Bright v. Thomas
Petition for certiorari denied on July 9, 2020
Issue: Whether a sign regulation containing an exception
for on-premises signs, for which both commercial and
noncommercial speech may qualify, violates the First
Amendment under the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Reed v.
Town of Gilbert.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Jan 16 2020 | Application (19A814) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 4, 2020 to April 3, 2020, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. |
| Jan 27 2020 | Application (19A814) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until April 3, 2020. |
| Apr 03 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2020) |
| May 01 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 8, 2020 to May 22, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| May 04 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 22, 2020. |
| May 22 2020 | Brief of respondent William Thomas in opposition filed. |
| Jun 05 2020 | Reply of petitioner Clay Bright, Commissioner of Tennessee Department of Transportation filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 09 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020. |
| Jun 18 2020 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Clay Bright, Commissioner of Tennessee Department of Transportation filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 23 2020 | Supplemental brief of respondent William Thomas filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 08 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/8/2020. |
| Jul 09 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
