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Docket for 12-1168
No. 12-1168
Title:
Eleanor McCullen, et al., Petitioners
v.
Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al.
Docketed:March 26, 2013
Linked with 13A543
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  Case Nos.:(12-1334)
  Decision Date:January 9, 2013
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 25 2013 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 25, 2013)
Apr 24 2013 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 24, 2013.
Apr 24 2013 Brief amici curiae of Richard W. Garnett, et al. filed.
Apr 24 2013 Brief amici curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation, and Walter B. Hoye II filed.
Apr 24 2013 Brief amici curiae of Molly White, et al. filed.
May 24 2013 Brief of respondents Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al. in opposition filed.
Jun 4 2013 Reply of petitioners Eleanor McCullen, et al. filed.
Jun 4 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 20, 2013.
Jun 24 2013 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 10 2013 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 9, 2013.
Jul 10 2013 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including November 7, 2013.
Sep 9 2013 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Sep 9 2013 Brief of petitioners Eleanor McCullen, et al. filed.
Sep 13 2013 Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
Sep 13 2013 Brief amici curiae of Democrats for Life of America and Clergy for Better Choices filed.
Sep 13 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Justice and Freedom Fund filed.
Sep 13 2013 Brief amicus curiae of 12 Women Who Attest to the Importance of Free Speech in Their Abortion Decisions filed.
Sep 13 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief amici curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation and Walter B. Hoye II filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief amici curiae of Michigan and 11 Other States filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice in support of neither party filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief amici curiae of Eugene Volokh, et al., filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief amici curiae of National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, et al. filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief amici curiae of Bioethics Defense Fund, et al., filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief amicus curiae of 40 Days for Life filed.
Sep 16 2013 Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
Nov 4 2013 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 15, 2014.
Nov 5 2013 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is further extended to and including November 15, 2013.
Nov 5 2013 CIRCULATED
Nov 15 2013 Brief of respondents Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 21 2013 Record from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. Also record received from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit. (1 Box)
Nov 21 2013 Brief amici curiae of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed. (Distributed)
Nov 21 2013 Brief amici curiae of National Abortion Federation & 31 Other Organizations filed. (Distributed)
Nov 22 2013 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Nov 22 2013 Brief amici curiae of City and County of San Francisco, California, and Seventeen Other Municipalities filed. (Distributed)
Nov 22 2013 Brief amici curiae of Victim Rights Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 22 2013 Brief amici curiae of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 22 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Nov 22 2013 Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed.
Nov 22 2013 Brief amici curiae of Anti-Defamation League, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 22 2013 Brief amici curiae of Civil Rights Organizations filed. (Distributed)
Nov 22 2013 Brief amici curiae of National League of Cities, et al. filed.
Nov 22 2013 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
Nov 27 2013 Application (13A543) to extend the time to file a reply brief on the merits from December 16, 2013 to December 20, 2013, submitted to Justice Breyer.
Nov 27 2013 Application (13A543) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until December 20, 2013.
Dec 9 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Dec 20 2013 Reply of petitioners Eleanor McCullen, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 15 2014 Argued. For petitioners: Mark L. Rienzi, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jennifer Grace Miller, Assistant Attorney General, Boston, Mass.; and Ian H. Gershengorn, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Jan 16 2014 Letter from counsel for the petitioners filed. Distributed
Jun 26 2014 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Kennedy and Thomas, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment.
Jul 28 2014 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 28 2014 Record returned for U.S.C.A. for First Circuit.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Mark L. Rienzi Catholic University of America(202) 319-5140
    Counsel of RecordColumbus School of Law
3600 John McCormack Road, NE
Washington, DC  20064
rienzi@law.edu
Party name: Eleanor McCullen, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Jennifer Grace Miller Assistant Attorney General(617) 963-2976
    Counsel of Record One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA  02108
Jennifer.Miller@state.ma.us
Party name: Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al.
 
William W. Porter Assistant Attorney General(617) 963-2976
Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA  02108
bill.porter@state.ma.us
Party name: Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al.
Other:
Jonathan M. Albano Bingham McCutchen LLP(617) 951-8000
One Federal Street
Boston, MA  02110
jonathan.albano@bingham.com
Party name: Law Professors
 
Thomas Kenneth Berg c/l University of St. Thomas School of Law(651) 962-4918
MSL 400, 1000 LaSalle Ave.
Minneapolis, MN  55403
tcberg@stthomas.edu
Party name: Democrats for Life of America and Clergy for Better Choices
 
Jack R. Bierig Sidley Austin LLP(312) 853-7000
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL  60603
jbierig@sidley.com
Party name: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al.
 
Lisa S. Blatt Arnold & Porter LLP(202) 942-5000
555 12th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
Lisa.Blatt@aporter.com
Party name: Victim Rights Law Center, et al.
 
Dorinda C. Bordlee Bioethics Defense Fund(504) 231-7234
6811 E. Voltaire Avenue
Scottsdale, AZ  85254
dbordlee.bdfund.org
Party name: Bioethics Defense Fund, et al.,
 
 
Anthony T. Caso Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence(714) 628-2666
c/o Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange, CA  92886
caso@chapman.edu
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 
Walter Dellinger O'Melveny & Myers LLP(202) 383-5319
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
wdellinger@omm.com
Party name: Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood Federation of America
 
Mary Jean Dolan International Municipal Lawyers Association(202) 466-5424
7910 Woodmont Avenue
Suite 1400
Bethesda, MD  20814
maryjean.dolan@gmail.com
Party name: National League of Cities, et al.
 
Matthew Allen Fitzgerald McGuireWoods LLP(804) 775-4716
One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA  23219
mfitzgerald@mcguirewoods.com
Party name: Eugene Volokh, et al.,
 
Robert Peller Frommer 901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900(703)-682-9320
Arlington, VA  22203
rfrommer@ij.org
Party name: Institute for Justice
 
Ian Heath Gershengorn Principal Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@usdoj.gov
Party name: United States
 
Matthew J. Ginsburg 815 Sixteenth Street, NW(202)-637-5397
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
 
Abigail K. Hemani Goodwin Proctor LLP(212) 813-8800
Exchange Place
Boston, MA  02109
ahemani@goodwinprocter.com
Party name: City and County of San Francisco, California, and Seventeen Other Municipalities
 
James L. Hirsen 505 S. Villa Real Drive(714) 283-8880
Suite 208
Anaheim Hills, CA  92807
james@jameshirsen.com
Party name: Justice and Freedom Fund
 
John D. Inazu Campus Box 1120, One Brookings Drive 314-935-6273
St. Louis, MO  63130
jinazu@wulaw.wustl.edu
Party name: National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, et al.
 
Lawrence J. Joseph 1250 Connecticut Ave., NW(202) 699-1339
Suite 200
Washington, DC  20036
ljoseph@larryjoseph.com
Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund
 
Aaron D. Lindstrom Solicitor General(517) 373-1124
Michigan Department of Attorney General
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI  48909
lindstroma@michigan.gov
Party name: Michigan and 11 Other States
 
A.W. Phinney III. Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC(617) 542-6000
One Financial Center
Boston, MA  02111
AWPhinney@mintz.com
Party name: Anti-Defamation League, et al.
 
William L. Saunders Americans United for Life(202) 289-1478
655 15th St. N.W., Suite 410
Washington, DC  20005
william.saunders@aul.org
Party name: 40 Days for Life
 
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
 
Carrie Campbell Severino Judicial Education Project(571) 357-3134
722 12th St., N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
carrie@judicialnetwork.com
Party name: Molly White, et al.
 
Ilya Shapiro Cato Institute(202) 842-2000
1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20001
ishapiro@cato.org
Party name: Cato Institute
 
Steven R. Shapiro American Civil Liberties Union Foundation(212) 549-2500
125 Broad Street
New York, NY  10004
sshapiro@aclu.org
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
 
Ryan A. Shores Hunton & Williams LLP(202) 955-1521
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue,NW
Washington, DC  20037
rshores@hunton.com
Party name: Richard W. Garnett, et al.
 
Catherine W. Short Life Legal Defense Foundation(707) 224-6675
P.O. Box 2105
Napa, CA  92544
LLDFOjai@cs.com
Party name: Life Legal Defense Foundation, and Walter B. Hoye II
 
Mathew D. Staver Liberty Counsel(800) 671-1776
1055 Maitland Center Commons
Second Floor
Maitland, FL  32751
court@lc.org
Party name: Liberty Counsel
 
Stephanie Toti Center for Reproductive Rights(917)-637-3684
120 Wall Street, 14th Floor
New York, NY  10005
stoti@reprorights.org
Party name: Civil Rights Organizations0
 
Barbara D. Underwood Solicitor General(212) 416-8020
Office of the Attorney General
120 Broadway, 25th Floor
New York, NY  10271
barbara.underwood@ag.ny.gov
Party name: New York, et al.
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Maria T. Vullo Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, LLP(212) 373-3346
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10019
mvullo@paulweiss.com
Party name: National Abortion Federation & 31 Other Organizations
 
John W. Whitehead The Rutherford Institute(434) 978-3888
923 Gardens Blvd.
Charlottesville, VA  22901
johnw@rutherford.org
Party name: The Rutherford Institute

 

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