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No. 23-1039
 
Title: Marlean A. Ames, Petitioner
v.
Ohio Department of Youth Services
Docketed: March 20, 2024
Linked with: 23A777
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (23-3341)
   Decision Date: December 4, 2023
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Feb 22 2024 Application (23A777) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 3, 2024 to March 18, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
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Feb 26 2024 Application (23A777) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until March 18, 2024.
Mar 18 2024 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 19, 2024)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 22 2024 Waiver of right of respondent Ohio Department of Youth Services to respond filed.
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Mar 27 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
Apr 03 2024 Response Requested. (Due May 3, 2024)
Apr 03 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 3, 2024 to June 3, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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Apr 04 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 3, 2024.
May 31 2024 Brief of respondent Ohio Department of Youth Services in opposition filed.
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Jun 03 2024 Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
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Jun 04 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
Jun 04 2024 Reply of petitioner Marlean A. Ames filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 20 2024 Rescheduled.
Sep 23 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
Oct 04 2024 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 25 2024 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Oct 31 2024 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 9, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 17, 2025. Petitioner will file the reply brief on the merits on or before February 7, 2025.
Nov 22 2024 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Nov 27 2024 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Dec 06 2024 Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and available with the Clerk.
Dec 09 2024 Brief of petitioner Marlean A. Ames filed.
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Dec 09 2024 Joint appendix (2 volumes) filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Dec 16 2024 Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of vacatur filed.
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Dec 16 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women filed.
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Dec 16 2024 Brief amici curiae of Professors Katie Eyer, et al. filed.
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Dec 16 2024 Brief amicus curiae of The National Employment of Lawyers Association filed.
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Dec 16 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
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Dec 16 2024 Brief amicus curiae of The Equal Protection Project filed.
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Dec 16 2024 Brief amicus curiae of American Alliance for Equal Rights filed.
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Dec 16 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Josh Young filed.
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Dec 16 2024 Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed.
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Jan 10 2025 Motion for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed by The National Employment Lawyers Association.
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Jan 13 2025 CIRCULATED
Jan 16 2025 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Jan 17 2025 Brief of respondent Ohio Department of Youth Services filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 22 2025 Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 24 2025 Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund filed. (Distributed)
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Feb 07 2025 Reply of petitioner Marlean A. Ames filed. (Distributed)
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Feb 12 2025 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Feb 12 2025 Motion of the National Employment Lawyers Association for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument DENIED.
Feb 26 2025 Argued. For petitioner: Xiao Wang, Charlottesville, Va.; and Ashley Robertson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: T. Elliot Gaiser, Solicitor General, Columbus, Ohio.
Jun 05 2025 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Jackson, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined.
Jul 07 2025 Judgment Issued.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Xiao Wang
Counsel of Record
University of Virginia School of Law
Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
x.wang@law.virginia.edu
Ph: (434) 924-8956
Party name: Marlean A. Ames


Attorneys for Respondents
Thomas Elliot Gaiser
Counsel of Record
Office of the Ohio Attorney General
30 E. Broad St., 17th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
thomas.gaiser@ohioago.gov
Ph: 6144668980
Party name: Ohio Department of Youth Services


Michael Jason Hendershot
Ohio Attorney General's Office
30 E. Broad Street, 17th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
michael.hendershot@ohioago.gov
Ph: 614.466.8980
Party name: Ohio Department of Youth Services


Other Attorneys
William Alan Jacobson
Counsel of Record
18 Maple Ave #280
Barrington, RI 02806
contact@legalinsurrection.com
Ph: 4012464192
Party name: The Equal Protection Project


Jeffrey Daniel Jennings
Counsel of Record
PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
3100 Clarendon Blvd
Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22201
jjennings@pacificlegal.org
Ph: 2028886881
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation


Alexsis Marie Johnson
Counsel of Record
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
40 Rector Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10006
amjohnson@naacpldf.org
Ph: 2129652200
Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.


Robert Scott Mantell
Counsel of Record
Law Office of Robert S. Mantell
47 Liberty Ave.
Somerville, MA 02144
rmantell@theemploymentlawyers.com
Ph: (617) 470-1033
Party name: Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women


Thomas Ryan McCarthy
Counsel of Record
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209
TOM@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM
Ph: 7032439423
Party name: American Alliance for Equal Rights


Christopher E. Mills
Counsel of Record
Spero Law LLC
557 East Bay Street #22251
Charleston, SC 29413
cmills@spero.law
Ph: 8436060640
Party name: America First Legal Foundation


Nadia Ann Sarkis
Counsel of Record
Miller Barondess, LLP
2121 Avenue of the Stars
Ste. 2600
Los Angeles, CA 90067
nsarkis@millerbarondess.com
Ph: 310-552-4400
Party name: Local Government Legal Center, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and International Municipal Lawyers Association


D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Eric Schnapper
Counsel of Record
Univ. of Washington School of Law
P.O. Box 353020
Seattle, WA 98195
SCHNAPP@UW.EDU
Ph: 206-616-3167
Party name: The National Employment of Lawyers Association


William E. Trachman
Counsel of Record
Mountain States Legal Foundation
2596 South Lewis Way
Lakewood, CO 80227
wtrachman@mslegal.org
Ph: 3032922021
Party name: Josh Young


Zachary D. Tripp
Counsel of Record
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
2001 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
ZACK.TRIPP@WEIL.COM
Ph: (202) 682-7000
Party name: Professors Katie Eyer, Sandra Sperino, and Deborah Widiss

 

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