| No. 13-461 | ||||
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| Docketed: | October 11, 2013 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (12-2786, 12-2807) |
| Decision Date: | April 1, 2013 |
| Rehearing Denied: | July 16, 2013 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 11 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 12, 2013) |
| Nov 4 2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neitiher party, received from counsel for the respondent. |
| Nov 5 2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 12, 2013. |
| Nov 6 2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae breifs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Nov 8 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of The Media Institute filed. |
| Nov 12 2013 | Brief amici curiae of The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), et al. filed. |
| Nov 12 2013 | Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Broadcasters, et al. filed. |
| Nov 12 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation |
| Nov 12 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Time Warner Inc., and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. filed. |
| Nov 12 2013 | Brief amici curiae of National Football League, and Major League Baseball filed. |
| Nov 12 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Viacom, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Nov 12 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Copyright Alliance, and Various Professors filed. |
| Dec 12 2013 | Brief of respondent Aereo, Inc., fka Bamboom Labs, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Dec 23 2013 | Reply of petitioners American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Dec 24 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 10, 2014. |
| Jan 10 2014 | Petition GRANTED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Feb 3 2014 | Motion for leave to intervene filed by FilmOn X, LLC, et al. |
| Feb 7 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Feb 10 2014 | Opposition of respondent to motion to intervene |
| Feb 11 2014 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
| Feb 12 2014 | Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 28, 2014. |
| Feb 12 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. |
| Feb 18 2014 | Reply of FilmOn X LLC to respondent's opposition to motion to intervene. |
| Feb 24 2014 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Feb 24 2014 | Brief of petitioners American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Feb 26 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of The Media Institute filed. |
| Feb 27 2014 | Record received from U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit, a portion of this record is SEALED. This record is electronic (Not PACER). |
| Feb 27 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Peter S. Menell and David Nimmer filed. |
| Feb 28 2014 | Record received from U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York (1Box), this record is SEALED. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Motion for leave to intervene filed by FilmOn X, LLC, et al. DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), et al. filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Broadcasters, et al. filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of BSA / The Software Alliance in support of neither party filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Center for Democracy & Technology, et al. in support of neither party filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Viacom, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of National Football League and Major League Baseball filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Cablevision Systems Corp. filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Copyright Alliance and Various Professors filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Ralph Oman, Former Register of Copyrights of the United States filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, et al. filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of The Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia in support of neither party filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of International Center for Law & Economics, et al. filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), et al. filed. |
| Mar 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Time Warner Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. filed. |
| Mar 10 2014 | CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 12 2014 | Motion of the Deputy Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 26 2014 | Brief of respondent Aereo, Inc., fka Bamboom Labs, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 1 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Small and Independent Broadcasters filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association and Mozilla Corporation filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2014 | Brief amici curiae of FilmOn X, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2014 | Brief amici curiae of DISH Network L.L.C., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2014 | Brief amici curiae of 36 Intellectual Property and Copyright Law Professors filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors and Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2014 | Brief amici curiae of The Consumer Federation of America, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of American Cable Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2014 | Brief amici curiae of The Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Apr 2 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Competition Law Professors, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 14 2014 | Reply of petitioners American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 16 2014 | Justice Alito is no longer recused in this case. |
| Apr 18 2014 | Motion of the Deputy Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 22 2014 | Argued. For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C. |
| Apr 23 2014 | Letter from counsel for the respondents filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 25 2014 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 28 2014 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jul 28 2014 | Record returned for U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | ||
| Paul D. Clement | Bancroft PLLC | (202) 234-0090 |
| Counsel of Record | 500 New Jersey Avenue NW | |
| Seventh Floor | ||
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| pclement@bancroftpllc.com | ||
| Party name: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| David C. Frederick | Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L | (202)-326-7951 |
| Counsel of Record | Sumner Square 1615 M Street, NW, | |
| Suite 400 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036-3209 | ||
| dfrederick@khhte.com | ||
| Party name: Aereo, Inc., fka Bamboom Labs, Inc. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Cory L. Andrews | Washington Legal Foundation | (202)-588-0302 |
| 2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| candrews@wlf.org | ||
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation Washington Legal Foundation | ||
| Hans Bader | Competitive Enterprise Institute | (202) 331-1010 |
| 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1250 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| hans.bader@cei.org | ||
| Party name: International Center for Law & Economics, et al. | ||
| Ryan G Baker | Baker Marquart LLP | (424) 652-7800 |
| 10990 Wilshire Blvd., Fourth Fl. | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90024 | ||
| rbaker@bakermarquart.com | ||
| Party name: FilmOn X, LLC, et al. | ||
| Jonathan Band | Jonathan Band PLLC | (202) 296-5675 |
| 21 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 800 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| jband@policybandwidth.com | ||
| Party name: Center for Democracy & Technology, et al. in support of neither party | ||
| Paul T. Cappuccio | Time Warner Inc. | (212) 484-8000 |
| One Time Warner Center | ||
| New York, NY 10019 | ||
| paul.cappucio@timewaener.com | ||
| Party name: Time Warner Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. | ||
| Duncan Crabtree-Ireland | SAG-AFTRA | (323) 549-6627 |
| 5757 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90036 | ||
| dci@sagaftra.org | ||
| Party name: Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, et al. | ||
| Michael M. Epstein | Amicus Project at Southwestern Law School | 213-738-6774 |
| 3050 Wilshire Blvd. | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90010 | ||
| amicusproject@swlaw.edu | ||
| Party name: Competition Law Professors, et al. | ||
| Sean Michael Fiil-Flynn | 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW | (202)-274-4445 |
| Washington, DC 20016 | ||
| pijip@wcl.american.edu | ||
| Party name: Law Professors and Scholars | ||
| Russell J. Frackman | Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP | (310) 312-2000 |
| 11377 W. Olympic Boulevard | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90064-1683 | ||
| rjf@msk.com | ||
| Party name: The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), et al. | ||
| Robert Alan Garrett | Arnold & Porter LLP | (202) 942-5000 |
| 555 12th Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| Robert.Garrett@aporter.com | ||
| Party name: National Football League and Major League Baseball | ||
| Peter Jaszi | Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law | (202) 274-4216 |
| Washington College of Law AU | ||
| 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Room 394 | ||
| Washington, DC 20016 | ||
| pjaszi@wcl.american.edu | ||
| Party name: The Consumer Federation of America, et al. | ||
| Kelly M. Klaus | Munger Tolles & Olson LLP | (415) 512-4000 |
| 560 Mission Street, 27th Floor | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94110 | ||
| Kelly.Klaus@mto.com | ||
| Party name: Viacom, Inc., 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: the United States | ||
| Eleanor Martine Lackman | Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP | (212) 974-7474 |
| 41 Madison Avenue, 34th Floor | ||
| New York, NY 10010 | ||
| elackman@cdas.com | ||
| Party name: Copyright Alliance and Various Professors | ||
| Jeffrey A. Lamken | MoloLamken LLP | (202) 556-2000 |
| The Watergate, Suite 660 | ||
| 600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20037 | ||
| jlamken@mololamken.com | ||
| Party name: Cablevision Systems Corp. | ||
| Robert A. Long Jr. | Covington & Burling LLP | (202) 662-6000 |
| OneCity Center, 850 Tenth Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| rlong@cov.com | ||
| Party name: The National Association of Broadcasters, et al. | ||
| Steven G. Mason | McCarthy Tetrault, LLP | 416-601-7703 |
| TD Bank Tower, Ste. 5300 | ||
| Toronto, XX M5K 1E6 | ||
| smason@mccarthy.ca | ||
| Party name: International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), et al. | ||
| Peter S. Menell | Koret Professor of Law and Director | (510) 642-5489 |
| Berkeley Center for Law & Technology | ||
| UC Berkeley School of Law | ||
| Boalt Hall | ||
| Berkeley, CA 94720 | ||
| pmenell@law.berkeley.edu | ||
| Party name: Professors Peter S. Menell and David Nimmer | ||
| John T. Mitchell | Interaction Law | (202) 415-9213 |
| 1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300 | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| john@interactionlaw.com | ||
| Party name: American Cable Association | ||
| Robert B. Mitchell Jr. | K&L Gates LLP | 206-370-7640 |
| 925 4th Avenue, Suite 2900 | ||
| Seattle, WA 98104 | ||
| rob.mitchell@klgates.com | ||
| Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association | ||
| Ralph Oman | Pravel Professorial Lecturer | (202) 994-2122 |
| George Washington University Law School | ||
| 2000 H Street, E403 | ||
| Washington, DC 20052 | ||
| roman@law.gwu.edu | ||
| Party name: Ralph Oman, Former Register of Copyrights of the United States | ||
| Hillel Ira Parness | Robins Kaplan Miller &Ciresi LLP | (212) 980-7400 |
| 601 Lexington Avenue, Suite 3400 | ||
| New York, NY 10022 | ||
| hiparness@rkmc.com | ||
| Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association | ||
| Andrew J. Pincus | Mayer Brown LLP | (202) 263-3127 |
| 1999 K Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20006-1101 | ||
| apincus@mayerbrown.com | ||
| Party name: BSA / The Software Alliance in support of neither party | ||
| David Post | Temple Univeristy Law School | (215) 204-4539 |
| 1719 North Broad Street | ||
| Philadelphia, PA 19122 | ||
| david.post@temple.edu | ||
| Party name: 36 Intellectual Property and Copyright Law Professors | ||
| E. Joshua Rosenkranz | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | (212) 506-5000 |
| 51 West 52nd Street | ||
| New York, NY 10019-6142 | ||
| jrosenkranz@orrick.com | ||
| Party name: DISH Network L.L.C., et al. | ||
| Jason M. Schultz | NYU School of Law | (212) 992-7365 |
| 245 Sullivan Street, 609 | ||
| New York, NC 10012 | ||
| jason.schultz@exchange.law.nyu.edu | ||
| Party name: Small and Independent Broadcasters | ||
| Rodney A. Smolla | 225 Herty Drive | (864) 373-3882 |
| Athens, GA 30602 | ||
| rod.smolla@gmail.com | ||
| Party name: The Media Institute | ||
| Malcolm L. Stewart | Deputy Solicitor General | (202) 514-2201 |
| Department of Justice | ||
| Washington, DC 20530 | ||
| malcolm.l.stewart@usdoj.gov | ||
| Party name: United States | ||
| Mitchell Leff Stoltz | Electronic Frontier Foundation | (415)-436-9333 |
| 815 Eddy Street | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94109 | ||
| mitch@eff.org | ||
| Party name: The Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. | ||
| Kathleen M. Sullivan | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP | (212) 849-7000 |
| 51 Madison Ave., 22nd Floor | ||
| New York, NY 10010 | ||
| kathleensullivan@quinnemanuel.com | ||
| Party name: Computer & Communications Industry Association and Mozilla Corporation | ||
| Kelu Lu Sullivan | Baker & Hostetler LLP | (202)-861-1532 |
| 1050 Connecticut Ave., NW Ste. 1100 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| ksullivan@bakerlaw.com | ||
| Party name: The Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia in support of neither party | ||