No. 17-571
 
Title: Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation, Petitioner
v.
Wall-Street.com, LLC, et al.
Docketed: October 16, 2017
Linked with: 17A150
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
   Case Numbers: (16-13726)
   Decision Date: May 18, 2017
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 04 2017 Application (17A150) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 16, 2017 to October 13, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Aug 07 2017 Application (17A150) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until October 13, 2017.
Oct 13 2017 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 15, 2017)
Oct 13 2017 Waiver of right of respondents Wall-Street.com, LLC, et al. to respond filed.
Nov 01 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2017.
Nov 02 2017 Response Requested. (Due December 4, 2017)
Nov 28 2017 Brief of respondents Wall-Street.com, LLC, et al. in opposition filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 13 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
Dec 13 2017 Reply of petitioner Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 08 2018 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
May 16 2018 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Proof of Service Main Document
Jun 05 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
Jun 05 2018 Supplemental brief of petitioner Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 27 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018.
Jun 28 2018 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 23 2018 Motion for an extension of time filed.
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Jul 24 2018 Blanket Consent received from counsel of record for Petitioner, Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation filed.
Blanket Consent Proof of Service
Jul 24 2018 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp.
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Jul 25 2018 Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Wall-Street.com, LLC, et al.
Blanket Consent Proof of Service
Jul 27 2018 Motion to extend the time to file the opening briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 27, 2018. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 11, 2018.
Aug 24 2018 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Aug 27 2018 Brief of petitioner Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. filed.
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Sep 04 2018 Brief amici curiae of National Music Publishers' Association, et al. filed.
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Sep 04 2018 Brief amicus curiae of The Copyright Alliance filed.
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Sep 04 2018 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
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Sep 04 2018 Brief amici curiae of Authors Guild and Other Artists' Rights Organizations filed.
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Sep 04 2018 Brief amicus curiae of The International Trademark Association filed.
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Oct 11 2018 Brief of respondents Wall-Street.com, LLC, et al. filed.
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Oct 18 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
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Oct 18 2018 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Oct 18 2018 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Oct 18 2018 Brief amici curiae of Authors and Educators filed.
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Oct 18 2018 Brief amici curiae of Public Knowledge, et al. filed.
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Oct 26 2018 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Nov 13 2018 Reply of petitioner Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. filed.
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Nov 28 2018 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Nov 30 2018 CIRCULATED
Dec 11 2018 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit.
Dec 13 2018 Record received from the U.S.D.C. Southern Dist. of Florida Fort Lauderdale Division is electronic and complete.
Dec 17 2018 Record from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Jan 08 2019 Argued. For petitioner: Aaron M. Panner, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Peter K. Stris, Los Angeles, Cal.; and Jonathan Y. Ellis, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Mar 04 2019 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Apr 05 2019 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Aaron M. Panner
Counsel of Record
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, PLLC
1615 M Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036

apanner@kellogghansen.com
Ph: 202-326-7900
Party name: Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp.


Attorneys for Respondents
Peter K. Stris
Counsel of Record

Stris & Maher LLP
725 S. Figueroa St., Ste. 1830
Los Angeles, CA 90017

peter.stris@strismaher.com
Ph: (213) 995-6801
Party name: Wall-Street.com, LLC, et al.


Other Attorneys
Cory L. Andrews
Counsel of Record
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

candrews@wlf.org
Ph: 202.588.0302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation


Hillary Brill
Glushko Samuelson Intellectual Property Clinic
4300 Nebraska Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016

hillary_brill@yahoo.com
Ph: 2028216698
Party name: Authors and Educators


Beth Susan Brinkmann
Counsel of Record
Covington & Burling
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-4956

bbrinkmann@cov.com
Ph: 202-662-5312
Party name: National Music Publishers' Association; Recording Industry Association of America; American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; Broadcast Music, Inc.; Nashville Songwriters Association International; Songwriters of North America


Robert M. Carlson
Counsel of Record
Corette Pohlman, et al.
129 W. Park
Butte, MT 59701

annaliese.fleming@americanbar.org
Ph: 312-988-5000
Party name: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION


Harold Feld
Counsel of Record
Public Knowledge
1818 N Street NW
Suite 410
Washington, DC 20036

hfeld@publicknowledge.org
Ph: 202-861-0020
Party name: Public Knowledge and The R Street Institute


Noel John Francisco
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS!USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Peter Jaszi
Counsel of Record
Washington College of Law, AU
4300 Nebraska Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016

pjaszi@wcl.american.edu
Ph: 2406051934
Party name: Authors and Educators


Eleanor Martine Lackman
Counsel of Record
Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP
41 Madison Avenue, 38th Floor
New York, NY 10010

Elackman@cdas.com
Ph: 212-974-7474
Party name: Authors Guild and Other Artists' Rights Organizations


Lawrence K. Nodine
Counsel of Record
Ballard Spahr, LLP
999 Peachtree St., Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30309

nodinel@ballardspahr.com
Ph: (678) 420-9422
Party name: THE INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION


John Matthew DeWeese Williams
Counsel of Record
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
1818 N. Street NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20036

mxw@msk.com
Ph: 202-355-7900
Party name: The Copyright Alliance