Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
17-1702	Feb 25, 2019	Jun 17, 2019	5-4	Kavanaugh	OT 2018

Holding: Manhattan Community Access Corp., a private nonprofit corporation designated by New York City to operate the public access channels on the Manhattan cable system owned by Time Warner (now Charter), is not a state actor subject to the First Amendment.

Judgment: Reversed in part and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Kavanaugh on June 17, 2019. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ginsburg, Breyer and Kagan joined.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Monday at the Supreme Court: Four opinions and a GVR (SCOTUStalk, June 19, 2019)
Opinion analysis: Court holds that First Amendment does not apply to private operator of public-access channels (Amy Howe, June 17, 2019)
A "view" from the courtroom: A search for the elusive end of the term (Mark Walsh, June 17, 2019)
Argument analysis: No clear resolution on whether First Amendment applies to public-access channels (Amy Howe, February 25, 2019)
Argument preview: Justices to consider whether First Amendment applies to public-access channels (Amy Howe, February 19, 2019)
Justices take on one new case (Amy Howe, October 12, 2018)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/21/2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 25, 2018)
07/18/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 25, 2018 to August 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
07/18/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 24, 2018.
07/20/2018	Blanket Consent received from counsel for Petitioners, Manhattan Community Access Corporation, et al. filed.
07/25/2018	Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed.
07/25/2018	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Chicago Access Corporation.
08/22/2018	Brief of respondents Deedee Halleck, et al. in opposition filed.
09/04/2018	Reply of petitioners Manhattan Community Access Corporation, et al. filed.
09/05/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
10/01/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
10/09/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
10/12/2018	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Chicago Access Corporation GRANTED.
10/12/2018	Petition GRANTED.
10/24/2018	Joint motion of the parties for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
11/08/2018	Joint supplement to motion for extension of time filed.
11/15/2018	Joint motion of the parties to file the brief on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 4, 2018. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 11, 2019. The reply brief is to be filed in compliance with Rule 25.3.
12/04/2018	Brief of petitioners Manhattan Community Access Corporation, et al. filed.
12/04/2018	Joint appendix filed.
12/11/2018	Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of neither party filed.
12/11/2018	Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed.
12/11/2018	Brief amicus curiae of Internet Association in support of neither party filed.
12/11/2018	Brief amicus curiae of Chicago Access Corporation filed.
12/11/2018	Brief amicus curiae of NCTA – The Internet & Television Association in support of neither party filed.
12/11/2018	Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation and TechFreedom filed.
12/11/2018	Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation in support of neither party filed.
12/21/2018	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, February 25, 2019.
01/11/2019	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit.
01/11/2019	Brief of respondents DeeDee Halleck, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/14/2019	Record request from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit is electronic.
01/15/2019	CIRCULATED
01/18/2019	Brief amici curiae of The Alliance for Community Media, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/18/2019	Brief amicus curiae of National Police Accountability Project filed. (Distributed)
01/18/2019	Brief amicus curiae of Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed. (Distributed)
01/18/2019	Brief amici curiae of New York County Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed)
01/18/2019	Brief amici curiae of THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AND NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST CENSORSHIP, filed. (Distributed)
02/11/2019	Reply of petitioners Manhattan Community Access Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
02/25/2019	Argued. For petitioners: Michael B. de Leeuw, New York, N. Y. For respondents: Paul W. Hughes, Washington, D. C.
06/17/2019	Adjudged to be REVERSED IN PART and case REMANDED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined.
07/19/2019	JUDGMENT ISSUED.