No. 01-521 Status: DECIDED
Title: Republican Party of Minnesota, et al., Petitioners
v.
Suzanne White, Chairperson, Minnesota Board of Judicial
Standards, et al.
Docketed:          Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
September 26, 2001 (99-4021/4025/4029)

~~Date~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sep 24 2001Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 26, 2001)
Oct 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed.
Oct 26 2001Brief of respondents Verna Kelly, et al. in opposition filed.
Nov 7 2001 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 21, 2001
Nov 7 2001Reply brief of petitioners Republican Party of Minnesota, et al.
filed.
Nov 26 2001 REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 30, 2001
Dec 3 2001 Petition GRANTED. limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
SET FOR ARGUMENT March 26, 2002.
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Jan 16 2002 Joint consent to the filing of amicus briefs by seven specified
amici received.
Jan 17 2002Brief amici curiae of State Supreme Court Justices filed.
Jan 17 2002Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
Jan 17 2002Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed.
Jan 17 2002Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed.
Jan 17 2002Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
Jan 17 2002Joint appendix filed.
Jan 17 2002 Joint appendix in two volumes
Jan 17 2002Brief of petitioners Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. filed.
Jan 17 2002Brief of petitioners Gregory Wersal, Kevin Kolosky, and Campaign for
Justice filed.
Jan 17 2002Brief of Philip Krinkie and Eighteen State Legslators filed.
Jan 17 2002Brief amici curiae of Idaho Conservation League, et al. filed.
Feb 1 2002 CIRCULATED.
Feb 19 2002Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
Feb 19 2002Brief of respondents Verna Kelly, et al. filed.
Feb 19 2002Brief amicus curiae of Missouri Bar filed.
Feb 19 2002Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed.
Feb 19 2002Brief amici curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law,
et al. filed.
Feb 19 2002Brief amicus curiae of Minnesota State Bar Association filed.
Feb 19 2002Brief amicus curiae of Ad Hoc Committee of Former Justices and Friends
filed.
Feb 19 2002Brief amicus curiae of Conference of Chief Justices filed.
Feb 19 2002Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers filed.
Feb 19 2002Brief amicus curiae of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts filed.
Mar 5 2002 Record filed.
Mar 7 2002 Motion of petitioners for divided argument filed.
Mar 12 2002Reply brief of petitioners Republican Party of Minnesota, et al.
filed.
Mar 14 2002Reply brief of petitioner Gregory Wersal, Kevin Kolosky, and Campaign
for Justice filed.
Mar 15 2002 Motion of petitioners for divided argument DENIED.
Mar 26 2002 ARGUED.
Jun 27 2002 Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED Scalia, J., delivered the
opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and O'Connor,
Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. O'Connor, J., and Kennedy, J.,
filed concurring opinions. Stevens,J., filed a dissenting opinion,
in which Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J.,
filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Breyer,
JJ., joined.
Jul 26 2002 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Aug 7 2002 Record returned to the USCA for the 8th Circuit.
 


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
James Bopp Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom 8122322434
1 South 6th Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807-3510
Party name: Republican Party of Minnesota, et al.
 
William F. Mohrman Mohrman & Kaardal 6123411074
33 South 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Party name: Gregory Wersal, Kevin Kolosky, and Campaign for Justice
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Alan I. Gilbert Assistant Attorney General 6512967519
445 Minnesota St., Suite 1100
St. Paul, MN 55101-2128
Party name: Verna Kelly, et al.
 
Other Attorneys:
Benjamin L. Ginsberg Patton Boggs 2024576000
2550 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
Party name: Republican National Committee
 
Eric S. Jaffe Eric Jaffe P.C. 2022378165
5101 34th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Party name: State Supreme Court Justices
 
Jay Alan Sekulow American Center for Law & Just2025468890
205 Third Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Party name: American Center for Law and Justice
 
Jan Witold Baran Wiley Rein & Fielding 2027197000
1776 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States
 
Allison M. Zieve Public Citizen Litigation 2025881000
1600 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Party name: Public Citizen
 
David H. Remes Covington & Burling 2026625212
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
 
Raymond C. Ortman Jr. 15600 Wayzata Blvd. 9524762640
Suite 208
Minnesota, MN 55391
Party name: Philip Krinkie and Eighteen State Legslators
 
John D. Echeverria Georgetown University Law Cent2026629850
600 New Jersey Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
Party name: Idaho Conservation League, et al.
 
Joseph C. Blanton Jr. 219 South Kingshighway 5734711000
P.O. Box 805
Sikeston, MO 63801
Party name: Missouri Bar
 
Manuel M. Medieros State Solicitor 9163231996
1300 I St. P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Party name: California, et al.
 
Scott Bales Lewis & Roca 6022625311
40 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Party name: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, et al.
 
Wayne D. Struble Bowman & Brooke 6123398682
150 South Fifth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Party name: Minnesota State Bar Association
 
S. Shawn Stephens 3400 JPMorgan Chase Bank Tower7132261200
600 Travis Street
Houston, TX 77002
Party name: Ad Hoc Committee of Former Justices and Friends
 
Roy A. Schotland Georgetown Univ. Law Center 2026629098
600 New Jersey Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
Party name: Conference of Chief Justices
 
David W. Ogden Wilmer Cutler Pickering 2026636000
2445 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
 
Edmund B. Spaeth Jr. 3000 Two Logan Square 2159814184
18th & Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Party name: Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts