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Docket for 03-1500
No. 03-1500
Title:
Thomas Van Orden, Petitioner
v.
Rick Perry, in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas and Chairman, State Preservation Board, et al.
Docketed:May 5, 2004
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(02-51184)
  Decision Date:November 12, 2003
  Rehearing Denied:January 5, 2004
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 31 2004 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 4, 2004)
May 28 2004 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 6, 2004.
Jul 6 2004 Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed.
Jul 6 2004 Brief of respondents Rick Perry, in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas and Chairman, State Preservation Board, et al. filed.
Jul 21 2004 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2004.
Oct 4 2004 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 8, 2004.
Oct 12 2004 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 27 2004 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including December 13, 2004.
Nov 17 2004 Letter from counsel for petitioner giving blanket consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs.
Dec 8 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Indiana, et al. filed.
Dec 10 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Council for Secular Humanism filed.
Dec 10 2004 Brief amici curiae of Baptist Joint Committee and The Interfaith Alliance Foundation filed.
Dec 10 2004 Brief amicus curiae of American Atheists filed. (Distributed)
Dec 13 2004 Brief amici curiae of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, et al. filed.
Dec 13 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Freedom From Religion Foundation filed.
Dec 13 2004 Brief amici curiae of American Jewish Congress, et al. filed.
Dec 13 2004 Brief amici curiae of Hindu American Foundation and Others Representing the Intersts of Hindus, Buddhists and Jains filed.
Dec 13 2004 Brief amici curiae of American Humanist Association, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 13 2004 Brief amici curiae of Anti-Defamation League, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 13 2004 Joint appendix filed.
Dec 13 2004 Brief of petitioner Thomas Van Orden filed.
Dec 13 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Atheist Law Center, et al. filed.
Dec 15 2004 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 2, 2005.
Dec 15 2004 CIRCULATED.
Jan 4 2005 Extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including January 31, 2005.
Jan 12 2005 Record received from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. (1 box)
Jan 12 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)
Jan 13 2005 Record received from U.S.D.C. Western Dist. of Texas. (1 box) and 1 VHS tape received from Attorney General of Texas on February 11, 2005
Jan 26 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Law Center filed. (Distributed)
Jan 28 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed. (Distributed)
Jan 28 2005 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Jan 28 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Chester County Historic Preservation Network filed. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Ethics and Public Policy Center filed. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2005 Brief of respondents Rick Perry, in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas and Chairman, State Preservation Board, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2005 Brief amicus curiae of National Jewish Commision on Law and Public Affairs filed. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2005 Brief amici curiae of Janet Napolitano, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Justice Institute filed. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2005 Brief amici curiae of Focus on the Family and Family Reseach Council filed. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2005 Brief amicus curiae of American Family Association Center for Law & Policy filed. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Fraternal Order of Eagles filed. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2005 Motion of Foundation for Moral Law, Inc. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jan 31 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2005 Brief amicus curiae of WallBuilders, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2005 Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. (Distributed).
Jan 31 2005 Brief amici curiae of Faith and Action, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 2 2005 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Feb 4 2005 Motion of Faith and Action, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed.
Feb 18 2005 Motion of Foundation for Moral Law, Inc. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED.
Feb 18 2005 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Feb 18 2005 Motion of Faith and Action, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED.
Feb 22 2005 Reply of petitioner Thomas Van Orden filed. (Distributed)
Feb 24 2005 Letter of February 23, 2005, from counsel for respondents proposing lodgings received. (Distributed)
Feb 25 2005 Letter of February 25, 2005, from counsel for petitioner objecting to proposed lodgings received. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2005 Argued. For petitioner: Erwin Chemerinsky, Durham, N.C. For respondents: Greg Abbott, Attorney General, Austin, Tex., and for the United States, as amicus curiae, supporting respondents, Paul D. Clement, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Jun 27 2005 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Rehnquist, C. J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas JJ., joined. Scalia, J., and Thomas, J., filed concurring opinions. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. O'Connor, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens and Ginsburg, JJ., joined.
Jul 29 2005 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Aug 4 2005 Record returned to U.S.C.A for 5th Circuit.
Aug 4 2005 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Western District of Texas.
Aug 4 2005 VHS tape returned to Office of the Attorney General.
Aug 12 2005 Acknowledgement of receipt (08/01/05) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit received.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
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: Thomas Van Orden
Attorneys for Respondents:
Amy Warr Assistant Solicitor General(512) 463-2100
    Counsel of Record Post Office Box 12548
Austin, TX  78711-2548
Party name: Rick Perry, in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas and Chairman, State Preservation Board, et al.
 
R. Ted Cruz Solicitor General(512) 936-1824
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548, MC-059
Austin, TX  78711-2548
Ted.Cruz@aog.state.tx.us
Party name: Rick Perry, in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas and Chairman, State Preservation Board, et al.
Other:
Jeffrey R. Babbin Wiggin & Dana LLP(203) 498-4400
One Century Tower
P.O. Box 1832
New Haven, CT  06508-1832
jbabbin@wiggin.com
Party name: Anti-Defamation League, et al.
 
Robert James Bruno 107 Professional Plaza(952) 890-9171
1601 East Highway 13
Burnsville, MN  55337
Party name: American Atheists
 
Benjamin W. Bull Alliance Defending Freedom(480) 444-0020
15100 N. 90th Street
Scottsdale, AZ  85260
bbull@alliancedefendingfreedom.org
Party name: Focus on the Family and Family Reseach Council
 
Paul D. Clement Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
 
Stephen M. Crampton Liberty Counsel(434) 592-7000
P.O. Box 11108
Lynchburg, VA  24506
Party name: American Family Association Center for Law & Policy
 
Henry C. Dinger Goodwin Proctor LLP(617) 570-1276
Exchange Place, 53 State Street
Boston, MA  02109
hdinger@goodwinprocter.com
Party name: Hindu American Foundation and Others Representing the Intersts of Hindus, Buddhists and Jains
 
John C. Eastman Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence(714) 628-2587
c/o Chapman University School of Law
One University Drive
Orange, CA  92886
jeastman@chapman.edu
Party name: Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 
Thomas M. Fisher Solicitor General (317) 232-6255
Office of the Attorney General
IGC South, Fifth Floor
302 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN  46204
Tom.Fisher@atg.in.gov
Party name: Indiana, et al.
 
James A. Friedman LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn12132004
One East Main Street, Suite 500
Madison, WI  53701-2719
Party name: Freedom From Religion Foundation
 
Ian Heath Gershengorn Jenner & Block(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Ave., NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
Party name: Americans United for Separation of Church and State, et al.
 
Elizabeth L. Hileman Hileman & Associates, P.C.(301) 652-1448
7979 Old Georgetown Rd., Suite 600
Bethesda, MD  20814
ehileman@hilemanlaw.com
Party name: American Humanist Association, et al.
 
Barry C. Hodge National Legal Foundation(757) 463-6133
2224 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Suite 204
Virginia Beach, VA  23454
Party name: WallBuilders, Inc.
 
Gregory M. Jones Foundation for Moral Law, Inc.(334) 262-1245
One Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL  36104
Party name: Foundation for Moral Law, Inc.
 
Douglas Laycock University of Michigan Law School(734) 647-9713
625 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI  48109
Party name: Baptist Joint Committee and The Interfaith Alliance Foundation
 
Peter D. Lepiscopo Lepiscopo & Associates Law Firm(619) 299-5343
San Diego Office
3511 Camino del Rio South, Suite 101
San Diego, CA  92108
plepiscopo@att.net
Party name: Pacific Justice Institute
 
Nathan Lewin Lewin & Lewin, LLP(202) 828-1000
1775 Eye Street, N.W.
Suite 850
Washington, DC  20036
nat@lewinlewin.com
Party name: National Jewish Commision on Law and Public Affairs
 
Len L. Munsil Center for Arizona Policy(480) 922-3101
11000 N. Scottsdale Rd.
Ste. 120
Scottsdale, AZ  85254
Party name: Janet Napolitano, et al.
 
Mark A. Perry Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP(415) 393-8200
One Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA  90071
Party name: Ethics and Public Policy Center
 
Anthony R. Picarello Jr. 3211 Fourth Street, N.E.(202) 541-3300
Washington, DC  20017
apicarello@usccb.org
Party name: Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
 
Alfred W. Putnam Jr. Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP(215) 988-2700
One Logan Square
Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA  19103
Alfred.Putnam@dbr.com
Party name: Chester County Historic Preservation Network
 
Bernard P. Reese Jr. Reese and Reese(815) 968-8851
979 North Main Street
Rockford, IL  61103
Party name: Faith and Action, et al.
 
Jay Alan Sekulow American Center for Law & Justice(202) 546-8890
201 Maryland Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC  20002
sekulow@aclj.org
Party name: American Center for Law and Justice
 
Kelly J. Shackelford Liberty Institute(972) 941-4444
2001 Plano Parkway, Suite 1600
Plano, TX  75075
kshackford@libertyinstitute.org
Party name: Fraternal Order of Eagles
 
Douglas G. Smith Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL  60654
Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund
 
Marc D. Stern American Jewish Congress(212) 891-1480
165 East 56th Street
New York, NY  10022
sternm@ajc.org
Party name: American Jewish Congress, et al.
 
Pamela L. Sumners 528 N. Humphrey Ave.(708) 763-9827
Oak Park, IL  60302
Party name: Atheist Law Center
 
Edward Tabash Law Office of Edward Tabash(310) 279-5120
433 North Camden Drive
Suite 600
Beverly Hills, CA  90211
etabash@centerforinquiry.net
Party name: Council for Secular Humanism
 
Edward L. White III. Thomas More Law Center(734) 827-2001
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr.
P.O. Box 393
Ann Arbor, MI  48106
Party name: Thomas More Law Center
 
John W. Whitehead The Rutherford Institute(434) 978-3888
1440 Sachem Place
Charlottesville, VA  22901
johnw@rutherford.org
Party name: Rutherford Institute

 

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