No. 20-18
 
Title: Arthur Gregory Lange, Petitioner
v.
California
Docketed: July 14, 2020
Lower Ct: Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District
   Case Numbers: (A157169)
   Decision Date: October 30, 2019
Discretionary Court Decision Date: February 11, 2020
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jul 10 2020 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 13, 2020)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 28 2020 Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 13, 2020 to September 14, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
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Jul 29 2020 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 14, 2020.
Aug 13 2020 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice filed.
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Sep 14 2020 Brief of respondent State of California in opposition filed.
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Sep 22 2020 Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
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Sep 23 2020 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
Sep 23 2020 Reply of petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 13 2020 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
Oct 19 2020 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 26 2020 Amanda K. Rice, Esquire, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is invited to brief and argue, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below.
Nov 05 2020 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Nov 05 2020 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange.
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Nov 12 2020 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix, petitioner's brief on the merits, and respondent's brief on the merits in support is extended to and including December 4, 2020. The time to file the brief of the Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below is extended to and including January 8, 2021.
Nov 23 2020 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Dec 04 2020 Brief of petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange filed.
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Dec 04 2020 Brief of respondent State of California in support of vacatur filed.
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Dec 10 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
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Dec 11 2020 Brief amici curiae of DKT Liberty Project, et al. filed.
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Dec 11 2020 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
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Dec 11 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
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Dec 11 2020 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
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Dec 11 2020 Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
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Dec 11 2020 Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, DownsizeDC.org, Downsize DC Foundation, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Restoring Liberty Action Committee filed.
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Dec 11 2020 Brief amici curiae of States of Illinois et al. filed.
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Dec 11 2020 Brief amici curiae of Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability and Restore the Fourth, Inc. filed.
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Dec 11 2020 Brief amicus curiae of National College for DUI Defense filed.
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Dec 17 2020 Motion for divided argument filed by petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange.
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Dec 31 2020 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
Jan 08 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below filed.
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Jan 13 2021 Brief amici curiae of Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 13 2021 Brief amicus curiae of National Fraternal Order of Police filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 14 2021 CIRCULATED
Jan 14 2021 Brief amici curiae of States of Ohio, Alabama, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 14 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 15 2021 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 15 2021 Motion for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed by the Acting Solicitor General.
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Jan 15 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Steven Penney filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 15 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Mothers Against Drunk Driving filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 21 2021 Record requested.
Jan 25 2021 Motion for divided argument filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Jan 25 2021 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Jan 28 2021 Record received from the State of California Court of Appeal First Appellate District. The record is electronically filed.
Feb 05 2021 Reply of petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange filed. (Distributed)
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Feb 08 2021 Reply of respondent State of California filed. (Distributed)
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Feb 24 2021 Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent supporting vacatur: Samuel T. Harbourt, Deputy Solicitor General, San Francisco, Cal. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below: Amanda K. Rice, Detroit, Mich. For United States, as amicus curiae, supporting affirmance: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jun 23 2021 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined as to all but Part II–A. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Kavanaugh, J., joined as to Part II. Roberts, C. J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Alito, J., joined.
Jul 26 2021 MANDATE ISSUED.
Jul 26 2021 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Jeffrey L. Fisher
Counsel of Record
Stanford Law School Supreme Court Clinic
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8610
jlfisher@law.stanford.edu
Ph: (650) 724-7081
Party name: Arthur Gregory Lange


Attorneys for Respondents
Samuel Thomas Harbourt
Counsel of Record
California Department of Justice, Office of the Solicitor General
455 Golden Gate Ave Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA 94102
Samuel.Harbourt@doj.ca.gov
Ph: 415-510-3919
Party name: State of California


Other Attorneys
Jessica Ring Amunson
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001
JAmunson@jenner.com
Ph: 202-639-6023
Party name: DKT Liberty Project, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Reason Foundation, and Due Process Institute


Lisa Schiavo Blatt
Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
725 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
lblatt@wc.com
Ph: 202-434-5050
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.


Spencer Ralph Brady
Counsel of Record
Office of the District Attorney, Sonoma County, Ca
600 Administrative Drive
Room 212J
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
DA-Appeals@sonoma-county.org
Ph: 707-565-2311
Party name: Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association


David John Debold
Counsel of Record
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
ddebold@gibsondunn.com
Ph: 202-955-8551
Party name: Professor Steven Penney


Brian H. Fletcher
Acting 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


Benjamin Michael Flowers
Counsel of Record
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost
30 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215
benjamin.flowers@ohioattorneygeneral.gov
Ph: 6144668980
Party name: States of Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah


Elaine Janet Goldenberg
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500E
Washington, DC 20001-5369
elaine.goldenberg@mto.com
Ph: 202-220-1114
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice


Brianne Jenna Gorod
Counsel of Record
Constitutional Accountability Center
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036
brianne@theusconstitution.org
Ph: 202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center


Jeffrey T. Green
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin
1501 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
jgreen@sidley.com
Ph: 202 736 8291
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice


Larry H. James
Counsel of Record
Crabbe Brown & James, LLP
500 S Front St
12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
ljames@cbjlawyers.com
Ph: 614-229-4567
Party name: National Fraternal Order of Police


Jane Elinor Notz
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General, State of Illinois
100 West Randolph Street, 12th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
jnotz@atg.state.il.us
Ph: 312-814-5376
Party name: States of Illinois et al.


William Jeffrey Olson
Counsel of Record
William J. Olson, P.C.
370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4
Vienna, VA 22180
wjo@mindspring.com
Ph: 7033565070
Party name: Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, DownsizeDC.org, Downsize DC Foundation, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Restoring Liberty Action Committee


Donald John Ramsell
Counsel of Record
Ramsell & Associates LLC
128 S. County Farm Rd
Wheaton, IL 60187-2400
donald.ramsell@dialdui.com
Ph: (630) 665-8780
Party name: National College for DUI Defense


Amanda Kelly Rice
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
150 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 2100
Detroit, MI 48226
arice@jonesday.com
Ph: 313-230-7926
Party name: Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below


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: Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability and Restore the Fourth, Inc.


Barbara Anne Smith
Counsel of Record
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
211 North Broadway, Suite 3600
St. Louis, MO 63102
barbara.smith@bclplaw.com
Ph: 314-259-2367
Party name: Mothers Against Drunk Driving


J. Scott Tiedemann
Counsel of Record
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
6033 W. Century Blvd., Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90045
stiedemann@lcwlegal.com
Ph: 310-981-2022
Party name: Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association


Ethan Haller Townsend
Counsel of Record
McDermott Will & Emery
500 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
ehtownsend@mwe.com
Ph: (202) 756-8000
Party name: The Rutherford Institute


Joshua Aaron Windham
Counsel of Record
Institute for Justice
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
jwindham@ij.org
Ph: 7047121490
Party name: Institute for Justice