for America | 2024887000 |
| 1015 Fifteenth St., NW, #1100 | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: Concerned Women for America |
| | | |
| Jay Alan Sekulow | American Center for Law & Just | 2025468890 |
| 205 Third Street, SE | |
| Washington, DC 20003 | |
| Party name: American Center for Law and Justice |
| | | |
| Teresa Collett | 1303 San Jacinto | 7136461834 |
| Houston, TX 77002-7000 | |
| Party name: Texas Eagle Forum, et al. |
| | | |
| Nathan A. Forrester | Office of AG | 3342427401 |
| 11 South Union Street | |
| Montgomery, AL 36130-0152 | |
| Party name: Alabama, South Carolina, and Utah |
| | | |
| Kelly Shackelford | Liberty Legal Institute | 9724233131 |
| 903 18th Street, #230 | |
| Plano, TX 75074 | |
| Party name: Texas Legislators, et al. |
| | | |
| Herbert W. Titus | William Olson, PC | 7033565070 |
| 8180 Greensboro Drive | |
| McLean, VA 22102 | |
| Party name: Public Advocate of United States, et al. |
| | | |
| Len L. Munsil | Center for Arizona Policy | 4809223101 |
| 11000 N. Scottsdale Rd. | |
| Scottsdale, AZ 85254 | |
| Party name: Center for Arizona Policy and Pro-Family Network |
| | | |
| Glen Lavy | Alliance Defense Fund | 4804440020 |
| 15333 North Pima Road, #165 | |
| Scottsdale, AZ 85260 | |
| Party name: Texas Physicians Resource Council, et al. |
| | | |
| Mathew D. Staver | Liberty Counsel | 4078752100 |
| 210 East Palmetto Avenue | |
| Longwood, FL 32750 | |
| Party name: Liberty Counsel |
| | | |
| Ronald D. Ray | 3317 Halls Hill Road | 5022415552 |
| Crestwood, KY 40014 | |
| Party name: First Principles, Inc. |
| | | |
| Thomas Patrick Monaghan | Center for Law & Justice | 5025495454 |
| 6375 New Hope Road | |
| New Hope, KY 40052 | |
| Party name: Center for Law and Justice International |
| | | |
| David Zwiebel | Agudath Israel of America | 2127979000 |
| 42 Broadway | |
| New York, NY 10004 | |
| Party name: Agudath Israel of America |
| | | |
| Michael P. Farris | P.O. Box 1776 | 5403381776 |
| Purcellville, VA 20134 | |
| Party name: Center for the Original Intent of the Constitution |
| | | |
| Robert P. George | Robinson & McElwee | 3043445800 |
| 500 Virginia Street, East,#600 | |
| Charleston, WV 25326 | |
| Party name: Family Research Council, Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Paul Benjamin Linton | 921 Keystone Avenue | 8472913848 |
| Northbrook, IL 60062 | |
| Party name: United Families International |
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