Docket for 02-361
| No. 02-361 |
Status: | DECIDED |
| Title: |
United States, et al., Appellants |
| | v. |
| |
American Library Association, Inc., et al. |
| Docketed: | Lower Ct: |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
| September 6, 2002 | |
(01-CV-1303, 01-CV-1322) |
| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Aug 9 2002 | Application (A02-112) to extend the time to file a jurisdictional |
| | statement on appeal from August 19, 2002 to September 6, 2002, |
| | submitted to Justice Souter. |
| Aug 9 2002 | Application (A02-112) granted by Justice Souter extending the time |
| | to file until September 6, 2002. |
| Sep 6 2002 | Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due October 6, 2002) |
| Sep 6 2002 | Appendix of appellants filed. |
| Oct 7 2002 | Motion of appellees American Library Association, Inc., et al. to |
| | affirm filed. |
| Oct 7 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed. |
| Oct 7 2002 | Motion of appellees Multnomah County Public Library, et al. to affirm |
| | filed. |
| Oct 23 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 8, 2002 |
| Oct 29 2002 | Reply brief of appellant United States filed. |
| Nov 12 2002 | PROBABLE JURISDICTION NOTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT March 5, 2003. |
| | ******************************************************** |
| Dec 13 2002 | Order extending time to file brief of petitioner on the merits and |
| | the joint appendix until January 10, 2003. |
| Jan 10 2003 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Jan 10 2003 | *Jt. Appendix in three volumes. |
| Jan 10 2003 | Brief of appellant United States filed. |
| Jan 10 2003 | Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. |
| | filed. |
| Jan 10 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Trent Lott, et al. filed. |
| Jan 10 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed. |
| Jan 10 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Americn Center for Law and Justice, et al. |
| | filed. |
| Jan 10 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Greenville, SC, et al. filed. |
| Jan 10 2003 | Brief amici curiae of National Law Center for Children and Families, |
| | et al. filed. |
| Jan 10 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Cities, Mayors and County Commissioners filed. |
| Jan 10 2003 | Motion of appellees for divided argument filed. |
| Jan 10 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed. |
| Jan 22 2003 | CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 27 2003 | Motion of appellees for divided argument DENIED. |
| Feb 4 2003 | LODGING consisting of twenty spiral bound copies of trial exhibits |
| | including two CD-ROMs, received from the Solicitor General and |
| | distributed. |
| Feb 10 2003 | Brief of appellees American Library Association, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Feb 10 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Jonathan Wallace d/b/a The Ethical Spectacle |
| | filed. |
| Feb 10 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Online Policy Group, Inc. and Seth Finklestein |
| | filed. |
| Feb 10 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide, |
| | et al. filed. |
| Feb 10 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Cleveland Public Library, et al. filed. |
| Feb 10 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Association of American Publishers, Inc., et al. |
| | filed. |
| Feb 10 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law |
| | filed. |
| Feb 10 2003 | Brief of appellees Multnomah County Public Library, et al. filed. |
| Feb 26 2003 | Reply brief of appellant United States filed. |
| Mar 5 2003 | ARGUED. |
| Jun 23 2003 | Adjudged to be REVERSED. Rehnquist, C. J., announced the judgment |
| | of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which O'Connor, Scalia, |
| | and Thomas, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., and Breyer, J., filed |
| | opinions concurring in the judgment. Stevens, J., filed a |
| | dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. |
| | |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| | Solicitor General | |
| U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| Party name: United States |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Christopher A. Hansen | ACLU | 2125492606 |
| 125 Broad Street | |
| New York, NY 10004 | |
| Party name: Multnomah County Public Library, et al. |
| | | |
| Charlie S. Sims | Proskauer Rose | |
| 1585 Broadway | |
| New York, NY 10036-8299 | |
| | | |
| David L. Sobel | 1718 Connecticut Avenue | 2024831140 |
| Suite 200 | |
| Washington, DC 20009 | |
| | | |
| Lee Tien | Electronic Frontier Foundation | 4154369333 |
| 454 Shotwell Street | |
| San Francisco, CA 94110 | |
| | | |
| Thomas Sponsler | 501 NE Hawthorne Boulevard | 5039883138 |
| Suite 500 | |
| Portland, OR 97214 | |
| | | |
| Paul M. Smith | Jenner & Block, LLC | 2026396000 |
| 601 13th Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: American Library Association, Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Robert A. Nicholas | Reed Smith LLP | 2158518100 |
| 2500 One Liberty Place | |
| Philadelphia, PA 19103-7301 | |
| | | |
| Elliot M. Mincberg | 2000 M Street, N.W. | 2022932672 |
| Suite 400 | |
| Washington, DC 20026 | |
| | | |
| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Amy Warr | P.O. Box 12548 | 5129361700 |
| Austin, TX 78711-2548 | |
| Party name: Texas |
| | | |
| Julie Underwood | Natl. School Bds. Assn. | 7038386722 |
| 1680 Duke Street | |
| Alexandria, VA 22314 | |
| Party name: National School Boards Association, et al. |
| | | |
| Brian Fahling | 100 Parkgate Dr., #2-B | 6626803886 |
| P.O. Drawer 2440 | |
| Tupelo, MS 38803 | |
| Party name: Trent Lott, et al. |
| | | |
| Jay Alan Sekulow | American Center for Law & Just | 2025468890 |
| 205 Third Street, SE | |
| Washington, DC 20003 | |
| Party name: Americn Center for Law and Justice, et al. |
| | | |
| Kenneth C. Bass III | Sterne Kessler Goldstein Fox | 2022187825 |
| 1100 New York Avenue, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: Greenville, SC, et al. |
| | | |
| Kristina A. Bullock | National Law Center for Childr | 7036914626 |
| 3819 Plaza Drive | |
| Fairfax, VA 22030 | |
| Party name: National Law Center for Children and Families, et al. |
| | | |
| Kelly Shackelford | Liberty Legal Institute | 9724233131 |
| 903 18th Street, #230 | |
| Plano, TX 75074 | |
| Party name: Cities, Mayors and County Commissioners |
| | | |
| Michael B. Green | Law Office of Michael Green | 5169934357 |
| 436 Grand Boulevard | |
| Massapequa Park, NY 11762 | |
| Party name: Jonathan Wallace d/b/a The Ethical Spectacle |
| | | |
| Daniel Bromberg | Jones Day | 2028793939 |
| 51 Louisiana Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| Party name: Online Policy Group, Inc. and Seth Finklestein |
| | | |
| Marjorie Heins | Free Expression Policy Project | 2128076222 |
| 275 Seventh Ave., 9th FL | |
| New York, NY 10001 | |
| Party name: Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide, et al. |
| | | |
| David W. Ogden | Wilmer Cutler Pickering | 2026636000 |
| 2445 M Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| Party name: Cleveland Public Library, et al. |
| | | |
| R. Bruce Rich | Weill Gotshal & Manges | 2123108000 |
| 767 Fifth Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10153 | |
| Party name: Association of American Publishers, Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Burt Neuborne | Brennan Center at NYU Law Sch. | 2129986730 |
| 161 Avenue of the Americas,12F | |
| New York, NY 10013 | |
| Party name: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law |
| | | |
| Peter Ferrara | American Civil Rights Union | 7035828466 |
| 1232 Pine Hill Rd. | |
| McLean, VA 22101 | |
| Party name: American Civil Rights Union |
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