No. 20-1029
 
Title: City of Austin, Texas, Petitioner
v.
Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC, et al.
Docketed: January 28, 2021
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (19-50354)
   Decision Date: August 25, 2020
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jan 20 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 1, 2021)
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Feb 08 2021 Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
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Feb 25 2021 Waiver of right of respondent Reagan National Advertising of Austin, Inc. to respond filed.
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Mar 01 2021 Brief amici curiae of Chambers of Commerce, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 03 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
Mar 12 2021 Response Requested. (Due April 12, 2021)
Mar 17 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 12, 2021 to May 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
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Mar 23 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 12, 2021.
May 12 2021 Brief of respondents Reagan National Advertising of Austin, Incorporated, et al. in opposition filed.
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May 26 2021 Reply of City of Austin not accepted for filing. (May 28, 2021) (Corrected version submitted)
May 26 2021 Reply of petitioner City of Austin filed.
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Jun 01 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
Jun 21 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
Jun 28 2021 Petition GRANTED.
Aug 03 2021 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Reagan National Advertising of Austin, Inc.
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Aug 03 2021 Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits filed.
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Aug 04 2021 Letter requesting case caption correction filed by petitioner.
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Aug 09 2021 Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is granted and the time is extended to and including August 13, 2021.
Aug 13 2021 Brief of petitioner City of Austin filed.
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Aug 13 2021 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Aug 16 2021 ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, November 10, 2021.
Aug 17 2021 Motion for an extension of time to file respondents' brief on the merits filed.
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Aug 19 2021 Brief amicus curiae of The American Planning Association in Support of Neither Party filed.
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Aug 20 2021 Amicus brief of Chambers of Commerce, Business Leagues, Environmental Organizations, and On-Premise Sign Associations not accepted for filing. (August 20, 2021)
Aug 20 2021 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Aug 20 2021 Brief amici curiae of Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and Professor Genevieve Lakier filed.
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Aug 20 2021 Brief amici curiae of The National League of Cities; The U.S. Conference of Mayors; The International City/County Management Association; The International Municipal Lawyers Association filed.
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Aug 20 2021 Brief amicus curiae of International Sign Association filed.
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Aug 20 2021 Brief amici curiae of Land Developers, Chambers of Commerce, and Scenic Organizations filed.
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Aug 20 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Outfront Media Inc. filed.
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Aug 20 2021 Brief amici curiae of State of Florida, et al., filed.
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Aug 20 2021 Amicus brief of State of Florida, et al., not accepted for filing. (October 08, 2021--Duplicate submission)
Aug 26 2021 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
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Aug 31 2021 Motion to extend the time to file respondents brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including September 22, 2021.
Sep 01 2021 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit.
Sep 01 2021 The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
Sep 21 2021 CIRCULATED
Sep 22 2021 Letter pursuant to Rule 35.3 received.
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Sep 22 2021 Brief of respondents Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 27 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 28 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 29 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 29 2021 Brief amici curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 29 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 29 2021 Brief amici curiae of Out of Home Advertising Association of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 29 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 29 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 29 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 29 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Summus 2, LLC dba Summus Outdoor filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 29 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 04 2021 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Oct 18 2021 The time for oral argument is allotted as follows: 20 minutes for petitioner, 15 minutes for the Acting Solicitor General, and 35 minutes for respondents.
Oct 22 2021 Reply of petitioner City of Austin filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 10 2021 Argued. For petitioner: Michael R. Dreeben, Washington, D. C.; and Benjamin Snyder, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C.
Apr 21 2022 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Gorsuch and Barrett, JJ., joined.
May 23 2022 Judgment Issued
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Renea Hicks
Counsel of Record
Law Office of Max Renea Hicks
P.O. Box 303187
[Courier: 4112 Ramsey Ave. -- 78756]
Austin, TX 78703
rhicks@renea-hicks.com
Ph: (512) 480-8231
Party name: City of Austin


Michael R. Dreeben
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
1625 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
mdreeben@omm.com
Ph: 202-383-5300
Party name: City of Austin, Texas


Attorneys for Respondents
Kannon K. Shanmugam
Counsel of Record
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
2001 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
kshanmugam@paulweiss.com
Ph: (202) 223-7300
Party name: Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC, et al.


J. Allen Smith
Counsel of Record
SettlePou
3333 Lee Parkway
Eighth Floor
Dallas, TX 75219
asmith@settlepou.com
Ph: 2145203300
Party name: Lamar Advantage Outdoor Company, L.P., doing business as The Lamar Companies


Bryan Russell Horton
George Brothers Kincaid & Horton LLP
114 W. 7th Street, Suite 1100
Austin, TX 78701
rhorton@gbkh.com
Ph: 5124951400
Party name: Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC


Other Attorneys
Laura W. Brill
Counsel of Record
Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP
10100 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 1725
Los Angeles, CA 90067
lbrill@kbkfirm.com
Ph: 310-556-2700
Party name: Outfront Media Inc.


Brian J. Connolly
Counsel of Record
Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti
950 17th Street, Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
bconnolly@ottenjohnson.com
Ph: 303-575-7589
Party name: The American Planning Association


Cynthia Fleming Crawford
Counsel of Record
Americans for Prosperity Foundation
1310 N. Courthouse Road
7th Floor
Arlington, VA 22201
ccrawford@afphq.org
Ph: 5713292227
Party name: Americans for Prosperity Foundation


William L. Esser IV
Counsel of Record
Parker Poe Adams & Bemstein LLP
620 S. Tryon Street. Suite 800
Charlotte, NC 28202
willesser@parkerpoe.com
Ph: (704) 372-9000
Party name: Alliance Defending Freedom and The Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Insitute


Samuel Bracken Gedge
Counsel of Record
Institute for Justice
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
sgedge@ij.org
Ph: (703) 682-9320
Party name: Institute for Justice


Joseph S. Hall
Counsel of Record
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.
1615 M Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
jhall@kellogghansen.com
Ph: 2023267983
Party name: International Sign Association


Bruce Edward Humble Johnson
Counsel of Record
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
920 Fifth Avenue
Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104
brucejohnson@dwt.com
Ph: 2066223150
Party name: Summus 2, LLC dba Summus Outdoor


Thomas Michael Johnson Jr.
Counsel of Record
Wiley Rein LLP
1776 K Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
tmjohnson@wiley.law
Ph: 2027194550
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation


Amanda Kellar Karras
Counsel of Record
International Municipal Lawyers Association
51 Monroe Street
Suite 404
Rockville, MD 20850
akellar@imla.org
Ph: 2024665424
Party name: International Municipal Layers Association, et al.


Cooke Wilson Kelsey
Counsel of Record
Parker & Sanchez PLLC
700 Louisiana St, Ste 2700
Houston, TX 77002
cooke@parkersanchez.com
Ph: 8323416001
Party name: Chambers of Commerce, Business Leagues, Environmental Organizations, and On-Premise Sign Associations


Cooke Wilson Kelsey
Counsel of Record
Parker & Sanchez PLLC
700 Louisiana St, Ste 2700
Houston, TX 77002
cooke@parkersanchez.com
Ph: 713-659-7200
Party name: Land Developers, Chambers of Commerce, and Scenic Organizations


John J. Korzen
Counsel of Record
Wake Forest University School of Law Appellate Advocacy Clinic
Post Office Box 7206
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
korzenjj@wfu.edu
Ph: (336) 758-5832
Party name: The National League of Cities; The U.S. Conference of Mayors; The International City/County Management Association; The International Municipal Lawyers Association


Deborah Joyce La Fetra
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290
Sacramento, CA 95814
DLaFetra@pacificlegal.org
Ph: (916) 419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation


Elizabeth B. Prelogar
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


Gene Clayton Schaerr
Counsel of Record
Schaerr | Jaffe
1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006
gschaerr@schaerr-jaffe.com
Ph: 202-787-1060
Party name: Protect the First Foundation


Jeffrey Michael Schwab
Counsel of Record
Liberty Justice Center
141 West Jackson Street, Suite 1065
Chicago, IL 60604
jschwab@libertyjusticecenter.org
Ph: 312-637-2280
Party name: Liberty Justice Center


Julie Ann Smith
Counsel of Record
Institute for Free Speech
1050 Connecticut Ave. NW
Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
julie.smith@ifs.org
Ph: 202-301-3300
Party name: Institute for Free Speech


Gordon Dwyer Todd
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
gtodd@sidley.com
Ph: (202) 736-8000
Party name: Out of Home Advertising Association of America, Inc., Media Resources, Inc., Renfroe Outdoor Advertising, DDI Media, Dakota Outdoor Advertising, and Hughes Outdoor Media


Eugene Volokh
Counsel of Record
UCLA School of Law
385 Charles E. Young Dr. E
Los Angeles, CA 90095
volokh@law.ucla.edu
Ph: 310-206-3926
Party name: Cato Institute


Henry Charles Whitaker
Counsel of Record
Florida Office of the Attorney General
PL-01 The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
henry.whitaker@myfloridalegal.com
Ph: 8504143300
Party name: State of Florida, et al.,


Scott Block Wilkens
Counsel of Record
Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
475 Riverside Drive
Suite 302
New York, NY 10115
scott.wilkens@knightcolumbia.org
Ph: 6467458500
Party name: Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and Professor Genevieve Lakier