No. 08-88
Title:
Vermont, Petitioner
v.
Michael Brillon
Docketed:July 18, 2008
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Vermont
  Case Nos.:(2005-167)
  Decision Date:March 14, 2008
  Rehearing Denied:April 25, 2008
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 15 2008 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 18, 2008)
Aug 12 2008 Brief of respondent Michael Brillon in opposition filed.
Aug 12 2008 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Michael Brillon.
Aug 27 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2008.
Oct 1 2008 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Oct 1 2008 Petition GRANTED.
Nov 7 2008 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 13, 2009.
Nov 14 2008 Brief amici curiae of Utah, et al. filed.
Nov 17 2008 Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs received.
Nov 17 2008 Brief of petitioner Vermont filed.
Nov 21 2008 Brief amici curiae of Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, et al. filed.
Nov 24 2008 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Nov 24 2008 Brief amici curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 28 2008 CIRCULATED.
Dec 15 2008 Record received from the Supreme Court of Vermont (1 box)
Dec 16 2008 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Dec 17 2008 Brief of respondent Michael Brillon filed. (Distributed)
Dec 23 2008 Brief amici curiae of Retired State Court Justices filed. (Distributed)
Dec 24 2008 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 6 2009 Reply of petitioner Vermont filed. (Distributed)
Jan 6 2009 Letter from counsel for the petitioner seeking permission to lodge copies of related non-record material.
Jan 9 2009 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Jan 9 2009 Letter from counsel for the respondent opposing petitioner's lodging request.
Jan 13 2009 Argued. For petitioner: Christina Rainville, Chief Deputy State's Attorney, Bennington, Vt.; and Leondra R. Kruger, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: William A. Nelson, Middlebury, VT.
Mar 9 2009 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, J., joined.
Apr 10 2009 MANDATE ISSUED.
Jun 4 2009 Record returned to Supreme Court of Vermont.
Jun 4 2009 Record returned to Attorney William A. Nelson.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Christina Elaine Rainville Bennington County State's Attorney's Office(802) 442-8116
    Counsel of Record150 Veterans Memorial Dr.
Bennington, VT  05201
christina.rainville@state.vt.us
Party name: Vermont
Attorneys for Respondent:
William A. Nelson 52 High Street (802) 388-6781
    Counsel of RecordMiddlebury, VT  05753
william.a.nelson@comcast.net
Party name: Michael Brillon
Other:
Anthony J. Franze Arnold & Porter LLP(202) 942-5000
555 Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20004
anthony.franze@aporter.com
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
 
Cheryl Hanna Vermont Law School(802)-831-1282
P.O. Box 96
164 Chelsea Street
South Royalton, VT  05068
channa@vermontlaw.com
Party name: Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, et al.
 
Edwin S. Kneedler Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: United States
 
Richard Ruda 108 Newlands St.(202) 365-1363
Chevy Chase, MD  20815
rmruda@hotmail.com
Party name: National Governors Association, et al.
 
Samuel Spital Holland & Knight LLP(212) 513-3200
195 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, NY  10007
samuel.spital@hklaw.com
Party name: Retired State Court Justices
 
J. Frederic Voros Jr. Office of the Attorney General(801) 366-0180
160 East 300 South, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 140854
Salt Lake City, UT  84114-0854
Party name: Utah, et al.