Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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13-502 | 9th Cir. | Jan 12, 2015 | Jun 18, 2015 | 9-0 | Thomas | OT 2014 |
Holding: The provisions of a municipality’s sign code that impose more stringent restrictions on signs directing the public to the meeting of a non-profit group than on signs conveying other messages are content-based regulations of speech that cannot survive strict scrutiny.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on June 18, 2015. Justice Alito filed a concurring opinion in which Justices Kennedy and Sotomayor joined. Justice Breyer filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Justice Kagan filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Justices Ginsburg and Breyer joined.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Oct 21 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 20, 2013) |
Oct 31 2013 | Waiver of right of respondents Town of Gilbert, Arizona, et al. to respond filed. |
Nov 19 2013 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Professors Ashutosh Bhagwat, et al. |
Nov 26 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 13, 2013. |
Nov 26 2013 | Response Requested . (Due December 26, 2013) |
Dec 14 2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 24, 2014. |
Feb 19 2014 | Brief of respondents Town of Gilbert, Arizona, and Adam Adams in opposition filed. |
Mar 5 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 21, 2014. |
Mar 5 2014 | Reply of petitioners Clyde Reed, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
Jun 30 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 30, 2014. |
Jul 1 2014 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Professors Ashutosh Bhagwat, et al. GRANTED. |
Jul 1 2014 | Petition GRANTED. |
Jul 9 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
Jul 18 2014 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 15, 2014. |
Aug 1 2014 | The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 31, 2014. |
Sep 2 2014 | The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is further extended to and including November 14, 2014. |
Sep 15 2014 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
Sep 15 2014 | Brief of petitioners Clyde Reed, et al. filed. |
Sep 22 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. |
Sep 22 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists filed. |
Sep 22 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed. |
Sep 22 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Justice and Freedom Fund filed. |
Sep 22 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society, et al. filed. |
Sep 22 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Robert Wilson, et al. filed. |
Sep 22 2014 | Brief amici curiae of State of West Virginia, et al. filed. |
Sep 22 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
Sep 22 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Family Research Council filed. |
Sep 22 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Liberty Counsel and National Hispanic Christian Leadership Council filed. |
Sep 22 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Christian Life Commission of the Missouri Baptist Convention filed. |
Sep 22 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of The American Center for Law and Justice filed. |
Oct 9 2014 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
Nov 14 2014 | Brief of respondents Town of Gilbert, Arizona, et al. filed. |
Nov 21 2014 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, January 12, 2015. |
Nov 21 2014 | Brief amici curiae of National League of Cities, et al., filed. |
Dec 2 2014 | CIRCULATED. |
Dec 2 2014 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
Dec 2 2014 | Record received from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit, the record is electronic and located on PACER. |
Dec 2 2014 | Record received from U.S.D.C. District of Arizona, the record is electronic and located on PACER. |
Dec 15 2014 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
Dec 15 2014 | Reply of petitioners Clyde Reed, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
Jan 12 2015 | Argued. For petitioners: David A. Cortman, Lawrenceville, Ga. For United States as amicus curiae: Eric J. Feigin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Philip W. Savrin, Atlanta, Ga. |
Mar 3 2015 | Letter from counsel for the petitioners filed. (Distributed) |
Jun 18 2015 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Kennedy and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Kagan, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined. |
Jul 20 2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
In yet another Friday night shadow docket order, a divided Supreme Court sides with challengers to California’s COVID-related restrictions. Brief per curiam opinion and dissent from Justice Kagan: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20a151_4g15.pdf
By vote of 5-4, #SCOTUS blocks California's COVID-related restrictions on in-home prayer meetings and worship. Opinion & Kagan's dissent are here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20a151_4g15.pdf
President Biden will sign an executive order authorizing a commission to study Supreme Court reform. The commission will review “the length of service and turnover of justices on the court; the membership and size of the court” among other topics.
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The Supreme Court will hear April and May oral arguments remotely but with a live audio feed.
#SCOTUS confirms that "[i]n keeping with public health guidance in response to COVID-19," it will hear oral arguments in April and on May 4 remotely, as it has for the other argument sessions this term. Press release here: https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Media-Advisory-Teleconference-Arguments.pdf
In a Monday evening shadow-docket filing, Tennessee asks the Supreme Court to reinstate a state law that imposes a 48-hour waiting period for patients to abortions. A federal judge struck down the waiting period as unconstitutional. @AHoweBlogger explains:
Tennessee asks court to restore waiting period for abortions - SCOTUSblog
Tennessee filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court on Monday, asking the justices for permission to enforce...
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BREAKING: In major copyright battle between tech giants, SCOTUS sides w/ Google over Oracle, finding that Google didnt commit copyright infringement when it reused lines of code in its Android operating system. The code came from Oracle's JAVA SE platform. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/18-956_d18f.pdf
NEW: The Supreme Court agrees to take up one new case, Brown v. Davenport. It's a technical but important question about the standard for federal courts reviewing habeas claims to assess whether constitutional violations were "harmless error." https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/040521zor_3204.pdf
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