| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Feb 10 2011 |
Application (10A794) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 20, 2011 to March 22, 2011, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| Feb 10 2011 |
Application (10A794) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until March 22, 2011. |
| Mar 10 2011 |
Application (10A794) to extend further the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 22, 2011 to April 21, 2011, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| Mar 10 2011 |
Application (10A794) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until April 21, 2011. |
| Mar 25 2011 |
Application (10A949) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 4, 2011 to May 4, 2011, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| Mar 25 2011 |
Application (10A949) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until May 4, 2011. |
| Apr 21 2011 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 23, 2011) |
| May 2 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent Fox Television Stations, Inc. |
| May 19 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Parents Television Council filed. |
| May 23 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for NBC. |
| May 23 2011 |
Brief of respondents ABC Television Affiliates Association, et al. in opposition filed. |
| May 23 2011 |
Brief of respondent Intervenors Center for Creative Voices in Media, et al. in opposition filed. |
| May 23 2011 |
Brief of respondents Fox Television Stations, Inc., CBS Broadcasting Inc., NBC Universal, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. |
| May 23 2011 |
Brief of respondents ABC, Inc., KTRK Television, Inc., and WLS Television, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| May 23 2011 |
Consent to the fiing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent CBS Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Jun 7 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 23, 2011. |
| Jun 9 2011 |
Reply of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 27 2011 |
Petition GRANTED limited to the following question: �Whether the Federal Communications Commission�s current indecency-enforcement regime violates the First or Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.�. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Jun 28 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents ABC, Inc., KTRK Television, Inc. and WLS Television. |
| Jun 29 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents NBC Universal Inc., and NBC Telemondo License Company. |
| Jun 29 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent CBS Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Jun 29 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent Fox Television Stations, Inc. |
| Jun 29 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Center for Creative Voices in Media, and the Future of Music Coalition. |
| Jul 1 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents ABC Television Affiliates Association, et al. |
| Jul 8 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from the Solicitor General. |
| Jul 22 2011 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 7, 2011. |
| Jul 22 2011 |
The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including November 3, 2011. |
| Sep 7 2011 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Sep 7 2011 |
Brief of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed. |
| Sep 12 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Religious Broadcasters filed. |
| Sep 13 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Morality in Media, Inc. filed. |
| Sep 13 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Decency Enforcement Center for Television filed. |
| Sep 14 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice in support of neither party filed. |
| Sep 14 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of American College of Pediatricians and the Christian Medical and Legal Association filed. |
| Sep 14 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Judith A. Reisman, Ph.D. and Liberty Counsel filed. |
| Sep 14 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Focus on the Family and Family Research Council filed. |
| Sep 14 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Yale Law School Information Society Project Scholars, et al. filed. |
| Sep 14 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Parents Television Council filed. |
| Nov 2 2011 |
Joint motion of respondents for divided argument filed. |
| Nov 3 2011 |
Brief of respondents CBS Television Network Affiliates Association and NBC Television Affiliates filed. |
| Nov 3 2011 |
Brief of respondents Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Nov 3 2011 |
Brief of respondents ABC Television Affiliates Association, et al. filed. |
| Nov 3 2011 |
Brief of respondents Center for Creative Voices in Media, et al. filed. |
| Nov 3 2011 |
Brief of respondents ABC, Inc., KTRK Television, Inc., and WLS Television, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 7 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment, et al. filed. |
| Nov 7 2011 |
Letter from counsel for respondents ABC, Inc., KTRK Television, Inc., and WLS Television, Inc. proposing to lodge copies of charts (cited to in their brief on the merits) drawn from data in proprietary Nielsen databases. |
| Nov 8 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the CBS Television Network Affiliates Assn. and NBC Television Affiliates. |
| Nov 9 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Former FCC Officials filed. |
| Nov 9 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of American Academy of Pediatrics, et al. filed. |
| Nov 10 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of The Student Press Law Center and College Broadcasters, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 10 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. filed. |
| Nov 10 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Broadcasters, et al. filed. |
| Nov 10 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 10 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Public Broadcasting Service filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 10 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 10 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and the Media Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 14 2011 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 10 , 2012. |
| Nov 15 2011 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Nov 22 2011 |
Motion for divided argument filed by respondent GRANTED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Dec 6 2011 |
Reply of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 22 2011 |
Adminstrative record received from FCC. (1 Box) |
| Jan 4 2012 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 2nd Circuit. (1 Box) |
| Jan 10 2012 |
Argued. For petitioners: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al.: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C. For respondents ABC, Inc., et al.: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 21 2012 |
Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Sotomayor, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the cases. |
| Jul 23 2012 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jul 24 2012 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for the 2nd Circuit. |
| Jul 24 2012 |
Record returned to Federal Communication Commission. |