No. 08-970
Title:
Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al., Petitioners
v.
Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al.
Docketed:February 2, 2009
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  Case Nos.:(06-15514, 06-15874)
  Decision Date:July 3, 2008
  Rehearing Denied:November 5, 2008
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 29 2009 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 4, 2009)
Mar 4 2009 Brief of respondents Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al. in opposition filed.
Mar 18 2009 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 3, 2009.
Apr 6 2009 Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition for a writ of certiorari.
Apr 16 2009 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 22, 2009.
Jun 9 2009 The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 21, 2009.
Jun 20 2009 Brief amici curiae of National Sheriffs' Association, et al. filed.
Jun 22 2009 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Jun 22 2009 Brief of petitioners Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. filed.
Jun 29 2009 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jun 29 2009 Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
Jun 29 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
Jun 29 2009 Brief amici curiae of Old Republic Insurance Company, et al. filed.
Jun 29 2009 Brief amicus curiae of National School Boards Association filed.
Jun 29 2009 Brief amici curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed.
Jun 29 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Association County Commissioners of Georgia filed.
Jul 16 2009 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, October 14, 2009.
Jul 30 2009 CIRCULATED.
Aug 3 2009 Record for the U.S.D.C. for the District of Georgia received from U.S.C.A. for the 11th Circuit. (20 boxes) There are sealed documents in the record.
Aug 3 2009 Record received from the U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Aug 12 2009 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Aug 21 2009 Brief of respondents Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 28 2009 Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. filed.
Aug 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Small Private Law Firms That Rely on Statutory Fee Awards in Public Interest Litigation filed.
Aug 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Liberty Legal Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of American Association for Justice, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of New York State Bar Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Law and Economics Scholars Lucian A. Bebchuk, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed.
Aug 28 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law filed. (Distributed)
Sep 21 2009 Reply of petitioners Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 30 2009 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 14 2009 Argued. For petitioners: Mark H. Cohen, Atlanta, Ga; and Pratik A. Shah, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D.C.
Apr 21 2010 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C.J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., and Thomas, J., filed concurring opinions. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Stevens, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.
May 24 2010 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
May 25 2010 Record returned to the U.S.C.A., 11th Circuit.


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Mark H. Cohen Troutman Sanders LLP(404) 885-3597
    Counsel of RecordBank of America Plaza, Suite 5200
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA  30308
mark.cohen@troutmansanders.com
Party name: Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Paul D. Clement Bancroft PLLC(202) 234-0090
    Counsel of Record1919 M Street, N.W., Suite 470
Washington, DC  20036
pclement@bancroftpllc.com
Party name: Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al.
 
Michael B. de Leeuw Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP(212) 859-8000
One New York Plaza
New York, NY  10004
Michael.deLeeuw@friedfrank.com
Party name: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al.
 
Marcia Robinson Lowry Children's Rights(212) 683-2210
330 7th Avenue, Fourth Floor
New York, NY  10016
mlowry@childrensrights.org
Party name: Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al.
Other:
Lisa E. Cleary Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP(212) 336-2000
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10036-6710
Party name: New York State Bar Association, et al.
 
Aderson B. Francois Associate Professor of Law(202) 806-8065
Supervising Attorney Civil Rights Clinic
Howard University School of Law
2900 Van Ness Street NW
Washington, DC  20008
Afrancois@law.howard.edu
Party name: Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law
 
James F. Grubiak Association County Commissioners of Georgia(404)-522-5022
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA  30303
jgrubiak@accg.org
Party name: Association County Commissioners of Georgia
 
Elena Kagan Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Deanne E. Maynard Morrison & Foerster LLP(202) 887-8740
2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
DMaynard@mofo.com
Party name: Law and Economics Scholars Lucian A. Bebchuk, et al.
 
Corey L. Maze Solicitor General(334) 353-4336
Office of the Attorney General
500 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL  36130
cmaze@ago.state.al.us
Party name: Alabama, et al.
 
John A. Payton NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.(212) 965-2200
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY  10013
jpayton@naacpldf.org
Party name: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
 
Sanford Jay Rosen Rosen Bien & Galvan LLP(415) 433-6830
315 Montgomery Street
10th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94104-1823
SRosen@rbgg.com
Party name: Small Private Law Firms That Rely on Statutory Fee Awards in Public Interest Litigation
 
Richard Ruda 108 Newlands St.(202) 365-1363
Chevy Chase, MD  20815
rmruda@hotmail.com
Party name: National Governors Association, et al.
 
Richard A. Samp Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
rsamp@wlf.org
Party name: washington Legal fFoundation
 
Kelly J. Shackelford Liberty Institute(972) 941-4444
2001 Plano Parkway, Suite 1600
Plano, TX  75075
kshackford@libertyinstitute.org
Party name: Liberty Legal Institute, et al.
 
Pratik A. Shah Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP(202) 887-4000
1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20036
pshah@akingump.com
Party name: Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. v. Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al.
 
Mark E. Solomons Greenberg Traurig LLP(202) 533-2362
2101 L Street, N.W.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20037
Solomonsm@gtlaw.com
Party name: Old Republic Insurance Company, et al.
 
Thomas E. Wheeler II. Frost Brown Todd LLC(317) 237-3810
201 North Illinois,
Suite 1900
Indianapolis, IN  46244
Party name: National School Boards Association
 
Jeffrey R. White Center for Constitutional Litigation PC(202) 944-2839
777 6th Street, N.W., Suite 520
Washington, DC  20001-3723
jeffrey.white@cclfirm.com
Party name: American Association for Justice, et al.
 
Travis Russell Wisdom Travis Wisdom LLC(334) 826-0722
861 N. Dean Rd.
Suite C
Auburn, AL  36830
Party name: National Sheriffs' Association, et al.