No. 10-568
Title:
Nevada Commission on Ethics, Petitioner
v.
Michael A. Carrigan
Docketed:October 29, 2010
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Nevada
  Case Nos.:(51920)
  Decision Date:July 29, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 27 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 29, 2010)
Nov 24 2010 Brief amici curiae of Florida, et al. filed.
Nov 29 2010 Brief of respondent Michael A. Carrigan in opposition filed.
Dec 10 2010 Supplemental brief of respondent filed.
Dec 15 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 7, 2011.
Dec 15 2010 Reply of petitioner Nevada Commission on Ethics filed. (Distributed)
Jan 7 2011 Petition GRANTED.
Jan 25 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus cuirae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Jan 31 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Feb 7 2011 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
Feb 22 2011 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Feb 22 2011 Brief of petitioner Nevada Commission on Ethics filed.
Mar 1 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed.
Mar 1 2011 Brief amici curiae of Florida, et al. filed.
Mar 1 2011 Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom on the Press, et al. filed.
Mar 1 2011 Brief amicus curiae of The Nevada Legislature filed.
Mar 8 2011 CIRCULATED.
Mar 16 2011 Motion of The Nevada Legislature for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Mar 24 2011 Brief of respondent Michael A. Carrigan filed. (Distributed).
Mar 25 2011 Petitioner's opposition to motion of Nevada Legislature.
Mar 28 2011 Record received from Supreme Court of Nevada (1 box).
Mar 30 2011 Record recevied from 1st Judicial District Court of Nevada, (Carson City) . (1 box)
Mar 31 2011 Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 31 2011 Brief amici curiae of James Madison Center and the Center for Competitive Politics filed. (Distributed)
Apr 14 2011 Reply of petitioner Nevada Commission on Ethics filed. (Distributed)
Apr 15 2011 Motion of The Nevada Legislature for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED.
Apr 27 2011 Argued. For petitioner: John P. Elwood, Washington, D. C. For respondent: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, N. Y.
Apr 28 2011 Letter from counsel for petitioner Nevada Commission on Ethics filed. (Distributed).
Jun 13 2011 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a concurring opinion. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.
Jul 15 2011 MANDATE ISSUED.
Jul 22 2011 Record returned to Supreme Court of Nevada.
Jul 22 2011 Record returned to First Judicial District Court of Nevada.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
John P. Elwood Vinson & Elkins LLP(202) 639-6500
    Counsel of Record2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 500 West
Washington, DC  20037
jelwood@velaw.com
Party name: Nevada Commission on Ethics
Attorneys for Respondent:
E. Joshua Rosenkranz Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP(212) 506-5380
    Counsel of Record51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY  10019-6142
jrosenkranz@orrick.com
Party name: Michael A. Carrigan
 
Douglas R. Thornley Senior Assistant City Attorney(775)-353-2324
431 Prater Way
Sparks, NV  89431
dthornley@cityofsparks.us
Other:
David L. Barber City Attorney's Office(817)-459-6878
Mail Stop #63-0300
P.O. Box 90231
Arlington, TX  76004
David.Barber@arlingtontx.gov
Party name: International Municipal Lawyers Association
 
James Bopp Jr. The Bopp Law Firm(812) 232-2434
1 South 6th Street
Terre Haute, IN  47807-3510
jboppjr@aol.com
Party name: James Madison Center and the Center for Competitive Politics
 
Lucy A Dalglish Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press(703) 807-2100
1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, VA  22209-2100
ldalglish@rcfp.org
Party name: Reporters Committee for Freedom on the Press, et al.
 
Scott D. Makar Solicitor General(850) 414-3300
Office of Attorney General of Florida
The Capitol,Suite PL-01
Tallahassee, FL  32399
scott.makar@myfloridalegal.com
Party name: Florida, et al.
 
Scott L. Nelson Public Citizen Litigation Group(202) 588-1000
1600 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20009
snelson@citizen.org
Party name: Public Citizen, Inc.
 
Kevin C. Powers Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau(775)-684-6830
401 S. Carson Street
Carson City, NV  89701-4747
Party name: The Nevada Legislature