No. 25-672
 
Title: Kate Adams, Petitioner
v.
Sacramento County, California, et al.
Docketed: December 10, 2025
Linked with: 25A362
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (23-15970)
   Decision Date: July 9, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Sep 25 2025 Application (25A362) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 7, 2025 to December 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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Sep 30 2025 Application (25A362) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 6, 2025.
Dec 05 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 9, 2026)
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Jan 09 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed.
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Jan 09 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund filed.
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Jan 09 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
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Jan 09 2026 Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Lawyers Association filed.
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Jan 09 2026 Brief of respondents Sacramento County, California, et al. in opposition filed.
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Jan 28 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
Jan 30 2026 Reply of Kate Adams submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Andrew Timothy Tutt
Counsel of Record
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

ANDREW.TUTT@ARNOLDPORTER.COM
Ph: 202-942-5000
Party name: Kate Adams


Attorneys for Respondents
Carl L. Fessenden
Counsel of Record
Porter Scott Attorneys
2180 Harvard Street, Suite 500
Sacramento, CA 95815

cfessenden@porterscott.com
Ph: 916-929-1481
Party name: County of Sacramento, et al.


Other Attorneys
Benjamin Gruenstein
Counsel of Record
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
375 Ninth Avenue
Two Manhattan West
New York, NY 10001

bgruenstein@cravath.com
Ph: 2124741000
Party name: First Amendment Lawyers Association


Parker Andrew Rider-Longmaid
Counsel of Record
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
1440 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20005

priderlo@skadden.com
Ph: 202-371-7000
Party name: Cato Institute


Ilya Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbilt Ave.
New York, NY 10017

ishapiro@manhattan-institute.org
Ph: 212599-7000
Party name: Manhattan Institute


Alex Paul Treiger
Counsel of Record
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.
1615 M St NW, Suite #400
Washington, DC 20036

atreiger@kellogghansen.com
Ph: 202-326-7900
Party name: Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund