| No. 22-324 | |
| Title: | Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff, et al., Petitioners v. Christopher Garnier, et ux. |
| Docketed: | October 6, 2022 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-55118, 21-55157) |
| Decision Date: | July 27, 2022 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 04 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 7, 2022) |
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| Nov 02 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 7, 2022 to December 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Nov 03 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 7, 2022. |
| Nov 29 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 7, 2022 to December 13, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Dec 01 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 13, 2022. |
| Dec 13 2022 | Brief of respondents Christopher Garnier, et ux. in opposition filed. |
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| Dec 16 2022 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner. |
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| Dec 20 2022 | Reply of petitioners Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff, et al. filed. (To be recovered - corrected version received and distributed December 27, 2022) (Distributed) |
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| Dec 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023. |
| Jan 04 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Mar 14 2023 | Supplemental brief of petitioners Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff and T.J. Zane filed. |
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| Mar 22 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023. |
| Apr 17 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023. |
| Apr 24 2023 | Petition GRANTED. |
| May 01 2023 | Motion for an extension of time filed. |
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| May 05 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 23, 2023. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 8, 2023. |
| Jun 23 2023 | Brief of petitioners Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff and T.J. Zane filed. |
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| Jun 23 2023 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The State of Tennessee, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of California School Boards Association filed. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amici curiae of NetChoice, et al. supporting neither party filed. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of The State of Texas filed. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of The NRSC filed (also in 22-611). VIDED. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center, et al. supporting neither party filed. |
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| Jun 30 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed (also in 22-611). VIDED. |
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| Aug 08 2023 | Brief of respondents Christopher Garnier and Kimberly Garnier filed. |
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| Aug 15 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed. |
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| Aug 15 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of American Atheists, Inc. filed. |
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| Aug 15 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed. |
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| Aug 15 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 15 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Protect The First Foundation filed. |
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| Aug 15 2023 | Brief amici curiae of First Amendment Clinics, Citizens and Journalists filed. |
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| Aug 15 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Sep 06 2023 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. |
| Sep 06 2023 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. |
| Sep 06 2023 | CIRCULATED. |
| Sep 07 2023 | Reply of petitioners Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Hashim M. Mooppan Counsel of Record | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 hmmooppan@jonesday.com | (202) 879-3939 |
| Party name: Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff and T.J. Zane | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Cory Jay Briggs Counsel of Record | Briggs Law Corporation 99 East C Street Suite 203 Upland, CA 91786 CORY@BRIGGSLAWCORP.COM | 909-949-7115 |
| Party name: Christopher Garnier and Kimberly Garnier | ||
| Pamela Susan Karlan | Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305 karlan@stanford.edu | 650-725-4851 |
| Party name: Christopher Garnier and Kimberly Garnier | ||
| Other | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Geoffrey Thomas Blackwell Counsel of Record | American Atheists, Inc. 1517 N. Stillman St. #2 Philadelphia, PA 19121 LEGAL@ATHEISTS.ORG | (908) 276-7300 |
| Party name: American Atheists, Inc. | ||
| Jeremy Joseph Broggi Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036 JBROGGI@WILEY.LAW | 8438121527 |
| Party name: The NRSC | ||
| John J. Bursch Counsel of Record | Alliance Defending Freedom 44180 Riverside Pkwy Lansdowne, VA 20176 jbursch@adflegal.org | (616) 450-4235 |
| Party name: Manhattan Institute | ||
| David D. Cole Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 915 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 dcole@aclu.org | 212-549-2611 |
| Party name: THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION, THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | ||
| Robert Lawrence Corn-Revere Counsel of Record | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE. Suite 340 Washington, DC 20003 BOBCORNREVERE@DWT.COM | 215-717-3473 |
| Party name: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | ||
| Peter K. Fagen Counsel of Record | Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost, LLP 1525 Faraday Avenue Suite 300 Carlsbad, CA 92008 pfagen@f3law.com | 760-304-6000 |
| Party name: California School Boards Association | ||
| David Morris Gossett Counsel of Record | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1301 K Street NW Suite 500 East Washington, DC 20005 davidgossett@dwt.com | 202-973-4200 |
| Party name: NetChoice, the Cato Institute, Chamber of Progress and the Computer and Communications Industry Association | ||
| David Allen Greene Counsel of Record | Electronic Frontier Foundation 815 Eddy Street San Francisco, CA 94109-7701 DAVIDG@EFF.ORG | 415-436-9333 |
| Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation | ||
| Gregg P. Leslie Counsel of Record | ASU College of Law First Amendment Clinic 111 E. Taylor St. Mailcode 8820 Phoenix, AZ 85004 GREGG.LESLIE@ASU.EDU | 480-727-7398 |
| Party name: First Amendment Clinics, Citizens and Journalists | ||
| Caroline Payseur Mackie Counsel of Record | Poyner Spruill LLP P.O. Box 1801 Raleigh, NC 27602-1801 cmackie@poynerspruill.com | 919-783-1108 |
| Party name: Local Government Legal Center, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and the International Municipal Lawyers Association | ||
| Lanora Christine Pettit Counsel of Record | Office of the Texas Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 lanora.pettit@oag.texas.gov | 512-936-1700 |
| Party name: The State of Texas | ||
| James Matthew Rice Counsel of Record | Office of Tennessee Attorney General P.O. Box 20207 Nashville, TN 37202 MATT.RICE@AG.TN.GOV | 615-532-6026 |
| Party name: The State of Tennessee, et al. | ||
| Gene Clayton Schaerr Counsel of Record | Schaerr | Jaffe 1717 K Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 GSCHAERR@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM | 202-787-1060 |
| Party name: Protect The First Foundation | ||