No. 23-1324
 
Title: Thomas Perttu, Petitioner
v.
Kyle Brandon Richards
Docketed: June 20, 2024
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (22-1298)
   Decision Date: March 19, 2024
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 17 2024 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 22, 2024)
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Jul 05 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 22, 2024 to August 21, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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Jul 08 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 21, 2024.
Aug 19 2024 Brief of respondent Kyle Richards in opposition filed.
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Aug 30 2024 Reply of petitioner Thomas Perttu filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 04 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
Oct 04 2024 Petition GRANTED.
Nov 04 2024 Motion for an extension of time filed.
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Nov 06 2024 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 2, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 14, 2025.
Nov 22 2024 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
Nov 27 2024 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Dec 02 2024 Brief of petitioner Thomas Perttu filed.
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Dec 02 2024 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost received.)
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Dec 03 2024 Amicus brief of National Sheriffs’ Association and Michigan Sheriffs’ Association not accepted for filing. (December 12, 2024)
Dec 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of National Sheriffs’ Association and Michigan Sheriffs’ Association filed (Corrected brief and PDF).
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Dec 06 2024 Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and available with the Clerk.
Dec 06 2024 Brief amici curiae of The International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
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Dec 09 2024 Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed.
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Jan 13 2025 CIRCULATED
Jan 14 2025 Brief of respondent Kyle Richards filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 21 2025 Brief amici curiae of Law Processors filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 21 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 21 2025 Brief amici curiae of The American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Feb 13 2025 Reply of petitioner Thomas Perttu filed. (Distributed)
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Feb 25 2025 Argued. For petitioner: Ann M. Sherman, Solicitor General, Lansing, Mich. For respondent: Lori Alvino McGill, Charlottesville, Va.
Jun 18 2025 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Barrett, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined.
Jul 21 2025 Judgment Issued.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Ann Maurine Sherman
Counsel of Record
Michigan Department of Attorney General
G. Mennen Williams Building
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI 48909

SHERMANA@MICHIGAN.GOV
Ph: 517-335-7628
Party name: Thomas Perttu


Attorneys for Respondents
Lori Alvino McGill
Counsel of Record
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Road
Suite 251
Charlottesville, VA 22903

alvinomcgill@gmail.com
Ph: 9146469410
Party name: Kyle Richards


J. Scott Ballenger
Appellate Litigation Clinic
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903

JSCOTTBALLENGER@GMAIL.COM
Ph: 202-701-4925
Party name: Kyle Richards


Other Attorneys
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 and Michigan Sheriffs’ Association


Thomas Elliot Gaiser
Counsel of Record
Office of the Ohio Attorney General
30 E. Broad St., 17th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215

thomas.gaiser@ohioago.gov
Ph: 6144668980
Party name: State of Ohio, 23 Other States, and the District of Columbia


F. Andrew Hessick III
Counsel of Record
160 Ridge Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

AHESSICK@EMAIL.UNC.EDU
Ph: (919) 962-4332
Party name: The International Municipal Lawyers Association and The National Association of Counties


Clark M. Neily III
Counsel of Record
Cato Institute
1000 Mass. Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001

CNEILY@CATO.ORG
Ph: 2024257499
Party name: Cato Institute


Kevin K. Russell
Counsel of Record
Russell & Woofter LLC
1701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006

kr@russellwoofter.com
Ph: 2022408433
Party name: Law Processors


Jennifer Alicia Wedekind
Counsel of Record
American Civil Liberties Union
915 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

jwedekind@aclu.org
Ph: 202-548-6610
Party name: THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MICHIGAN, LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND PUBLIC JUSTICE