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Docket for 05-915
No. 05-915
Title:
Crystal D. Meredith, Custodial Parent and Next Friend of Joshua Ryan McDonald, Petitioner
v.
Jefferson County Board of Education, et al.
Docketed:January 23, 2006
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(04-5897)
  Decision Date:July 21, 2005
  Rehearing Denied:October 21, 2005
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 18 2006 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 22, 2006)
Feb 21 2006 Brief of respondents Jefferson County Board of Education, et al. in opposition filed.
Feb 22 2006 Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Mar 8 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 24, 2006.
Apr 5 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 21, 2006.
Apr 24 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 28, 2006.
May 8 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 11, 2006.
May 15 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 18, 2006.
May 22 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 25, 2006.
May 30 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 1, 2006.
Jun 5 2006 Petition GRANTED This case is to be argued in tandem with No. 05-908, Parents Involved in Comm. Schs. v. Seattle Sch. Dist. No. 1.
Jun 26 2006 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Jun 28 2006 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either/neither party received from counsel for the respondents.
Jul 14 2006 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including August 21, 2006.
Jul 14 2006 Extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including October 10, 2006.
Aug 1 2006 Motion to proceed further herein in forma pauperis filed by petitioner Crystal D. Meredith, Custodial Parent and Next Friend of Joshua Ryan McDonald.
Aug 3 2006 Joint appendix filed.
Aug 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Aug 17 2006 Brief of petitioner Crystal D. Meredith, Custodial Parent and Next Friend of Joshua Ryan McDonald filed.
Aug 17 2006 Brief amici curiae of Project on Fair Representation, et al. filed. VIDED.
Aug 21 2006 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Aug 21 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Asian American Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.
Aug 21 2006 Brief amici curiae of Various School Children from Lynn, Massachusetts, Who are Parties in Comfort v. Lynn School Committee filed. VIDED.
Aug 21 2006 Brief amicus curiae of David J. Armor, et al. filed. VIDED.
Aug 21 2006 Brief amici curiae of Florida Governor John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, and State Board of Education filed. VIDED.
Sep 1 2006 Motion for leave to proceed further herein in forma pauperis filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Sep 22 2006 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Sep 29 2006 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, December 4, 2006.
Oct 6 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 9 2006 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Hon. Clifford L. Alexander, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Caucus for Structural Equity filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Joseph E. Brann, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Swann Fellowship, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Historians filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of National Women's Law Center, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Religious Organizations and Affiliated Individuals filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Historians of the Civil Rights Era, William H.Chafe, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amicus curiae of National Parent Teacher Association filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Council of Great City Schools, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Asian American Justice Center, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Media & Telecommunication Companies filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Professors Amy Stuart Wells, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and the National Urban League filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Collaborative of Catholic Leaders and Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of San Francisco Bay Area filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Association of the Bar of the City of New York filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of 19 Former Chancellors of the University of California filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of NAACP filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of American Psychological Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Housing Scholars and Research & Advocacy Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Jim McDermott, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of 553 Social Scientists filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amicus curiae of American Educational Research Association filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Senators Edward M. Kennedy, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Brennan Center for Justice, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of National Education Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Interested Human Rights Clinics and Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Former United States Secretaries of Education, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Advocacy Groups and International Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief of respondents Jefferson County Board of Education, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Louisville Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of American Council on Education, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amici curiae of Latino Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence filed. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Walt Sherlin filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 11 2006 CIRCULATED.
Oct 12 2006 Record received from U.S.C.A. for Sixth Circuit. (1 binder)
Oct 24 2006 Motion of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
Oct 24 2006 Motion of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Oct 31 2006 Record received from U.S.D.C. for Western District of Kentucky. (1 envelope)
Nov 6 2006 Motion of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED.
Nov 6 2006 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED, and the time is to be divided as follows: 15 minutes for the petitioner and 15 minutes for the Solicitor General.
Nov 13 2006 Reply of petitioner Crystal D. Meredith, Custodial Parent and Next Friend of Joshua Ryan McDonald filed. (Distributed)
Dec 4 2006 Argued. For petitioner: Teddy B. Gordon, Louisville, Ky.; and Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Francis J. Mellen, Jr., Louisville, Ky.
Apr 11 2007 Statement of costs for printing received.
Jun 28 2007 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, III-A, and III-C, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts III-B and IV, in which Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Kennedy, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined.
Jul 30 2007 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Oct 31 2007 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for the 6th Circuit.
Nov 6 2007 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the Western District of Kentucky.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Teddy B. Gordon 807 West Market Street(502) 585-3534
    Counsel of RecordLouisville, KY  40202
Tbearaty@aol.com
Party name: Crystal D. Meredith, Custodial Parent and Next Friend of Joshua Ryan McDonald
Attorneys for Respondents:
Francis J. Mellen Jr. Wyatt Tarrant & Combs LLP(502)-562-7290
    Counsel of RecordPNC Plaza 500 West Jefferson Street, Suite 2800
Louisville, KY  40202-2898
fmellen@wyattfirm.com
Party name: Jefferson County Board of Education, et al.
 
Rachel D. Godsil Seton Hall University School of Law(973) 642-8957
One Newark Center
Newark, NJ  07102
rachel.godsil@gmail.com
Party name: National Parent Teacher Association
Other:
Angelo N. Ancheta Santa Clara University School of Law(408) 288-3580
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA  95053
aancheta@SCU.EDU
Party name: American Educational Research Association
 
Jonathan I. Blackman Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP(212) 225-2000
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY  10006
jblackman@cgsh.com
Party name: Association of the Bar of the City of New York
 
Sharon L. Browne Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
slb@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, et al.
 
David J. Burman Perkins, Coie LLP(206) 359-8426
1201 Third Avenue
Suite #4900
Seattle, WA  98101
DBurman@perkinscoie.com
Party name: Alliance for Education, et al.
 
John K. Bush Greenbaum Doll & McDonald PLLC(502) 589-4200
3500 National City Tower
101 South Fifth Street
Louisville, KY  40202
Party name: Louisville Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc., et al.
 
Robert H. Chanin National Education Association(202) 822-7035
1201 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: National Education Association, et al.
 
Paul D. Clement Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Richard W. Cole Assistant Attorney General(617) 727-2200
Office of Attorney General
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA  02108
Party name: Massachusetts
 
Drew S. Days III. Morrison & Foerster LLP(202) 887-1500
2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20006
DDays@mofo.com
Party name: Former United States Secretaries of Education, et al.
 
Michael B. de Leeuw Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP(212) 859-8000
One New York Plaza
New York, NY  10004
Michael.deLeeuw@friedfrank.com
Party name: Housing Scholars and Research & Advocacy Organizations
 
Walter Dellinger O'Melveny & Myers LLP(202) 383-5319
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
wdellinger@omm.com
Party name: National Women's Law Center, et al.
 
Robert Neil Driscoll Alston & Bird LLP(202) 756-3470
The Atlantic Building
950 F Street NW
Washington, DC  20004
Bob.Driscoll@alston.com
Party name: David J. Armor, et al.
 
Anita S. Earls Southern Coalition for Social Justice(919) 323-3380
1415 W. Highway 54
Suite 101
Durham, NC  27707
anita@sourthercoalition.org
Party name: Swann Fellowship, et al.
 
Gordon M. Fauth Jr. Litigation Law Group(510) 238-9610
1801 Clement Avenue
Suite 101
Oakland, CA  94501
gmf@classlitigation.com
Party name: Asian American Legal Foundation
 
Terrence J. Fleming Lindquist & Vennum, PLLP(612) 371-3211
4200 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN  55402
Party name: Collaborative of Catholic Leaders and Organizations
 
Aderson B. Francois Associate Professor of Law(202) 806-8065
Supervising Attorney Civil Rights Clinic
Howard University School of Law
2900 Van Ness Street NW
Washington, DC  20008
Afrancois@law.howard.edu
Party name: Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law
 
Jonathan S. Franklin Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.(202) 662-0466
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
jonathan.franklin@nortonrosefullbright.com
Party name: Hon. Clifford L. Alexander, et al.
 
Liliana M. Garces 124 Mt. Auburn Street(617)-496-1560
Suite 500 North
Cambridge, MA  02138
Party name: 553 Social Scientists
 
Thomas C. Goldstein Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP(202) 887-4060
1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
tgoldstein@akingump.com
Party name: National School Boards Association, et al.
 
Jack Greenberg Columbia University School of Law(212) 854-8030
435 W. 116th Street
New York, NY  10027
Party name: Historians
 
Julie Wright Halbert Council of Great City Schools(202) 393-2427
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 702
Washington, DC  2004
Party name: Council of Greater City Schools, et al.
 
Caitlin Joan Halligan Office of the Attorney General(212) 416-8069
120 Broadway, 25th Floor
New York, NY  10271
Party name: New York, et al.
 
Dennis Courtland Hayes NAACP(410) 580-5777
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD  21215
Party name: NAACP
 
Kenneth D. Heath Wiggin and Dana LLP(203)-498-4400
One Century Tower
P.O. Box 1832
New Haven, CT  06508
Party name: Professors Amy Stuart Wells, et al.
 
Steven A. Hirsch Keker & Van Nest, LLP(415) 391-5400
710 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA  94111
shirsch@kvn.com
Party name: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
 
Peter W. James Baker & Hostetler LLP(213) 975-1600
333 S. Grand Avenue
Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA  90071-1523
Party name: Los Angeles Unified School District
 
Sharon E. Jones Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc.(312) 554-2088
321 South Plymouth Court
Sixth Floor
Chicago, IL  60604
Party name: Black Womern Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc.
 
Martin E. Karlinsky Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenbaum(212) 940-8800
575 Madison Avenue
New York, NY  10022
Party name: Anti-Defamation League
 
Margaret A. Keane LeBouef Lamb Greene & MacRae LLP(412) 594-2300
One Gateway Center
420 Fort Duquesne Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA  15222
Party name: National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al.
 
Cynthia J. Larsen Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP(916) 447-9200
400 Capitol Mall
Suite 3000
Sacramento, CA  95814-4497
Party name: Interested Human Rights Clinics and Organizations
 
Martha Melinda* Lawrence Patterson Harkavy(919) 755-1812
414 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC  27603
melindalawrence@bellsouth.com
Party name: Walt Sherlin
 
Joseph J. Leghorn Nixon Peabody(617) 345-1000
100 Summer Street
Boston, MA  02110
Party name: Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, et al.
 
Andy Liu Crowell & Moring LLP(202) 624-2500
10001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: Senators Edward M. Kennedy, et al.
 
Goodwin Liu Boalt Hall School of Law(510)-642-7509
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA  94720
Party name: 19 Former Chancellors of the University of California
 
Mark A. Packman Gilbert Randolph LLP(202) 772-2320
1100 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC  20005
packmanm@gotofirm.com
Party name: Asian American Justice Center, et al.
 
Dennis D. Parker American Civil Liberties Union Foundation(212) 549-2500
125 Broad Street
New York, NY  10004
dparker@aclu.org
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
 
Warrington S. Parker Heller Ehrman LLP(415) 772-6000
333 Bush Street
San Francisco, CA  94104
Party name: Brennan Center for Justice, et al.
 
John A. Payton NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.(212) 965-2200
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY  10013
jpayton@naacpldf.org
Party name: American Psychological Association, et al.
 
Andrew J. Pincus Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3000
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006-1101
apincus@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, et al.
 
Bert W. Rein Wiley Rein LLP(202) 719-7000
1776 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
brein@wileyrein.com
Party name: Project on Fair Representation, et al.
 
Rebecca J. Roe Schroeter Goldmark & Bender(206) 622-8000
810 3rd Avenue
Suite 500
Seattle, WA  98104
Party name: Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and the National Urban League
 
William T. Russell Jr. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP(212) 455-2000
425 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY  10017-3954
Party name: Religious Organizations and Affiliated Individuals
 
Theodore M. Shaw NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.(212) 965-2200
99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600
New York, NY  10013
Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
 
Daniel R. Shulman Gray Plant Mooty & Bennett (612) 632-3335
Suite 500, IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN  55402
daniel.shulman@gpmlaw.com
Party name: Caucus for Structural Equity
 
Sheryl G. Snyder Frost Brown Todd, LLC525895400
400 West Market Street
32nd Floor
Louisville, KY  40202-3363
Party name: Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
 
Elizabeth G. Taylor Zuckerman Spaeder LLP(202) 778-1800
1800 M Street, NW
Washington, DC  20036
etaylor@zuckerman.com
Party name: Media & Telecommunication Companies
 
Robert E. Toone Jr. Foley Hoag LLP(617) 832-1242
155 Seaport Boulevard
Boston, MA  02110
rtoone@foleyhoag.com
Party name: American Council on Education, et al.
 
John D. Trasvina c/o Shaheena Ahmad Simons(213)-629-2512
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
634 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA  90014
Party name: Latino Organizations
 
George B. Washington Scheff, Washington & Driver, P.C.(313) 963-1921
645 Griswold Street
Suite 1817
Detroit, MI  48226
scheff@ameritech.net
Party name: Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, et al.
 
Robert N. Weiner Arnold & Porter LLP(202) 942-5855
555 Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20004
RobertWeiner@aporter.com
Party name: Joseph E. Brann, et al.
 
David S Weissbrodt Regents Professor and Fredrikson & Byron Professor(612) 625-5027
University of Minnesota Law School
229 - 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55455
Party name: Human Rights Advocacy Groups and International Law Professors
 
William R Weissman DLA Piper US LLP (202) 861-3900
1200 Nineteenth St., NW
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Jim McDermott, et al.
 
Theodore V. Wells Jr. Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP(212) 373-3000
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10019-6064
Party name: Historians of the Civil Rights Era, William H.Chafe, et al.
 
Michael Williams Citizens for the Preservation of Constitutional Rights, Inc.(978) 470-1602
P.O. Box 550
Boston, MA  01810
Party name: Various School Children from Lynn, Massachusetts, Who are Parties in Comfort v. Lynn School Committee
 
Zachary Wolfe Professor(202) 994-3053
The George Washington University
801 22nd Street, NW
Rome Hall 557
Washington, DC  20052
zwolfe@gwu.edu
Party name: National Lawyers Guild
 
Marc Wolinsky Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz(212) 403-1000
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY  10019
MWolinsky@WLRK.com
Party name: Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al.
 
Daniel J. Woodring General Counsel(850) 245-0442
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL  32399
Party name: Florida Governor John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, and State Board of Education

 

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