No. 15-214
Title:Joseph P. Murr, et al., Petitioners
v.
Wisconsin, et al.
Docketed:August 18, 2015
Linked with 15A6, 15A1265
Lower Ct:Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District III
   Case Numbers:(2013AP2828)
   Decision Date:December 23, 2014
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:April 16, 2015
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Jun 26 2015Application (15A6) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 15, 2015 to August 14, 2015, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Jun 30 2015Application (15A6) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 14, 2015.
Aug 14 2015Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 17, 2015)
Sep 04 2015Waiver of right of respondent Wisconsin to respond filed.
Sep 09 2015Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 16, 2015, for all respondents.
Sep 17 2015Brief amici curiae of California Cattlemen's Association, et al. filed.
Oct 16 2015Brief of respondent St. Croix County, Wisconsin in opposition filed.
Oct 29 2015Reply of petitioners Joseph P. Murr, et al. filed.
Nov 04 2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 24, 2015.
Nov 30 2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 4, 2015.
Dec 07 2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 11, 2015.
Dec 28 2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 8, 2016.
Jan 11 2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 15, 2016.
Jan 15 2016Petition GRANTED.
Feb 09 2016The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including April 11, 2016.
Feb 09 2016The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including June 10, 2016.
Mar 21 2016Consent to the filing of timely amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for respondent St. Croix County.
Mar 22 2016Consent to the filing of timely amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for respondent Wisconsin.
Apr 06 2016Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Apr 11 2016Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Apr 11 2016Brief of petitioners Joseph P. Murr, et al. filed.
Apr 15 2016Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Apr 18 2016Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin Realtors Association filed.
Apr 18 2016Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation, and the Beacon Center filed.
Apr 18 2016Brief amici curiae of California Cattlemen's Association, et al. filed.
Apr 18 2016Brief amici curiae of National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed.
Apr 18 2016Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed.
Apr 18 2016Brief amicus curiae of Reason Foundation filed.
Apr 18 2016Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Apr 18 2016Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, and Owners' Counsel of America filed.
Apr 18 2016Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.
Apr 18 2016Brief amici curiae of Nevada, et al. filed.
Jun 10 2016Brief of respondent Wisconsin filed.
Jun 10 2016Brief of respondent St. Croix County filed.
Jun 14 2016Brief amici curiae of Property Law Professors filed.
Jun 14 2016Application (15A1265) to extend the time to file a reply brief from July 11, 2016 to July 29, 2016, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Jun 16 2016Brief amici curiae of Carlisle Ford Runge, et al. filed.
Jun 16 2016Brief amici curiae of American Planning Association, and Wisconsin Chapter of the American Planning Association filed.
Jun 16 2016Motion for divided argument filed by respondent St. Croix County.
Jun 16 2016Motion for divided argument filed by respondent Wisconsin.
Jun 17 2016Brief amici curiae of National Association of Counties, et al. filed.
Jun 17 2016Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jun 17 2016Brief amicus curiae of National Trust for Historic Preservation filed.
Jun 17 2016Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed.
Jun 17 2016Brief amici curiae of Walter F. Mondale, et al.
Jun 17 2016Brief amici curiae of The Wisconsin Counties Association, et al. filed.
Jun 17 2016Motion of the Solicitor General for enlargement of time for oral argument, for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, and for divided argument filed.
Jun 20 2016Application (15A1265) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file petitioners' reply brief on the merits until July 29, 2016.
Jul 27 2016Reply of petitioners Joseph P. Murr, et al. filed.
Oct 03 2016Motion for divided argument filed by respondent St. Croix County GRANTED.
Oct 03 2016Motion for divided argument filed by respondent Wisconsin GRANTED.
Oct 03 2016Motion of the Solicitor General for enlargement of time for oral argument, for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. and the time is divided as follows: 35 minutes for petitioners, 15 minutes for respondent Wisconsin, 10 minutes for respondent St. Croix County, and 10 minutes for the Solicitor General.
Jan 20 2017Motion of Nevada, et al. out of time for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed.
Feb 03 2017SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 20, 2017
Feb 03 2017Record requested from the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District III.
Feb 09 2017CIRCULATED.
Feb 21 2017Motion of Nevada, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument DENIED.
Feb 22 2017Record received from the St. Croix County Circuit Court, Wisconsin (1 box).
Mar 20 2017Argued. For petitioners: John M. Groen, Sacramento, Cal. For respondent Wisconsin: Misha Tseytlin, Solicitor General, Madison, Wisconsin. For respondent St. Croix County: Richard J. Lazarus, Cambridge, Mass. For United States, as amicus curiae, in support of respondents: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Apr 14 2017Record received from the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District III. The record is electronic.
Jun 23 2017Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Gorsuch, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
Jul 25 2017MANDATE ISSUED.
Jul 25 2017JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Aug 28 2017Record from St. Croix County has been returned.

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioners
John Maurice GroenPacific Legal Foundation
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

jmg@pacificlegal.org
(916) 419-7111
Party name: Joseph P. Murr, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents
Richard Lazarus
    Counsel of Record
1545 Massachusetts Ave.
Areeda Hall 329
Cambridge, MA 02138

lazarus@law.harvard.edu
(617) 495-8015
Party name: St. Croix County
Misha Tseytlin
    Counsel of Record
Solicitor General of Wisconsin
17 West Main Street
PO Box 7857
Madison, WI 53703

tseytlinm@doj.state.wi.us
(608) 267-9323
Party name: Wisconsin
Remzy D. BitarArenz, Molter, Macy, Riffle & Larson, S.C.
720 N. East Avenue
P.O. Box 1348
Waukesha, WA 53186

rbitar@ammr.net
(262) 548-1340
Party name: St. Croix County, Wisconsin
Other
Hope M. BabcockInstitute for Public Representation
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Suite 312
Washington, DC 20001

babcock@law.georgetown.edu
(202) 662-9535
Party name: Walter F. Mondale, et al.
Stuart BannerUCLA School of Law
Supreme Court Clinic
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095

banner@law.ucla.edu
(310) 206-8506
Party name: National Association of Counties, et al.
David T. Dana II.Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
375 East Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611

d-dana@law.northwestern.edu
(312) 503-0240
Party name: Property Law Professors
Steven J. Eagle3301 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22182

seagle@gmu.edu
(703) 993-8054
Party name: Reason Foundation
John C. EastmanCenter for Constitutional Jurisprudence
c/o Chapman University School of Law
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866

jeastman@chapman.edu
(714) 628-2666
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
John D. EcheverriaVermont Law School
164 Chelsea Street, P.O. Box 96
South Royalton, VT 05068

JEcheverria@vermontlaw.edu
(802) 831-1386
Party name: Carlisle Ford Runge, et al.
Kevin Murray FongPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

kevin.fong@pillsburylaw.com
(415) 983-1000
Party name: California Cattlemen's Association, et al.
Joshua A. KleinDeputy Solicitor General
CA Department of Justice
455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

joshua.klein@doj.ca.gov
415-703-2543
Party name: California, et al.
Thomas David Larson4801 Forest Run Road
Suite 201
Madison, WI 53704

tlarson@wra.org
6082412047
Party name: Wisconsin Realtors Association
Steven J. LechnerMountain States Legal Foundation
2596 South Lewis Way
Lakewood, CO 80227

lechner@mountainstateslegal.com
(303) 292-2021
Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation
Jeffrey A. MandellStafford Rosenbaum LLP
222 West Washington Ave.
Suite 900
Madison, WI 53703

jmandell@staffordlaw
(202)-879-7628
Party name: The Wisconsin Counties Association, et al.
Ryan C. MorrisSidley Austin, LLP
1501 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

rmorris@sidley.com
(202) 736-8000
Party name: National Trust for Historic Preservation
John PagliaroNew England Legal Foundation
150 Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111

johnpagliaro@nelfonline.org
(617)-695-3660
Party name: New England Legal DFoundation
John J. Park Jr.Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP
1170 Peachtree Street NE
Suite 2200
Atlanta, GA 30309

jjp@sbllaw.net
(678) 347-2208
Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation, and the Beacon Center
Michael H. ParkConsovoy McCarthy Park PLLC
Three Columbus Circle, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10019

park@consovoymccarthy.com
(212) 247-8006
Party name: Cato Institute, and Owners' Counsel of America
Elizabeth Barchas PrelogarAssistant to the Solicitor General
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20530

(202) 514-2201
Party name: United States
Felix ShafirHorvitz & Levy LLP
Business Arts Plaza
3601 West Olive Ave.- 8th Floor 8th FL
Burbank, CA 91505-4681

fshafir@horvitzlevy.com
(818) 995-0800
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Jerry StouckGreenberg Traurig, LLP
2101 L Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20037

stouckj@gtlaw.com
(202) 331-3173
Party name: National Association of Home Builders, et al.
Nancy E. StroudLewis Stroud & Deutsch
1900 Glades Road, Suite 251
Boca Raton, FL 33431

nstroud@lsdlaw.net
(561) 826-2800
Party name: American Planning Association, and Wisconsin Chapter of the American Planning Association
Lawrence VanDykeSolicitor General
Office of the Attorney General
100 North Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701

LVanDyke@ag.nv.gov
(775) 684-1100
Party name: Nevada, et al.
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
(202) 514-2217
Party name: United States