No. 06-694
Title:
United States, Petitioner
v.
Michael Williams
Docketed:November 17, 2006
Linked with 06A351
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  Case Nos.:(04-15128-JJ)
  Decision Date:April 6, 2006
  Rehearing Denied:July 17, 2006
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 5 2006 Application (06A351) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 15, 2006 to November 14, 2006, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Oct 6 2006 Application (06A351) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 14, 2006.
Nov 3 2006 Application (06A351) to extend further the time from November 14, 2006 to December 14, 2006, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Nov 6 2006 Application (06A351) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 14, 2006.
Nov 17 2006 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 18, 2006)
Dec 18 2006 Waiver of right of respondent Michael Williams to respond filed.
Dec 20 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 5, 2007.
Dec 22 2006 Response Requested . (Due January 22, 2007)
Jan 22 2007 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 21, 2007.
Feb 21 2007 Brief of respondent Michael Williams in opposition filed.
Mar 6 2007 Reply of petitioner United States filed.
Mar 7 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 23, 2007.
Mar 26 2007 Petition GRANTED.
May 2 2007 The time for filing the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 11, 2007.
Jun 11 2007 Brief amici curiae of American Center for Law and Justice and Eighteen Members of Congress filed.
Jun 11 2007 Brief of petitioner United States filed.
Jun 11 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed.
Jun 11 2007 Brief amici curiae of National Law Center for Children and Families, et al. filed.
Jun 11 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Morality in Media, Inc. filed.
Jun 11 2007 Brief amici curiae of Lighted Candle Society, et al. filed.
Jun 11 2007 Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
Jun 11 2007 Brief amicus curiae of National Legal Foundation filed.
Jun 11 2007 Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs filed
Jun 27 2007 The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 15, 2007.
Aug 10 2007 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including August 20, 2007.
Aug 13 2007 Brief amici curiae of Free Speech Coalition and First Amendment Lawyers Association filed.
Aug 14 2007 Brief amici curiae of American Booksellers, et al. filed.
Aug 15 2007 Brief amici curiae of National Coalition Against Censorship, and the First Amendment Project filed.
Aug 20 2007 Brief of respondent Michael Williams filed. (Distributed)
Aug 30 2007 SET FOR ARGUMENT Tuesday, October 30, 2007.
Sep 11 2007 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Sep 17 2007 CIRCULATED.
Sep 24 2007 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Oct 26 2007 Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of Florida. (1 box) This record contains sealed documents.
Oct 30 2007 Argued. For petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Richard J. Diaz, Coral Cables, Fla.
May 19 2008 Judgment REVERSED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Breyer, J., joined. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined.
Jun 20 2008 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Apr 26 2011 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Apr 26 2011 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Southern District of Florida.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Paul D. Clement Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
Attorneys for Respondent:
Richard J. Diaz 3127 Ponce de Leon Blvd.(305) 444-7181
Coral Gables, FL  33134
rick@rjdpa.com
Party name: Michael Williams
Other:
Michael A. Bamberger Dentons US LLP(212) 768-6700
1221 Ave. of the Americas
New York, NY  10020
michael.bamberger@dentons.com
Party name: American Booksellers, et al.
 
Daniel P. Collins Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP(213) 683-9100
355 So. Grand Avenue
35th Fl.
Los Angeles, CA  90071-1560
DANIEL.COLLINS@MTO.COM
Party name: National Center for Children and Families, et al.
 
Katherine A. Fallow Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
Party name: National Coalition Against Censorship, and the First Amendment Project
 
Steven W. Fitschen The National Legal Foundation(757)-463-6133
2224 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Suite 204
Virginia Beach, VA  23454
nlf@nlf.net
Party name: National Legal Foundation
 
Kevin C. Newsom Solicitor General(334) 242-7401
Office of Attorney General
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL  36130
Party name: Alabama, et al.
 
Gene Schaerr Winston & Strawn LLP(202) 282-5000
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
gschaerr@winston.com
Party name: Lighted Candle Society, et al.
 
Jay Alan Sekulow American Center for Law & Justice(202) 546-8890
201 Maryland Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC  20002
sekulow@aclj.org
Party name: American Center for Law and Justice and Eighteen Members of Congress
 
H. Louis Sirkin Sirkin, Kinsley & Nazzarine(513) 721-4876
810 Sycamore Street
2nd Floor
Cincinnati, OH  45202
Party name: Free Speech Coalition and First Amendment Lawyers Association
 
John W. Whitehead The Rutherford Institute(434) 978-3888
1440 Sachem Place
Charlottesville, VA  22901
johnw@rutherford.org
Party name: Rutherford Institute
 
Robin S. Whitehead Morality in Media, Inc.(212) 870-3222
475 Riverside Drive Suite 239
New York, NY  10115
Party name: Morality in Media, Inc.