No. 13-1499
Title:
Lanell Williams-Yulee, Petitioner
v.
The Florida Bar
Docketed:June 18, 2014
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Florida
  Case Nos.:(SC11-265)
  Decision Date:May 1, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jun 17 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 18, 2014)
Jun 30 2014 Waiver of right of respondent The Florida Bar to respond filed.
Jul 9 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
Jul 24 2014 Response Requested . (Due August 25, 2014)
Aug 22 2014 Brief of respondent The Florida Bar in opposition filed.
Aug 26 2014 Reply of petitioner Lanell Williams-Yulee filed.
Sep 3 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
Oct 2 2014 Petition GRANTED.
Nov 12 2014 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Lanell Williams-Yulee.
Nov 17 2014 Brief of petitioner Lanell Williams-Yulee filed.
Nov 21 2014 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Nov 24 2014 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al., filed.
Nov 24 2014 Brief amici curiae of Randolph Wolfson, et al. filed.
Nov 24 2014 Brief amicus curiae of The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression filed.
Nov 24 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Cameron A. Blau filed.
Dec 1 2014 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Dec 2 2014 Record requested from Supreme Court of Florida.
Dec 8 2014 Record received from Supreme Court of Florida. The record is electronic.
Dec 12 2014 CIRCULATED.
Dec 17 2014 Brief of respondent The Florida Bar filed. (Distributed)
Dec 19 2014 Brief amici curiae of Free Speech for People, and James C. Nelson filed. (Distributed)
Dec 22 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jed Shugerman filed. (Distributed).
Dec 23 2014 Brief amici curiae of Professors of Law, Economics, and Political Science filed. (Distributed)
Dec 23 2014 Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. and Democracy 21 filed. (Distributed).
Dec 23 2014 Brief amici curiae of States of Arizona, et al., filed. (Distributed)
Dec 23 2014 Brief amici curiae of State and Local Judicial Reform Groups filed. (Distributed)
Dec 23 2014 Brief amici curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 23 2014 Brief amicus curiae of The Carter Center filed. (Distributed)
Dec 24 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Conference of Chief Justices filed. (Distributed)
Dec 24 2014 Brief amici curiae of Thomas R. Phillips, et al., filed. (Distributed).
Dec 24 2014 Brief amici curiae of Major B. Harding, et al., filed. (Distributed).
Dec 24 2014 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributrd).
Dec 24 2014 Brief amici curiae of Norman Dorsen, et al., filed. (Distributed)
Jan 13 2015 Reply of petitioner Lanell Williams-Yulee filed. (Distributed)
Jan 20 2015 Argued. For petitioner: Andrew J. Pincus, Washington, D. C. For respondent, Barry Richard, Tallahassee, Fla.
Apr 29 2015 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part II. Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined that opinion in full, and Ginsburg, J., joined except as to Part II. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Breyer, J., joined as to Part II. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Kennedy, J., and Alito, J., filed dissenting opinions.
Jun 1 2015 MANDATE ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Michael B. Kimberly Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3127
    Counsel of Record1999 K Street NW
Washington, DC  20006
mkimberly@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Lanell Williams-Yulee
 
Andrew J. Pincus Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3127
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006-1101
apincus@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Lanell Williams-Yulee
Attorneys for Respondent:
Barry Richard Greenberg Traurig PA(850) 222-6891
    Counsel of Record101 East College Avenue
Tallahassee, FL  32302
richardb@gtlaw.com
Party name: The Florida Bar
 
M. Hope Keating Greenberg Traurig, P.A.(850)-222-6891
101 E. College Avenue
Tallahassee, FL  32301
keatingm@gtlaw.com
Party name: The Florida Bar
Other:
Jessica Ring Amunson Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Avenue NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
jamunson@jenner.com
Party name: Professors of Law, Economics, and Political Science
 
Donald B. Ayer Jones Day(202) 879-3939
51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20001-2113
dbayer@jonesday.com
Party name: Professor Jed Shugerman
 
Boris Bershteyn Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP212-735-3834
4 Times Square
New York, NY  10036
boris.bershteyn@skadden.com
Party name: The Carter Center
 
Paula S. Bickett Chief Counsel, Civil Appeals(602) 542-8304
Office of Attorney General
1275 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ  85007-2926
paula.bickett@azag.gov
Party name: States of Arizona, et al.,
 
James Bopp Jr. The Bopp Law Firm(812) 232-2434
1 South 6th Street
Terre Haute, IN  47807-3510
jboppjr@aol.com
Party name: Randolph Wolfson, et al.
 
Robert L. Corn-Revere Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP(202) 973-4200
1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, DC  20006-3401
bobcornrevere@dwt.com
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.,
 
Ronald A. Fein Free Speech for People(617) 244-0234
634 Commonwealth Avenue
Suite 209
Newton, MA  02459
rfein@freespeechforpeople
Party name: Free Speech for People, and James C. Nelson
 
Scott E. Gant Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP(202) 237-2727
5301 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20015
Party name: Thomas R. Phillips, et al.,
 
William C. Hubbard American Bar Association(312) 988-5000
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60654
abapresident@americanbar.org
Party name: American Bar Association
 
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. and Democracy 21
 
Burt Neuborne 40 Washington Square South(212) 620-0559
New York, NY  10011
burt.neuborne@nyu.edu
Party name: Norman Dorsen, et al.,
 
Randolph S. Sherman Kaye Scholer LLP(212) 836-8000
250 West 55th Street
New York, NY  10019
randolph.sherman @kayescholer.com
Party name: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, et al.
 
Igor Victor Timofeyev Paul Hastings LLP(202)-551-1792
875 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
igortimofeyev@paulhastings.com
Party name: Conference of Chief Justices
 
Paul H Titus Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis(215) 751-2000
1600 Market Street
Suite 3600
philadelphia, PA  19103
Party name: State and Local Judicial Reform Groups
 
Daniel Lawrence Wallach Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.(954) 965-5049
3111 Stirling Rd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL  33312-6525
Party name: Major B. Harding, et al.,
 
J. Joshua Wheeler Thomas Jefferson Center for Protection of Free Expression(434) 295-4784
400 Worrell Drive
Charlottesville, VA  22911
jjw@tjcenter.org
Party name: The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression
 
Christopher David Wiest Chris Wiest AAL PLLC(859) 486-6850
25 Town Center Boulevard
Crestview Hills, KY  41017
chris@cwiestlaw.com
Party name: Cameron A. Blau