| ~~Date~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 
| Nov 21 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 28, | 
|  | 2001) | 
| Dec 13 2001 | Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed. | 
| Dec 27 2001 | Brief of respondents John Doe I, et al. in opposition filed. | 
| Jan  9 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2002 | 
| Feb 19 2002 | Petition GRANTED. | 
|  | SET FOR ARGUMENT November 13, 2002. | 
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| Mar 22 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' | 
|  | brief on the merits to and including May 3, 2002. | 
| Apr 11 2002 | Order further extending time to file the joint appendix and | 
|  | petitioners' brief on the merits to and including June 3, 2002. | 
| May 30 2002 | Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed. | 
| Jun  3 2002 | Brief of petitioners Glenn G. Godfrey, et al. filed. | 
| Jun  3 2002 | Joint appendix filed. | 
| Jun  3 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Council of State Governments, et al. filed. | 
| Jun  3 2002 | Motion of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for | 
|  | leave to file a brief as amicus curiae filed. | 
| Jun  3 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. | 
| Jun 12 2002 | LODGING consisting of twenty sets of four documents submitted by | 
|  | counsel for amici, California, et al. | 
| Jun 17 2002 | Motion of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for | 
|  | leave to file a brief as amicus curiae GRANTED. | 
| Jun 18 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral | 
|  | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. | 
| Jun 21 2002 | Order extending time to file respondents' briefs on the merits to | 
|  | and including August 5, 2002. | 
| Jun 28 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral | 
|  | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. | 
| Jul 31 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Office of Public Defender of New Jersey, et al. | 
|  | filed. | 
| Aug  1 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel | 
|  | Services filed. | 
| Aug  1 2002 | Motion of Public Defender of New Jersey, as amicus curiae, for | 
|  | leave to lodge documents under seal with redacted copies for the | 
|  | public record filed. | 
| Aug  5 2002 | Brief of respondents John Doe I, Jane Doe, and John Doe II filed. | 
| Aug  5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Defender Service for District of | 
|  | Columbia filed. | 
| Aug  5 2002 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. | 
| Aug  5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center filed. | 
| Aug  5 2002 | Motion of Citizens for Penal Reform, Inc., and Richard Jones for | 
|  | leave to file a brief as amici curiae filed. | 
| Aug 31 2002 | CIRCULATED. | 
| Sep  4 2002 | Reply brief of petitioners Glenn G. Godfrey, et al. filed. | 
| Sep 13 2002 | Motion of respondents for divided argument filed. | 
| Sep 16 2002 | Record filed. | 
| Sep 17 2002 | Record filed. | 
| Oct  7 2002 | Motion of Public Defender of New Jersey, as amicus curiae, for | 
|  | leave to lodge documents under seal with redacted copies for the | 
|  | public record DENIED. | 
| Oct  7 2002 | Motion of Citizens for Penal Reform, Inc., and Richard Jones for | 
|  | leave to file a brief as amici curiae GRANTED. | 
| Nov  1 2002 | Motion of respondents for divided argument DENIED. | 
| Nov 13 2002 | ARGUED. | 
| Mar  5 2003 | Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED  Kennedy, J., delivered the | 
|  | opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and O'Connor, | 
|  | Scalia, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring | 
|  | opinion. Souter, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. | 
|  | Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Ginsburg, J., filed a | 
|  | dissenting opininon, in which Breyer, J., joined. | 
| Mar 31 2003 | Petition for rehearing filed. | 
| Apr  9 2003 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 25, 2003 | 
| Apr 28 2003 | Rehearing DENIED. | 
| Apr 28 2003 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. | 
| May  2 2003 | Record returned to the U.S.C. A. for the 9th Circuit and the | 
|  | U.S.D.C. for the Central Dist. of California | 
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ | 
| Attorneys for Petitioner: |  |  | 
| Cynthia Marie Cooper | Alaska Dept. of Law | 9072696379 | 
|  | 310 K Street, Suite 407 |  | 
|  | Anchorage, AK 99501 |  | 
|  |  |  | 
| John G. Roberts Jr. | Hogan & Hartson | 2026375810 | 
|  | 555 13th Street, NW |  | 
|  | Washington, DC 20005-1109 |  | 
| Party name: Glenn G. Godfrey, et al. | 
|  |  |  | 
| Verne E. Rupright | Rupright & Foster | 9073733215 | 
|  | 322 Main Street |  | 
|  | Wasilla, AK 99654 |  | 
| Party name: Petitioners | 
|  |  |  | 
| Attorneys for Respondent: |  |  | 
| Darryl L. Thompson | 841 I Street | 9072729322 | 
|  | Anchorage, AK 99501 |  | 
|  |  |  | 
| Verne * Counsel Rupright | Rupright & Foster | 9073733215 | 
|  | 322 Main Street |  | 
|  | Wasilla, AK 99654 |  | 
| Party name: John Doe I, et al. | 
|  |  |  | 
| Other Attorneys: |  |  | 
| Matthew S. Holman | Department of Law | 3038665785 | 
|  | 1525 Sherman Street |  | 
|  | Denver, CO 80203 |  | 
| Party name: California, et al. | 
|  |  |  | 
| Richard Ruda | 444 North Capitol Street, N.W. | 2024344805 | 
|  | Suite 345 |  | 
|  | Washington, DC 20001 |  | 
| Party name: Council of State Governments, et al. | 
|  |  |  | 
| Lucy A. Dalglish | 1815 North Fort Myer Dr. | 7038072100 | 
|  | Suite 900 |  | 
|  | Arlington, VA 22209 |  | 
| Party name: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | 
|  |  |  | 
| Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice |  | 
|  | Washington, DC 20530 |  | 
| Party name: United States | 
|  |  |  | 
| Janet E. Neeley | Deputy Atty. General | 9163245257 | 
|  | P.O. Box 944255 |  | 
|  | Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 |  | 
| Party name: California, et al. | 
|  |  |  | 
| Michael Z. Buncher | RJ Hughes Justice Complex | 6092927677 | 
|  | P.O. Box 850 |  | 
|  | Trenton, NJ 08625 |  | 
| Party name: Office of Public Defender for the State of New Jersey,et al. | 
|  |  |  | 
| Carol A. Donovan | Comm. for Public Counsel Serv. | 6174826212 | 
|  | 44 Bromfield Street |  | 
|  | Boston, MA 02108 |  | 
| Party name: Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services | 
|  |  |  | 
| Samia A. Fam | Public Defender Service of DC | 2026281200 | 
|  | 633 Indiana Avenue, NW |  | 
|  | Washington, DC 20004 |  | 
| Party name: Public Defender Service for District of Columbia | 
|  |  |  | 
| Lawrence S. Lustberg | Gibbons DelDeo Dolan Griffinge | 9735964500 | 
|  | One Riverfront Plaza |  | 
|  | Newark, NJ 07102 |  | 
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al. | 
|  |  |  | 
| Marc Rotenberg | Electronic Privacy Info Center | 2024831140 | 
|  | 1718 Connecticut Ave. NW |  | 
|  | Washington, DC 20009 |  | 
| Party name: Electronic Privacy Information Center | 
|  |  |  | 
| W. Andrew McCullough | 6885 South State St., #200 | 8015650894 | 
|  | Midvale, UT 84047 |  | 
| Party name: Citizens for Penal Reform, Inc., and Richard Jones | 
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