| No. 23-156 | |
| Title: | Speech First, Inc., Petitioner v. Timothy Sands, Individually and in His Official Capacity as President of the University of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Docketed: | August 17, 2023 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-2061) |
| Decision Date: | May 31, 2023 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Aug 14 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2023) |
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| Aug 30 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 18, 2023 to October 18, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Aug 31 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2023. |
| Sep 14 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. |
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| Sep 15 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Sep 15 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Inc. filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Parents Defending Education filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Alumni Free Speech Alliance, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom, et al. filed. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| John Michael Connolly Counsel of Record | Consovoy McCarthy PLLC 1600 Wilson Blvd Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22209 MIKE@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM | 7032439423 |
| Party name: Speech First, Inc. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| William Henry Hurd Counsel of Record | Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC 919 East Main Street Suite 1300 Richmond, VA 23219 whurd@eckertseamans.com | 8042017846 |
| Party name: Timothy Sands, in his individual capacity and official capacity as President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | ||
| Other | ||
| Jay Randall Carson Counsel of Record | The Buckeye Institute 88 East Broad Street Suite 1300 Columbus, OH 43215 j.carson@buckeyeinstitute.org | 614-224-4422 |
| Party name: The Buckeye Institute | ||
| Cynthia Fleming Crawford Counsel of Record | Americans for Prosperity Foundation 1310 N. Courthouse Road 7th Floor Arlington, VA 22201 CCRAWFORD@AFPHQ.ORG | 5713292227 |
| Party name: Americans for Prosperity Foundation and Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies | ||
| John Allen Eidsmoe Counsel of Record | Foundation for Moral Law One Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104 eidsmoeja@juno.com | (334) 262-1245 |
| Party name: Foundation for Moral Law | ||
| Richard Michael Esenberg Counsel of Record | Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty 330 E. Kilbourn Suite 725 Milwaukee, WI 53202 rick@will-law.org | 414-727-9455 |
| Party name: Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Inc. | ||
| Jacob H. Huebert Counsel of Record | Liberty Justice Center 440 N. Wells Street, Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60654 JHUEBERT@LIBERTYJUSTICECENTER.ORG | 6024625000 |
| Party name: Liberty Justice Center | ||
| Gary Michael Lawkowski Counsel of Record | Dhillon Law Group 2121 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 608 Alexandria, VA 22314 GLAWKOWSKI@DHILLONLAW.COM | 7035741654 |
| Party name: Alumni Free Speech Alliance, et al. | ||
| Christopher E. Mills Counsel of Record | Spero Law LLC 557 East Bay Street #22251 Charleston, SC 29413 cmills@spero.law | 8436060640 |
| Party name: Parents Defending Education | ||
| Celia Howard O'Leary Counsel of Record | Southeastern Legal Foundation 560 West Crossville Road Suite 104 Roswell, GA 30075 COLEARY@SOUTHEASTERNLEGAL.ORG | 7709772131 |
| Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation | ||
| Abigail Eden Smith Counsel of Record | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression 510 Walnut St Suite 1250 Philadelphia, PA 19106 abby.smith@thefire.org | (215) 717-3473 |
| Party name: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | ||
| Gordon Dwyer Todd Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin,LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 GTODD@SIDLEY.COM | 2027368760 |
| Party name: Alliance Defending Freedom; The Manhattan Institute | ||