No. 04-1697
Vide 04-1528, 04-1530
Title:
William H. Sorrell, et al., Petitioners
v.
Neil Randall, et al.
Docketed:June 17, 2005
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  Case Nos.:(00-9159, 00-9180, 00-9231, 00-9239, 00-9240)
  Decision Date:August 18, 2004
  Rehearing Denied:February 11, 2005
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jun 14 2005 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 18, 2005)
Aug 3 2005 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2005.
Sep 27 2005 Petition GRANTED The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 04-1528 is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 04-1530 is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
Oct 21 2005 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits to and including December 14, 2005. VIDED.
Oct 28 2005 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for respondents/conditional cross petitioners William H. Sorrell, et al. VIDED.
Nov 23 2005 Extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including February 8, 2006. VIDED.
Nov 30 2005 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, February 28, 2006.
Dec 13 2005 Joint appendix filed. VIDED.
Dec 14 2005 Brief of petitioners in 04-1530, Vermont Republican State Committee filed. VIDED.
Dec 14 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Mitch McConnell filed. VIDED.
Dec 14 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed. VIDED.
Dec 14 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Competitive Politics, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 20 2005 CIRCULATED.
Dec 27 2005 Motion for divided argument filed by respondent Randall, et al. and Vermont Republican State Committee, et al. VIDED.
Jan 11 2006 Application (05A643) of Sorrell, et al. and Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Inc., et al. to file response briefs on the merits in excess of page limits, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Jan 18 2006 Motion for additional time to argue filed by petitioner William H. Sorrell, et al. VIDED.
Jan 23 2006 Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners DENIED.
Jan 23 2006 The motion of respondents for additional time for oral argument is DENIED. The motion of respondents for divided argument is GRANTED and the time is to be divided as follows: 20 minutes for respondents Sorrell, et al. and 10 minutes for respondents Vermont Public Interest Research Group, et al.
Feb 7 2006 Brief amicus curiae of ReclaimDemocracy.Org filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 8 2006 Brief amici curiae of Secretaries of State of New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wisconsin filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 8 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Democracy and Election Management filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 8 2006 Brief amici curiae of TheRestofUs.Org, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 8 2006 Brief of respondents/ cross-petitioners William H. Sorrell, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 8 2006 Brief of respondents / cross-petitioners Vermont Public Interest Research Group, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 8 2006 Brief amici curiae of Current and Former State Court Justices and Judges filed. (Distributed)
Feb 8 2006 Brief amici curiae of Equal Justice Society, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 8 2006 Brief amici curiae of John McCain, Russell Feingold, Christopher Shays, and Martin Meehan filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 8 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Democratic National Committee filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 8 2006 Brief amici curiae of Bill Bradley and Alan Simpson filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 8 2006 Brief amici curiae of Connceticut, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 10 2006 Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by Norman Dorsen, et al. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2006 Reply of petitioners Vermont Republican State Committee, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2006 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Norman Dorsen, et al GRANTED.
Feb 28 2006 Argued. For petitioners: James Bopp, Jr., Terre Haute, Ind. For respondents: Sorrell, et al: William H. Sorrell, Attorney General, Montpelier, Vt. For respondent: Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Brenda Wright, Boston, Mass.
Jun 26 2006 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., joined, and in which Alito, J., joined as to all but Parts II-B-1 and II-B-2. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Kennedy, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Scalia, J., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, JJ, joined, and in which Stevens, J., joined as to Parts II and III.
Jul 28 2006 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Timothy B. Tomasi Office of Attorney General(802) 828-3176
    Counsel of Record 109 State Street
Montpelier, VT  05609-1001
Party name: William H. Sorrell, et al.
 
James Bopp Jr. The Bopp Law Firm(812) 232-2434
1 South 6th Street
Terre Haute, IN  47807-3510
jboppjr@aol.com
Party name: Vermont Republican State Committee
 
William H. Sorrell Office of the Attorney General (802) 828-3171
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT  05609
Party name: William H. Sorrell, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Erik S. Jaffe Erik S. Jaffe, P.C.(202) 237-8165
5101 34th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20008
jaffe@esjpc.com
Party name: Center for Competitive Politics, et al.
 
Douglas Nazarian Hogan & Hartson LLP(202) 637-5600
555 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: TheRestofUs.Org, et al.
 
Mitchell L. Pearl Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP(802) 388-6356
P.O. Drawer 351
Middlebury, VT  05753
Party name: Neil Randall, et al.
 
Jane R. Rosenberg Assistant Attorney General(860)-808-5020
Office of Attorney General
55 Elm Street
P.O. Box 120
Hartford, CT  06141-0120
Party name: Connceticut, et al.
 
Brenda Wright 358 Chestnut Hill Avenue(617) 232-5885
Suite 303
Brighton, MA  02135
bwright@demos.org
Party name: Vermont Public Interest Research Group, et al.
Other:
Mark C. Alexander Seton Hall University School of Law(973)-642-8523
One Newark Center
Newark, NJ  07102
Party name: Bill Bradley and Alan Simpson
 
Bobby R. Burchfield McDermott Will & Emery LLP(202) 756-8000
500 N. Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC  20001
bburchfield@mwe.com
Party name: Republican National Committe
 
Martin R. Glick Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin(415) 434-1600
Three Embarcadero Center, Seventh Floor
San Francisco, CA  94111-4024
Party name: Equal justice Society, et al.
 
Deborah Goldberg Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law(212) 998-6730
161 Avenue of the Americas
12th Floor
New York, NY  10013
deborah.goldberg@nyu.edu
Party name: Current and Former State Court Justices and Judges
 
Daniel J.H. Greenwood S.J. Quinney College of Law(801) 585-5801
University of Utah
331 South 1400 East Front
Salt Lake City, UT  84112
Party name: ReclaimDemocracy.Org
 
Phillip Allen Lacovara Mayer Brown LLP(212) 506-2500
1675 Broadway
New York, NY  10019-5820
Party name: Secretaries of State of New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wisconsin
 
Ilann M. Maazel Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP(212)-763-5000
545 Madison Avenue Third Floor
New York, NY  10022
Party name: Center for Democracy and Election Management
 
Burt Neuborne Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School(212) 998-6730
161 Avenue of the Americas
12th Floor
New York, NY  10013
Party name: Norman Dorsen, et al
 
Theodore B. Olson Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
tolson@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Mitch McConnell
 
Joseph E. Sandler Sandler, Reiff & Young (202) 479-1111
300 M Street, S.E. #1102
Washington, DC  20003
sandler@sandlerreiff.com
Party name: Democratic National Committee
 
Seth P. Waxman Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
Party name: John McCain, Russell Feingold, Christopher Shays, and Martin Meehan