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No. 23-156
 
Title: Speech First, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Timothy Sands, Individually and in His Official Capacity as President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Docketed: August 17, 2023
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (21-2061)
   Decision Date: May 31, 2023
 
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 14 2023 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2023)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 30 2023 Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 18, 2023 to October 18, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
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Aug 31 2023 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2023.
Sep 14 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Sep 15 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
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Sep 15 2023 Brief amici curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.
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Sep 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed.
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Sep 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
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Sep 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Inc. filed.
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Sep 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Parents Defending Education filed.
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Sep 18 2023 Brief amici curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation, et al. filed.
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Sep 18 2023 Brief amici curiae of Alumni Free Speech Alliance, et al. filed.
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Sep 18 2023 Brief amici curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom, et al. filed.
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Oct 18 2023 Brief of respondent Timothy Sands, in his individual capacity and official capacity as President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, et al. in response filed.
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Oct 18 2023 Lodging proposal letter under Rule 32.3 of respondent filed.
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Oct 26 2023 Reply of petitioner Speech First, Inc. filed.
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Nov 01 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
Nov 27 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
Dec 01 2023 Rescheduled.
Dec 01 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
Jan 02 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
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Mar 04 2024 Petition GRANTED. The judgment with respect to the Bias Policy claims is VACATED, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit with instructions to dismiss those claims as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). Justice Jackson, dissenting: I would deny the petition. In my view, the party seeking vacatur has not established equitable entitlement to that remedy. See Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, 601 U. S. ___ (2023) (Jackson, J., concurring in the judgment). Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Alito joins, dissenting. (Detached Opinion).
Apr 05 2024 Judgment Issued.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
John Michael Connolly
Counsel of Record
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Blvd
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209
MIKE@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM
Ph: 7032439423
Party name: Speech First, Inc.


Attorneys for Respondents
William Henry Hurd
Counsel of Record
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
919 East Main Street
Suite 1300
Richmond, VA 23219
whurd@eckertseamans.com
Ph: 8042017846
Party name: Timothy Sands, in his individual capacity and official capacity as President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University


Other Attorneys
Jay Randall Carson
Counsel of Record
The Buckeye Institute
88 East Broad Street
Suite 1300
Columbus, OH 43215
j.carson@buckeyeinstitute.org
Ph: 614-224-4422
Party name: The Buckeye Institute


Cynthia Fleming Crawford
Counsel of Record
Americans for Prosperity Foundation
1310 N. Courthouse Road
7th Floor
Arlington, VA 22201
CCRAWFORD@AFPHQ.ORG
Ph: 5713292227
Party name: Americans for Prosperity Foundation and Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies


John Allen Eidsmoe
Counsel of Record
Foundation for Moral Law
One Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
eidsmoeja@juno.com
Ph: (334) 262-1245
Party name: Foundation for Moral Law


Richard Michael Esenberg
Counsel of Record
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
330 E. Kilbourn
Suite 725
Milwaukee, WI 53202
rick@will-law.org
Ph: 414-727-9455
Party name: Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Inc.


Jacob H. Huebert
Counsel of Record
Liberty Justice Center
440 N. Wells Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60654
JHUEBERT@LIBERTYJUSTICECENTER.ORG
Ph: 6024625000
Party name: Liberty Justice Center


Gary Michael Lawkowski
Counsel of Record
Dhillon Law Group
2121 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 608
Alexandria, VA 22314
GLAWKOWSKI@DHILLONLAW.COM
Ph: 7035741654
Party name: Alumni Free Speech Alliance, et al.


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


Celia Howard O'Leary
Counsel of Record
Southeastern Legal Foundation
560 West Crossville Road Suite 104
Roswell, GA 30075
COLEARY@SOUTHEASTERNLEGAL.ORG
Ph: 7709772131
Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation


Abigail Eden Smith
Counsel of Record
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
510 Walnut St
Suite 1250
Philadelphia, PA 19106
abby.smith@thefire.org
Ph: (215) 717-3473
Party name: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression


Gordon Dwyer Todd
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin,LLP
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
GTODD@SIDLEY.COM
Ph: 2027368760
Party name: Alliance Defending Freedom; The Manhattan Institute

 

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