| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jul 31 2002 | Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due October 21, 2002) |
| Jul 31 2002 | Supplemental Appendix of appellant filed. |
| Aug 21 2002 | Order extending time to file response to jurisdictional statement |
| | until October 7, 2002. |
| Aug 21 2002 | This extension is granted for all appellees. |
| Aug 27 2002 | Request to vacate extension of time granted by Clerk on August 21, |
| | 2002, filed. |
| Aug 28 2002 | Request to vacate extension of time granted by Clerk on August 21, |
| | 2002, denied by Chief Justice. |
| Oct 7 2002 | Order further extending time to file response to jurisdictional |
| | statement until October 21, 2002. |
| Oct 7 2002 | This extension is granted for all appellees |
| Oct 21 2002 | Motion of appellees Intervenor-Appellees Patrick Jones, et al. to |
| | dismiss or affirm filed. |
| Oct 23 2002 | Motion of appellees John Ashcroft, Attorney General, et al. to affirm |
| | filed. |
| Nov 6 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 27, 2002 |
| Dec 2 2002 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 6, 2002 |
| Dec 9 2002 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 13, 2002 |
| Jan 6 2003 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 10, 2003 |
| Jan 13 2003 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 17, 2003 |
| Jan 17 2003 | PROBABLE JURISDICTION NOTED. The brief of appellant is to be filed |
| | with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 |
| | p.m., Monday, March 3, 2003. The brief of appellees is to be filed |
| | with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 |
| | p.m., Wednesday, April 2, 2003. A reply brief, if any, is to be |
| | filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before |
| | 3 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2003. Rule 29.2 does not apply. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT April 29, 2003. |
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| Feb 22 2003 | Brief of appellant Georgia filed. |
| Feb 28 2003 | Letter from Governor Perdue of Georgia received and distributed. |
| Mar 3 2003 | Letter of Attorney General Baker in response to Perdue letter |
| | received and distributed. |
| Mar 4 2003 | Letter response from Governor Perdue received and distributed. |
| Mar 5 2003 | Letter of Attorney General Baker received and distributed |
| Mar 7 2003 | CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 20 2003 | Letter from counsel for Governor Sonny Perdue in response received |
| | and distributed. |
| Apr 1 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda |
| | filed. |
| Apr 2 2003 | Brief of appellees John Ashcroft, et al. filed. |
| Apr 2 2003 | Brief of appellees Intervenor-Appellees, Jones, Tyra, Benton, and |
| | Steele filed. |
| Apr 7 2003 | Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument filed. |
| Apr 14 2003 | Record filed. |
| Apr 18 2003 | Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 18 2003 | Reply brief of appellant Georgia filed. |
| Apr 29 2003 | ARGUED. |
| May 6 2003 | Record filed. |
| Jun 26 2003 | Adjudged to be VACATED and REMANDED O'Connor, J., delivered the |
| | opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Scalia, |
| | Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., and Thomas, J., |
| | filed concurring opinions. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, |
| | in which Stevens, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. |
| Jun 26 2003 | Motion of appellant to dispense with printing the joint appendix |
| | filed. |
| Jun 27 2003 | Motion of appellant to dispense with printing the joint appendix |
| | GRANTED. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| David F. Walbert | Parks Chesin Walbert & Miller | 4048738000 |
| 75 Fourteenth St., 26th Floor | |
| Atlanta, GA 30309 | |
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| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
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| E. Marshall Braden | Baker & Hostetler | 2023271500 |
| 1050 Connecticut Ave., # 1100 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| Party name: Intervenor-Appellees, et al. |
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| Frank B. Strickland | Midtown Proscenium, Ste. 1200 | |
| 1170 Peachtree Street, N.E. | |
| Atlanta, GA 30309 | |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Laughlin McDonald | 2725 Harris Tower | 4045232721 |
| 233 Peachtree Street, N.E. | |
| Atlanta, GA 30303 | |
| Party name: Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda |
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