No. 07-582
Title:
Federal Communications Commission, et al., Petitioners
v.
Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al.
Docketed:November 1, 2007
Linked with 07A155
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  Case Nos.:(06-1760-ag, 06-2750-ag, 06-5358-ag)
  Decision Date:June 4, 2007
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aug 22 2007 Application (07A155) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 2, 2007 to October 4, 2007, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Aug 23 2007 Application (07A155) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until October 4, 2007.
Sep 24 2007 Application (07A155) to extend further the time from October 4, 2007 to November 1, 2007, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Sep 24 2007 Application (07A155) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until November 1, 2007.
Nov 1 2007 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 3, 2007)
Nov 20 2007 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 2, 2008, for all respondents.
Dec 17 2007 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 1, 2008, for all respondents.
Feb 1 2008 Brief of respondents NBC Universal, Inc., and NBC Telemundo License Company in opposition filed.
Feb 1 2008 Brief of respondents Fox Television Stations, Inc., CBS Broadcasting Inc., and ABC, Inc. in opposition filed.
Feb 13 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 29, 2008.
Feb 15 2008 Reply of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 10 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 14, 2008.
Mar 17 2008 Petition GRANTED.
Apr 10 2008 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 2, 2008.
Apr 22 2008 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party, or neither party, received from counsel for respondents, NBC Universal, Inc.,and NBC Telemundo License Company.
Jun 2 2008 Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs filed.
Jun 2 2008 Brief of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed.
Jun 3 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Decency Enforcement Center for Telvision filed.
Jun 6 2008 Brief amicus curiae of National Religious Broadcasters filed.
Jun 6 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Morality in Media, Inc. filed.
Jun 9 2008 Brief amici curiae of Alliance Defense Fund and Family Research Council filed.
Jun 9 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Parents Television Council filed.
Jun 9 2008 Brief amici curiae of American Center for Law & Justice, et al. filed.
Jun 9 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Jun 9 2008 Brief amici curiae of Free Press, et al.in support of neither party filed.
Jun 9 2008 Brief amici curiae of American Academy of Pediatrics, et al. filed.
Jun 20 2008 The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including August 1, 2008.
Jul 31 2008 CIRCULATED
Aug 1 2008 Brief of respondents NBC Universal, Inc., and NBC Telemundo License Company, CBS Broadcasting Inc., and ABC, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 1 2008 Brief of respondent Center for Creative Voices in Media filed. (Distributed)
Aug 1 2008 Brief of respondent Fox Television Stations, Inc. filed. (Distributed).
Aug 6 2008 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either or neither party received from counsel for respondent ABC, Inc.
Aug 8 2008 Brief amici curiae of National Assocation of Broadcasters and Radio-Television News Directors filed. (Distributed)
Aug 8 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Time Warner Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 8 2008 Brief amici curiae of Public Broadcasters filed. (Distributed)
Aug 8 2008 Brief amici curiae of Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and the Media Institute filed. (Distributed)
Aug 8 2008 Brief amici curiae of California Broadcasters Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 8 2008 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 8 2008 Brief amicus curiae of ABC Television Affiliates Association filed. (Distributed)
Aug 8 2008 Brief amici curiae of Former FCC Commissioners and Officials filed. (Distributed)
Aug 18 2008 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, November 4, 2008.
Aug 20 2008 Brief amici curiae of Center for Democracy & Technology, et al. filed. (Distributed).
Aug 26 2008 Record received from U.S.C.A. for the 2nd Circuit. (1 box)
Sep 2 2008 Reply of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 4 2008 Argued. For petitioners: Gregory G. Garre, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D.C.
Apr 28 2009 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Scalia, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, III-A through III-D, and IV, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part III-E, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Kennedy, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the the judgment. Stevens, J., and Ginsburg, J., filed dissenting opinions. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined.
Jun 1 2009 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Aug 14 2009 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 2nd Circuit.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Elena Kagan Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Federal Communications Commission, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Robert L. Corn-Revere Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP(202) 973-4200
    Counsel of Record1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC  20006-3401
bobcornrevere@dwt.com
Party name: CBS Broadcasting Inc.
 
Miguel A. Estrada Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
    Counsel of Record1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
mestrada@gibsondunn.com
Party name: NBC Universal, Inc., and NBC Telemundo License Company,CBS Broadcasting Inc., and ABC, Inc.
 
Carter G. Phillips Sidley Austin LLP(202) 736-8270
    Counsel of Record1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
cphillips@sidley.com
Party name: Fox Television Stations, Inc.
 
Andrew Jay Schwartzman Media Access Project(202) 232-4300
    Counsel of Record1625 K Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20006
andys@mediaaccess.org
Party name: Center for Creative Voices in Media
 
Seth P. Waxman Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
    Counsel of Record1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
Party name: ABC, Inc.
Other:
Marvin Ammori 1899 L Street, NW, Suite 400(202) 505-3680
Washington, DC  20036
marvin@ammorigroup.com
Party name: Free Press, et al.
 
Benjamin W. Bull Alliance Defending Freedom(480) 444-0020
15100 N. 90th Street
Scottsdale, AZ  85260
bbull@alliancedefendingfreedom.org
Party name: Alliance Defense Fund and Family Research Council
 
Angela J. Campbell Institute for Public Representation(202) 662-9535
Georgetrown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Ave., NW, Ste. 312
Washington, DC  20001-0000
ipr-efiling@law.georgetown.edu
Party name: American Academy of Pediatrics, et al.
 
John C. Eastman Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence(714) 628-2587
c/o Chapman University School of Law
One University Drive
Orange, CA  92886
jeastman@chapman.edu
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 
Wade H. Hargrove Jr. Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard, LLP(919) 839-0300
150 Fayetteville St., Suite 1600
Raleigh, NC  27601
whargrove@brookspierce.com
Party name: ABC Television Affiliates Associationl.
 
Marjorie Heins 170 West 76th Street, #301 (212) 496-1311
New York, NY  10023
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
 
Christopher Landau Kirkland & Ellis LLP(202) 879-5087
655 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
clandau@kirkland.com
Party name: Time Warner Inc.
 
Timothy K. Lewis Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP(215) 751-2000
1600 Market Street
Suite 3600
Philadelphia, PA  19103
Party name: Former FCC Commissioners and Officials
 
Robert A. Long Jr. Covington & Burling LLP(202) 662-6000
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
rlong@cov.com
Party name: Public Broadcasters
 
John B. Morris Jr. Center for Democracy & Technology(202) 637-9800
1634 I Street, NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC  20001
jmorris@cdt.org
Party name: Center for Democracy & Technology, et al.
 
Thomas B. North 1387 N. State St., #11 (906)-643-6348
St. Ignace, MI  49781
Party name: Decency Enforcement Center for Television
 
Robert M. O'Neil Thomas Jefferson Center for Protection of Free Expression(434) 295-4784
400 Worrell Drive
Charlottesville, VA  22911
Party name: Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and the Media Institute
 
Craig L. Parshall National Religious Broadcasters(703) 331-4517
9510 Technology Dr.
Manassas, VA  20110
cparshall@nrb.org
Party name: National Religious Broadccasters
 
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 & Justice, et al.
 
Paul M. Smith Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
psmith@jenner.com
Party name: National Assocation of Broadcasters and Radio-Television News Directors
 
Robert R. Sparks Jr. Sparks & Craig LLP(703) 848-4700
6862 Elm Street
Suite 360
McLean, VA  22101
rrsparks@sparkscraig.com
Party name: Parents Television Council
 
Kathleen M. Sullivan Stanford Constitutional Law Center(650) 725-9875
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA  94305-8610
Party name: California Broadcasters Association, et al.
 
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.