No. 23-621
Title:Gerald F. Lackey, in His Official Capacity as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner
v.
Damian Stinnie, et al.
Docketed:December 8, 2023
Linked with 23A390
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
   Case Numbers:(21-1756)
   Decision Date:August 7, 2023
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Oct 27 2023Application (23A390) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 5, 2023 to November 20, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.
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Nov 01 2023Application (23A390) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 20, 2023.
Nov 20 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 8, 2024)
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Jan 05 2024Brief amici curiae of Georgia, et al. filed.
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Jan 24 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
Jan 29 2024Response Requested. (Due February 28, 2024)
Feb 28 2024Brief of respondents Damian Stinnie, et al. in opposition filed.
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Mar 19 2024Reply of petitioner Gerald F. Lackey, in his Official Capacity as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 20 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
Apr 15 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024.
Apr 22 2024Petition GRANTED.
Apr 24 2024Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Apr 29 2024Motion 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 June 20, 2024. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 5, 2024.
Jun 20 2024Brief of petitioner Gerald F. Lackey, in his Official Capacity as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles filed.
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Jun 20 2024Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Jun 27 2024Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Jun 27 2024Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center, et al. filed.
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Jun 27 2024Brief amici curiae of Georgia, et al. filed.
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Jun 27 2024Brief amicus curiae of University of Florida Board of Trustees filed.
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Jul 08 2024Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Jul 26 2024SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
Jul 26 2024Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Aug 01 2024Sealed material from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia electronically available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is available on PACER.
Aug 01 2024Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Aug 05 2024Brief of respondents Damian Stinnie, et al. filed.
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Aug 08 2024CIRCULATED
Aug 12 2024Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 12 2024Brief amici curiae of Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 12 2024Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society, et al. filed.(Corrected & reprinted) (Distributed)
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Aug 12 2024Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 12 2024Brief amici curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. and FPC Action Foundation filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 12 2024Brief amici curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom and Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 12 2024Brief amici curiae of Institute for Free Speech, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 12 2024Brief amici curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and First Amendment Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 12 2024Brief amicus curiae of New Jersey State Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 12 2024Brief amicus curiae of First Liberty Institute filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 19 2024Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Sep 04 2024Reply of petitioner Gerald F. Lackey, in his Official Capacity as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 08 2024Argued. For petitioner: Erika L. Maley, Solicitor General, Richmond, Va.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Brian D. Schmalzbach, Richmond, Va.

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Erika Lauren Maley
    Counsel of Record
Virginia Office of the Attorney General
202 North 9th Street
Richmond, VA 23219

emaley@oag.state.va.us
804-786-2071
Party name: Gerald F. Lackey, in his Official Capacity as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
Attorneys for Respondents
Brian David Schmalzbach
    Counsel of Record
McGuireWoods LLP
800 East Canal Street
Richmond, VA 23219

bschmalzbach@mcguirewoods.com
8047754746
Party name: Damian Stinnie, et al.
Jonathan T. BlankMcGuireWoods LLP
323 Second Street SE, Suite 700
Charlottesville, VA 22902

jblank@mcguirewoods.com
434-977-2509
Party name: Damian Stinnie, et al.
Matthew Allen FitzgeraldMcGuireWoods LLP
Gateway Plaza
800 East Canal Street
Richmond, VA 23219

MFITZGERALD@MCGUIREWOODS.COM
804-775-4716
Party name: Damian Stinnie, et al.
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
H. Christopher Bartolomucci
    Counsel of Record
Schaerr | Jaffe LLP
1717 K Street NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

CBARTOLOMUCCI@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM
202-787-1060
Party name: University of Florida Board of Trustees
Pooja Chaudhuri
    Counsel of Record
Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
1500 K St., N.W., Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005

pchaudhuri7@gmail.com
4157261414
Party name: Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, Campaign Legal Center, NAACP Legal Defense And Educational Fund, Inc., Southern Poverty Law Center, National Women’s Law Center, and Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Brianne Jenna Gorod
    Counsel of Record
Constitutional Accountability Center
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036

BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG
202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center
Alan Gura
    Counsel of Record
Institute for Free Speech
1150 Connecticut Avenue N.W.
Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036

AGURA@IFS.ORG
202.301.3300
Party name: Institute for Free Speech, Southeastern Legal Foundation, Cato Institute, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Liberty Justice Center, Second Amendment Foundation, and National Rifle Association of America
Joshua Aaron House
    Counsel of Record
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
700 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Suite 340
Washington, DC 20003

Joshua.House@thefire.org
(215) 717-3473
Party name: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and First Amendment Lawyers Association
Elizabeth Ashley Kiernan
    Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2100
Dallas, TX 75201

ekiernan@gibsondunn.com
(214) 698-3100
Party name: Alliance Defending Freedom and Americans for Prosperity Foundation
Harold Douglas Laycock
    Counsel of Record
University of Texas Law School
727 E. Dean Keeton St.
Austin, TX 78705

dlaycock@law.utexas.edu
512-475-9090
Party name: Christian Legal Society, et al.
Stephen John Petrany
    Counsel of Record
Georgia Department of Law, Solicitor General
40 Capitol Square SW
Atlanta, GA 30334

SPETRANY@LAW.GA.GOV
404-458-3546
Party name: Georgia, et al.
Andrew John Pincus
    Counsel of Record
Mayer Brown LLP
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006

APINCUS@MAYERBROWN.COM
202-263-3000
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, The Buckeye Institute, The Goldwater Institute, Institute for Justice, Public Citizen, The Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, and The Rutherford Institute
Kelly J. Shackelford
    Counsel of Record
First Liberty Institute
2001 W. Plano Pkwy.
Suite 1600
Plano, TX 75075

kshackelford@firstliberty.org
972-941-4444
Party name: First Liberty Institute
Joshua Alan Skinner
    Counsel of Record
City of Arlington City Attorney's Office
P.O. Box 90231 MS63-0300
Arlington, TX 76004

joshua.skinner@arlingtontx.gov
8174596878
Party name: LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEGAL CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, AND THE CITY OF ARLINGTON
Gary S. Stein
    Counsel of Record
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC
Court Plaza South, East Wing
21 Main Street, Suite 200
Hackensack, NJ 07601

gstein@pashmanstein.com
201 488 8200
Party name: New Jersey State Bar Association
Cody James Wisniewski
    Counsel of Record
FPC Action Foundation
5550 Painted Mirage Rd
Ste 320
Las Vegas, NV 89149

cwi@fpchq.org
(916) 476-2392
Party name: Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. and FPC Action Foundation