No. 02-1672
Title:
Roderick Jackson, Petitioner
v.
Birmingham Board of Education
Docketed:May 15, 2003
Linked with 02A829
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  Case Nos.:(02-11303)
  Decision Date:October 21, 2002
  Rehearing Denied:January 13, 2003
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 28 2003 Application (02A829) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 13, 2003 to June 12, 2003, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Mar 31 2003 Application (02A829) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until May 13, 2003.
May 13 2003 Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 16, 2003)
Jun 13 2003 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 16, 2003.
Jul 15 2003 Brief of respondent Birmingham Board of Education in opposition filed.
Jul 25 2003 Reply of petitioner Roderick Jackson filed.
Jul 30 2003 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2003.
Oct 6 2003 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
May 11 2004 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
May 25 2004 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 10, 2004.
Jun 14 2004 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 8 2004 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including August 19, 2004.
Jul 19 2004 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Jul 27 2004 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondent
Aug 18 2004 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
Aug 19 2004 Joint appendix filed.
Aug 19 2004 Brief of petitioner Roderick Jackson filed.
Aug 19 2004 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Aug 19 2004 Brief amicus curiae of College Sports Council filed.
Aug 19 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Leadership Conference on Civil Rights filed.
Aug 19 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Birch Bayh filed.
Aug 19 2004 Brief amici curiae of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, et al. filed.
Aug 19 2004 Brief amici curiae of National Education Association, et al. filed.
Aug 19 2004 Brief amici curiae of Women's Sports Foundation, et al. filed.
Aug 19 2004 Brief amici curiae of National Partnership for Women & Families, et al. filed.
Aug 30 2004 Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including October 7, 2004.
Sep 29 2004 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, November 30, 2004.
Oct 1 2004 CIRCULATED.
Oct 7 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Oct 7 2004 Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 7 2004 Brief amicus curiae of National Wrestling Coaches Association filed. (Distributed)
Oct 7 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense filed. (Distributed)
Oct 7 2004 Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 7 2004 Brief of respondent Birmingham Board of Education filed. (Distributed)
Oct 7 2004 Motion of Alabama, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed.
Oct 14 2004 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Oct 26 2004 Letter dated October 26, 2004 received from counsel for the respondent. (Distributed).
Nov 1 2004 Motion of Alabama, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. The time is divided as follows: 20 minutes to the respondent and 10 minutes to Alabama, et al.
Nov 1 2004 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Nov 2 2004 Record received from U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Nov 12 2004 Reply of petitioner Roderick Jackson filed. (Distributed)
Nov 15 2004 Record received from U.S.D.C. N. Dist. of Alabama. (1 folder)
Nov 30 2004 Argued. For petitioner: Walter Dellinger, Washington, D.C.; and on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae, Irving L. Gornstein, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Kenneth L. Thomas, Birmingham, Ala; and Kevin C. Newson, Solicitor General, Montgomery, Ala. (for Alabama, as amicus curiae.)
Dec 10 2004 Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by respondent Birmingham Board of Education. (Distributed)
Jan 10 2005 Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by respondent DENIED.
Mar 29 2005 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED O'Connor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Scalia and Kennedy, JJ., joined.
Apr 29 2005 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
May 10 2005 Acknowledgement of receipt (05/02/05) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit received.
Jun 17 2005 Record returned to U.S.C.A. - 11th Circuit.
Jun 17 2005 Record returned to U.S.D.C. - Northern District of Alabama.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Walter Dellinger O'Melveny & Myers LLP(202) 383-5319
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
wdellinger@omm.com
Party name: Roderick Jackson
 
Marcia D. Greenberger National Women's Law Center(202) 588-5180
11 Dupont Circle, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Roderick Jackson
Attorneys for Respondent:
Valerie L. Acoff 1106 Rock Crest Drive(205) 328-7915
McCalla, AL  35111
valerieacoff@yahoo.com
Party name: Birmingham Board of Education
 
Kenneth L. Thomas Thomas, Means, Gillis & Seay, P.C.(205) 328-7915
505 20th Street North, Suite 1035
Birmingham, AL  35237-0447
Party name: Birmingham Board of Education
Other:
Caroline M. Brown Covington & Burling(202) 662-6000
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20044
Party name: National Partnership for Women & Families, et al.
 
Paul D. Clement Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
 
Jeremiah A. Collins Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC(202) 842-2600
805 Fifteenth Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20005
jcollins@bredhoff.com
Party name: National Education Association, et al.
 
John F. Cooney Venable LLP(202) 344-8300
575 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20004-1601
jfcooney@venable.com
Party name: Birch Bayh
 
John H. Findley Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
3900 Lennane Drive, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA  95834
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
 
Irving L. Gornstein Assistant to the Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Roderick Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
 
Robert J. Grey Jr. American Bar Association(312) 988-5000
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60610
Party name: American Bar Association
 
Nancy Hogshead-Makar Florida Coastal School of Law(904) 680-7784
7555 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL  32216
Party name: Women's Sports Foundation, et al.
 
Lawrence J. Joseph 1250 Connecticut Ave., NW(202) 355-9452
Suite 200
Washington, DC  20036
ljoseph@larryjoseph.com
Party name: *College Sports Council National Wrestling Coaches Association
 
Jeffrey A. Lamken MoloLamken LLP(202) 556-2000
The Watergate, Suite 660
600 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20037
jlamken@mololamken.com
Party name: New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, et al.
 
Edward M. Mansfield Belin Lamson McCormick Zumbach Flynn(515) 243-7100
666 Walnut Street
2000 Financial Center
Des Moines, IA  50309-3989
Party name: Michigan Pork Porducers Association, Inc., et al.
 
Kevin C. Newsom Solicitor General(334) 242-7401
Office of Attorney General
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL  36130
Party name: Alabama, et al.
 
Andrew L. Schlafly 939 Old Chester Road(908) 719-8608
Far Hills, NJ  07931
aschlafly@aol.com
Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense
 
Virginia A. Seitz Sidley Austin LLP(202) 736-8000
1501 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20005
vseitz@sidley.com
Party name: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
 
Julie Underwood National School Boards Association(703) 838-6722
1680 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA  22314
Party name: Natioinal School Boards Association, et al.