| No. 18-877 |
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| Title: |
Frederick L. Allen, et al., Petitioners v. Roy A. Cooper, III, Governor of North Carolina, et al. |
| Docketed: | January 8, 2019 |
| Linked with: | 18A412 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (17-1522, 17-1602) |
| Decision Date: | July 10, 2018 |
| Rehearing Denied: | August 9, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Oct 18 2018 | Application (18A412) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 7, 2018 to January 6, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Oct 19 2018 | Application (18A412) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 6, 2019. |
| Jan 04 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2019) Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 04 2019 | Waiver of right of respondents Roy A. Cooper, III, Governor of North Carolina, et al. to respond filed. Main Document |
| Feb 07 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Ralph Oman filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 07 2019 | Brief amici curiae of David Nimmer, et al. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 07 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Recording Industry Association of America filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 13 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019. |
| Feb 19 2019 | Response Requested. (Due March 21, 2019) |
| Feb 20 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 21, 2019 to April 22, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Feb 25 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 22, 2019. |
| Apr 22 2019 | Brief of respondents Roy A. Cooper, III, Governor of North Carolina, et al. in opposition filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| May 02 2019 | Reply of petitioners Frederick L. Allen, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| May 07 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019. |
| May 28 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2019. |
| Jun 03 2019 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jun 18 2019 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Frederick L. Allen, et al. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jun 18 2019 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. Main Document |
| Jun 24 2019 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. |
| Jun 24 2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Frederick L. Allen, et al. Blanket Consent |
| Jun 24 2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Roy A. Cooper, III, Governor of North Carolina, et al. Blanket Consent |
| Jun 26 2019 | Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 6, 2019. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 20, 2019. |
| Jul 08 2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. |
| Aug 06 2019 | Brief of petitioners Frederick L. Allen, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 12 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York in support of neither party filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 13 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Oracle America, Inc. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 13 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Ralph Oman filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 13 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Public Law Scholars filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 13 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 13 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 13 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Software & Information Industry Association. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 13 2019 | Brief amici curiae of American Society of Media Photographers, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 13 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Recording Industry Association of America, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 13 2019 | Brief amici curiae of The Copyright Alliance; The Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 13 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Aug 13 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Aug 13 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Sep 03 2019 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 16 2019 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. |
| Sep 17 2019 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. The record is complete, there are no sealed materials, paper filings, or exhibits in this record. |
| Sep 20 2019 | Brief of respondents Roy A. Cooper, III, Governor of North Carolina, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 26 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 27 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 27 2019 | Brief amici curiae of American Library Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 27 2019 | Brief amici curiae of State of West Virginia and 30 Other States filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 27 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Simone Rose filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 18 2019 | Reply of petitioners Frederick L. Allen, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Nov 05 2019 | Argued. For petitioners: Derek L. Shaffer, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Ryan Park, Deputy Solicitor General, Raleigh, N. C. |
| Mar 23 2020 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Sotomayor, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined except for the final paragraph in Part II-A and the final paragraph in Part II-B. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. |
| Apr 24 2020 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |