No. 10-10
Title:
Michael D. Turner, Petitioner
v.
Rebecca L. Rogers, et al.
Docketed:June 29, 2010
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of South Carolina
  Case Nos.:(26793)
  Decision Date:March 29, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jun 25 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 29, 2010)
Jul 22 2010 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 30, 2010.
Jul 27 2010 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Jul 27 2010 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 27, 2010, for all respondents.
Jul 29 2010 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
Jul 29 2010 Brief amici curiae of Center for Family Policy and Practice, et al. filed.
Jul 29 2010 Brief amicus curiae of Constitution Project filed.
Sep 24 2010 Motion for leave to intervene filed by Larry E. Price, Sr.
Sep 24 2010 Brief of respondent South Carolina Department of Social Services in opposition filed.
Sep 24 2010 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondents Rebecca L. Rogers and Larry Price, Sr.
Sep 24 2010 Brief of respondents Rebecca L. Rogers and Larry Price, Sr. in opposition filed.
Sep 28 2010 Letter received from counsel for petitioner Michael D. Turner. (Distributed)
Oct 5 2010 Reply of petitioner Michael D. Turner filed. (Distributed)
Oct 6 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 29, 2010.
Nov 1 2010 Motion for leave to intervene filed by respondent GRANTED.
Nov 1 2010 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondents GRANTED.
Nov 1 2010 Petition GRANTED in addition to the question presented by the petition the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: "Does the Court have jurisdiction to review the decision of the South Carolina Supreme Court?".
Nov 10 2010 Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondents Rebecca L. Rogers and Larry Price, Sr.
Nov 23 2010 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 10, 2010.
Nov 23 2010 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 4, 2011.
Nov 23 2010 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including February 9, 2011.
Dec 13 2010 Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondents DENIED.
Dec 23 2010 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, March 23, 2011.
Jan 4 2011 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Jan 4 2011 Brief of petitioner Michael D. Turner filed.
Jan 8 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Jan 11 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Constitution Project filed.
Jan 11 2011 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
Jan 11 2011 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
Jan 11 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Family Policy and Practice filed.
Jan 11 2011 Brief amici curiae of Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, et al. filed.
Jan 11 2011 Brief amici curiae of Elizabeth G. Patterson, et al. filed.
Jan 11 2011 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 14 2011 CIRCULATED.
Feb 8 2011 Brief of respondents Rebecca L. Rogers, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 11 2011 Record received from Supreme Court of South Carolina. (1 envelope)
Feb 14 2011 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Feb 15 2011 Brief amici curiae of Senators Demint, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 15 2011 Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 15 2011 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Benjamin Barton and Darryl Brown filed. (Distributed)
Mar 4 2011 Reply of petitioner Michael D. Turner filed. (Distributed)
Mar 7 2011 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED and the time is divided as follows: 30 minutes for the petitioner, 10 minutes for the Acting Solicitor General, and 30 minutes for the respondents.
Mar 23 2011 Argued. For petitioner: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C. For United States as amicus curiae: Leondra R. Kruger, Acting Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Stephanos Bibas, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mar 25 2011 Letter from counsel for petitioner Michael D. Turner received. (Distributed)
Jun 20 2011 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined, and in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, JJ., joined as to Parts I-B and II.
Jul 22 2011 MANDATE ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
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: Michael D. Turner
Attorneys for Respondents:
Stephanos Bibas University of Pennsylvania Law School(215) 746-2297
    Counsel of RecordSupreme Court Clinic
3501 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA  19104
sbibas@law.upenn.edu
Party name: Rebecca L. Rogers, et al.
 
James Emory Smith Jr. Assistant Deputy Attorney General(803) 734-3680
Rembert C. Dennis Building
Post Office Box 11549
Columbia, SC  29211-1549
AGESmith@scag.gov
Party name: South Carolina Department of Social Services
Other:
Noel J. Francisco Jones Day(202) 879-3939
51 Louisiana Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20001
njfrancisco@jonesday.com
Party name: Senators Demint, et al.
 
Anthony J. Franze Arnold & Porter LLP(202) 942-5000
555 Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20004
anthony.franze@aporter.com
Party name: Elizabeth G. Patterson, et al.
 
Neal Kumar Katyal Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ
Party name: the United States
 
Leondra Reid Kruger Assistant to the Solicitor General(202)-514-4038
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Michael D. Turner v. Rebecca L. Rogers, et al.
 
Michael D. Leffel Foley & Lardner LLP(608) 257-5035
Verex Plaza
150 East Gilman Street
Madison, WI  53703-1481
mleffel@foley.com
Party name: Center for Family Policy and Practice
 
Stephen J. McConnell Dechert LLP(215) 994-4000
Cira Centre
2929 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA  19104
stephen.mcconnell@dechert.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al.
 
Edward R. McNicholas Sidley Austin, LLP(202) 736-8010
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
emcnicholas@sidley.com
Party name: Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, et al.
 
Jonathan F. Mitchell Solicitor General of Texas(512) 936-1695
Texas Attorney General's Office
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, TX  78711-2548
jonathan.mitchell@oag.state.tx.us
Party name: Texas, et al.
 
Adam K. Mortara Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP(312)-494-4469
54 W. Hubbard Street, Suite 300
Chicago, IL  60654
adam.mortara@bartlit-beck.com
Party name: Law Professors Benjamin Barton and Darryl Brown
 
John C. Moylan III. Whyche Burgess Freeman & Parham PA(803) 254-6542
801 Gervais Street, Suite B
Columbia, SC  29201
jmoylan@wyche.com
Party name: Center for Family Policy and Practice, et al.
 
David M. Raim Chadbourne & Parke LLP(202) 974-5745
1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Constitution Project
 
Stephen N. Zack President(312) 988-5000
American Bar Association
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60654-7598
abapresident@abanet.org
Party name: American Bar Association