No. 22-1025
 
Title: Sylvia Gonzalez, Petitioner
v.
Edward Trevino, II, et al.
Docketed: April 24, 2023
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (21-50276)
   Decision Date: July 29, 2022
   Rehearing Denied: February 22, 2023
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Proceedings and Orders
Apr 20 2023 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 24, 2023)
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Apr 27 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Law Enforcement Action Partnership filed.
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May 02 2023 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
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May 04 2023 Waiver of right of respondents Edward Trevino, et al. to respond filed.
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May 08 2023 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
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May 09 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/25/2023.
May 12 2023 Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center and Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection filed.
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May 12 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Fane Lozman filed.
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May 15 2023 Response Requested. (Due June 14, 2023)
May 24 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed.
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Jun 08 2023 Brief of respondents Edward Trevino, II, et al. in opposition filed.
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Jun 14 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Texas Public Policy Foundation filed.
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Jun 27 2023 Reply of petitioner Sylvia Gonzalez filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 28 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
Sep 21 2023 Supplemental brief of petitioner Sylvia Gonzalez filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 27 2023 Supplemental brief of respondents Edward Trevino, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 02 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023.
Oct 10 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2023.
Oct 13 2023 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 23 2023 Motion for an extension of time filed (see amended motion of 11/7/23).
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Nov 07 2023 Amended motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Nov 09 2023 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 11, 2023. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 24, 2024.
Dec 11 2023 Brief of petitioner Sylvia Gonzalez filed.
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Dec 11 2023 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Dec 15 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Law Professors filed.
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Dec 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed.
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Dec 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Fane Lozman filed.
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Dec 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed.
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Dec 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed.
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Dec 18 2023 Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center, et al. filed.
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Dec 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed.
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Dec 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Law Enforcement Action Partnership filed.
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Dec 18 2023 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al filed.
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Dec 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of The National Police Accountability Project filed.
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Dec 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed.
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Jan 12 2024 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Jan 24 2024 Brief of respondents Edward Trevino, et al. filed.
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Jan 26 2024 Brief amicus curiae of National Sheriffs’ Association filed.
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Jan 29 2024 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Jan 30 2024 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Jan 31 2024 Brief amici curiae of Alaska, et al. filed.
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Jan 31 2024 Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center, et al. filed.
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Jan 31 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed.
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Jan 31 2024 Brief amici curiae of Texas Association of Counties, et al. filed.
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Feb 05 2024 Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Feb 08 2024 Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and available with the Clerk.
Feb 14 2024 CIRCULATED
Feb 20 2024 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Feb 23 2024 Reply of petitioner Sylvia Gonzalez filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 20 2024 Argued. For petitioner: Anya A. Bidwell, Arlington, Va. For United States, as amicus curiae: Nicole F. Reaves, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.
Jun 20 2024 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Opinion per curiam. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Jackson, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Jul 22 2024 Judgment Issued.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Anya Aleksandrovna Bidwell
Counsel of Record
Institute for Justice
901 N. Glebe Rd.
Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203

ABIDWELL@IJ.ORG
Ph: 7036829320
Party name: Sylvia Gonzalez


William Robert Aronin
Institute for Justice
901 North Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203

waronin@ij.org
Ph: (703) 682-9320
Party name: Sylvia Gonzalez


Patrick Michael Jaicomo
Institute for Justice
901 North Glebe Road
Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203

PJAICOMO@IJ.ORG
Ph: 7036829320
Party name: Sylvia Gonzalez


Marie Leora Miller
Institute for Justice
3200 N. Central Ave.
Suite 2160
Phoenix, AZ 85012

mmiller@ij.org
Ph: 951-816-0455
Party name: Sylvia Gonzalez


Attorneys for Respondents
Lisa S. Blatt
Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024

LBLATT@WC.COM
Ph: 202-434-5050
Party name: Edward Trevino, et al.


Scott Michael Tschirhart
Denton Navarro Rodriguez Bernal Santee & Zech, PC
2500 W. William Cannon Drive, Suite 609
Austin, TX 78745

smtschirhart@rampagelaw.com
Ph: 512-279-6431
Party name: Edward Trevino, et al.


Other Attorneys
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Counsel of Record
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


Easha Anand
Counsel of Record
Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305

EANAND@STANFORD.EDU
Ph: (650) 724-3345
Party name: Institute for Free Speech


Thomas L. Brejcha Jr.
Counsel of Record
Thomas More Society
309 W. Washington Street
Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60606

brejcha@aol.com
Ph: 3127821680
Party name: Thomas More Society


Brennan Tyler Brooks
Thomas More Society
309 W. Washington Street
Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60606

btb@btylerbrookslawyer.com
Ph: 336-707-8855
Party name: Thomas More Society


Bruce David Brown
Counsel of Record
Reporters Committee for Freedom of Press
1156 15th Street NW
Suite 1020
Washington, DC 20005

bruce.brown@rcfp.org
Ph: 2027959300
Party name: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press


Gregory Charles Champagne
Counsel of Record
St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office
260 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway
Luling, LA 70070

SheriffGC@stcharlessheriff.org
Ph: 985-783-2883
Party name: National Sheriffs’ Association


David John Debold
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

DDEBOLD@GIBSONDUNN.COM
Ph: (202) 955-8500
Party name: Law Enforcement Action Partnership


Vera Eidelman
Counsel of Record
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004

VEIDELMAN@ACLU.ORG
Ph: 2125492500
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al


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 and Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection


Anton Metlitsky
Counsel of Record
O'Melveny & Myers, LLP
Times Square Tower, 7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

AMETLITSKY@OMM.COM
Ph: 212-326-2000
Party name: Fane Lozman


Aaron Lloyd Nielson
Counsel of Record
Office of the Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC-059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548

aaron.nielson@oag.texas.gov
Ph: 512-936-1700
Party name: State of Texas


Cameron Thomas Norris
Counsel of Record
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Blvd., Ste 700
Arlington, VA 22209

cam@consovoymccarthy.com
Ph: 7032439423
Party name: Texas Association of Counties and Major County Sheriffs of America


Michel Paradis
Counsel of Record
Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle
101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178

mparadis@curtis.com
Ph: 1.212.696.6078
Party name: Law Professors


Devi Maheswari Rao
Counsel of Record
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center
501 H St. NE
Suite 275
Washington, DC 20002

DEVI.RAO@MACARTHURJUSTICE.ORG
Ph: 202-869-3490
Party name: Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center


Charles Harker Rhodes IV
Counsel of Record
Clement & Murphy, PLLC
706 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

harker.rhodes@clementmurphy.com
Ph: (202) 742-8900
Party name: Local Government Legal Center, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and International Municipal Lawyers Association


Kimberly Dawn Rodgers
Counsel of Record
State of Alaska, Department of Law
1031 W. Fourth Ave., Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99501

kimber.rodgers@alaska.gov
Ph: 907 269 6612
Party name: Alaska, et al.


Charles Rothfeld
Counsel of Record
Mayer Brown LLP
1999 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006

crothfeld@mayerbrown.com
Ph: 202-263-3000
Party name: The National Police Accountability Project


Chance Dean Weldon
Counsel of Record
Texas Public Policy Foundation
901 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701

CWELDON@TEXASPOLICY.COM
Ph: 5124722700
Party name: Texas Public Policy Foundation