| 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 | |
| Date | 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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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| 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 | 517-335-7628 |
| Party name: Thomas Perttu | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Lori Alvino McGill Counsel of Record | University of Virginia School of Law 580 Massie Road Suite 251 Charlottesville, VA 22903 alvinomcgill@gmail.com | 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 | 202-701-4925 |
| Party name: Kyle Richards | ||
| Other | ||
| Gregory Charles Champagne Counsel of Record | St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office 260 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway Luling, LA 70070 SheriffGC@stcharlessheriff.org | (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 | 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 | (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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | ||