No. 12-1038
Title:
United States, Petitioner
v.
John Dennis Apel
Docketed:February 22, 2013
Linked with 12A610
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(11-50003, 11-50004, 11-50005)
  Decision Date:April 25, 2012
  Rehearing Denied:September 27, 2012
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 13 2012 Application (12A610) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 26, 2012 to January 25, 2013, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Dec 19 2012 Application (12A610) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until January 25, 2013.
Jan 14 2013 Application (12A610) to extend further the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 25, 2013 to February 24, 2013, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Jan 16 2013 Application (12A610) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until February 24, 2013.
Feb 22 2013 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2013)
Mar 18 2013 Waiver of right of respondent John Dennis Apel to respond filed.
Mar 27 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 12, 2013.
Mar 29 2013 Response Requested . (Due April 29, 2013)
Apr 29 2013 Brief of respondent John Dennis Apel in opposition filed.
May 9 2013 Reply of petitioner United States filed.
May 14 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 30, 2013.
Jun 3 2013 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 3 2013 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 25, 2013.
Jul 3 2013 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 9, 2013.
Jul 16 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Jul 22 2013 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including August 16, 2013.
Jul 22 2013 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including October 21, 2013.
Jul 23 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Aug 16 2013 Joint appendix filed.
Aug 16 2013 Brief of petitioner United States filed.
Sep 17 2013 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday December 4, 2013
Sep 17 2013 CIRCULATED
Sep 18 2013 Record from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Sep 18 2013 Record from U.S.D.C. for Central District of California is electronic and located on PACER.
Oct 21 2013 Brief of respondent John Dennis Apel filed. (Distributed)
Oct 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Oct 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action filed. (Distributed)
Oct 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Nuclear Age Peace Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Oct 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)
Nov 20 2013 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Dec 4 2013 Argued. For petitioner: Benjamin J. Horwich, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Erwin Chemerinsky, Irvine, Cal.
Feb 26 2014 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Ginsburg, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion.
Mar 31 2014 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Benjamin Horwich Assistant to the Solicitor General
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
Attorneys for Respondent:
Erwin Chemerinsky University of California(949) 824-7722
    Counsel of RecordIrvine School of Law
401 East Peltason Drive
Irvine, CA  92697
echemerinsky@law.uci.edu
Party name: John Dennis Apel
Other:
Robert L. Corn-Revere Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP(202) 973-4200
1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC  20006-3401
bobcornrevere@dwt.com
Party name: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al.
 
Christine M. Salmi Perkins Coie LLP(208) 343-3434
1111 West Jefferson St., Suite 500
Boise, IA  83702-5391
csalmi@perkinscoie.com
Party name: Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action
 
Michael V. Schafler Caldwell Leslie & Proctor, PC(213) 629-9040
725 South Figueroa Street, 31st Floor
Los Angeles, CA  90017
schafler@caldwell-leslie.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
 
Matthew Donald Umhofer Spertus, Landes & Umhofer LLP(310) 826-4700
1990 Sough Bundy Dr., Suite 705
Los Angeles, CA  90025
matthew@spertuslaw.com
Party name: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
 
John W. Whitehead The Rutherford Institute(434) 978-3888
1440 Sachem Place
Charlottesville, VA  22901
johnw@rutherford.org
Party name: Rutherford Institute