No. 14-275
Title:
Marvin D. Horne, et al., Petitioners
v.
Department of Agriculture
Docketed:September 8, 2014
Linked with 14A44
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(10-15270)
  Decision Date:May 9, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 10 2014 Application (14A44) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 7, 2014 to September 8, 2014, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Jul 16 2014 Application (14A44) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until September 8, 2014.
Sep 8 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 8, 2014)
Sep 15 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for respondent.
Sep 15 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for petitioners.
Sep 30 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 7, 2014.
Oct 7 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed.
Oct 8 2014 Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
Oct 8 2014 Brief amici curiae of DKT Liberty Project, and Eighteen Independent Raisin Growers filed.
Oct 8 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Oct 8 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.
Oct 8 2014 Brief amici curiae of Constitutional and Property Law Scholars filed.
Oct 8 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Nov 4 2014 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 8, 2014.
Dec 8 2014 Brief of respondent United States Department of Agriculture in opposition filed.
Dec 22 2014 Reply of petitioners Marvin D. Horne, et al. filed.
Dec 23 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015.
Jan 12 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015.
Jan 16 2015 Petition GRANTED.
Feb 24 2015 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Feb 27 2015 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Mar 2 2015 Joint appendix filed.
Mar 2 2015 Brief of petitioners Marvin D. Horne, et al. filed.
Mar 4 2015 Brief amici curiae of Baylen J. Linnekin and Keep Food Legal Foundation filed.
Mar 6 2015 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Mar 9 2015 Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed.
Mar 9 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurispurdence filed.
Mar 9 2015 Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
Mar 9 2015 Brief amici curiae of DKT Liberty Project, and Thirty-Three Independent Raisin Growers filed.
Mar 9 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
Mar 9 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Mar 9 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.
Mar 9 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Mar 9 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
Mar 9 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Federal Circuit Bar Association filed.
Mar 9 2015 Brief amici curiae of Constitutional and Property Law Scholars filed.
Mar 9 2015 Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
Mar 16 2015 CIRCULATED.
Mar 17 2015 Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Mar 17 2015 Record from U.D.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Mar 25 2015 Record from U.S.D.C. Eastern District of California is electronic. (Adminstrative record)
Apr 1 2015 Brief of respondent Department of Agriculture filed. (Distributed)
Apr 8 2015 Brief amici curiae of Sun-Maid Growers of California, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 8 2015 Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed)
Apr 15 2015 Reply of petitioners Marvin D. Horne, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 22 2015 Argued. For petitioners: Michael W. McConnell, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Apr 29 2015 Letter from the Solicitor General received and distributed.
Jun 22 2015 Judgment REVERSED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined, and in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined as to Parts I and II. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Ginsburg and Kagan, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Jul 24 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Michael W. McConnell Kirkland & Ellis LLP(202) 879-5000
    Counsel of Record655 Fifteenth Street, N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, DC  20005
michael.mcconnell@kirkland.com
Party name: Marvin D. Horne, et al.
Attorneys for Respondent:
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: Department of Agriculture
 
Edwin S. Kneedler Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: Department of Agriculture
Other:
Jessica Ring Amunson Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Avenue NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
jamunson@jenner.com
Party name: DKT Liberty Project, and Eighteen Independent Raisin Growers
 
M. Miller Baker McDermott Will & Emery LLP(202) 756-8000
500 North Capitol Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20001-1531
mbaker@mwe.com
Party name: Sun-Maid Growers of California, et al.
 
Michael M. Berger Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP(310) 312-4000
11355 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA  90064
mmberger@manatt.com
Party name: Institute for Justice
 
Timothy S. Bishop Mayer Brown, LLP(202) 263-3000
1999 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
tbishop@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurispurdence
 
J. David Breemer Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
jdb@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
 
James S. Burling Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
3900 Lennane Drive, Suite 200
Suite 200
Sacramento, CA  95834
jab@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
 
John D. Echeverria Vermont Law School(802) 831-1386
164 Chelsea Street, P.O. Box 96
South Royalton, VT  05068
JEcheverria@vermontlaw.edu
Party name: International Municipal Lawyers Association
 
John P. Elwood Vinson & Elkins LLP(202) 639-6500
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 500 West
Washington, DC  20037
jelwood@velaw.com
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
 
Dustin M. Howell Assistant Solicitor General(512) 936-0826
P.O. Box 12548
Capital Station (MC 059)
Austin, TX  78711-2548
dustin.howell@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Party name: Texas
 
Steffen N. Johnson Winston & Strawn LLP(202) 282-5000
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
sjohnson@winston.com
Party name: Cato Institute, et al.
 
Scott A. Keller Solicitor General of the State of Texas(512) 936-2725
Office of the Attorney General of Texas
209 West 14th St., 7th Fl. (MC 059)
Austin, TX  78701
scott.keller@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Party name: Texas, et al.
 
Steven J. Lechner Mountain States Legal Foundation(303) 292-2021
2596 South Lewis Way
Lakewood, CO  80227
lechner@mountainstateslegal.com
Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation
 
Baylen Jamie Linnekin Keep Food Legal Foundation202-594-3130
3509 Connecticut Ave., N.W., #1009
Washington, DC  20008
baylen.linnekin@gmail.com
Party name: Baylen J. Linnekin and Keep Food Legal Foundation
 
Richard A. Samp Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
rsamp@wlf.org
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation
 
Prerak Shah Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP(214) 698-3193
2100 Mckinney Avenue, Suite 1100
Dallas, TX  75201
pshah@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Constitutional and Property Law Scholars
 
Jerry Stouck Greenberg Traurig, LLP(202) 331-3173
2101 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20037
stouckj@gtlaw.com
Party name: Federal Circuit Bar Association
 
John W. Whitehead The Rutherford Institute(434) 978-3888
923 Gardens Blvd.
Charlottesville, VA  22901
johnw@rutherford.org
Party name: The Rutherford Institute