Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc.
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-10 | 2d Cir. | Apr 22, 2013 | Jun 20, 2013 | 6-2 | Roberts | OT 2012 |
Holding: The requirement that nongovernmental organizations wishing to receive funding from the federal government for HIV and AIDS programs overseas adopt a policy explicitly opposing prostitution violates the First Amendment.
Judgment: Affirmed, 6-2, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on June 20, 2013. Justice Scalia filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Thomas joined. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- The Roberts Court and the First Amendment (Ronald Collins, July 9, 2013)
- Details: AID v. Alliance for Open Society International (Kevin Russell, June 20, 2013)
- Opinion recap: Easing the leash on speech (Lyle Denniston, June 20, 2013)
- Argument recap: Anxiously seeking simplicity (Lyle Denniston, April 22, 2013)
- Argument preview: He who pays the piper... (Lyle Denniston, April 20, 2013)
- SCOTUS for law students (sponsored by Bloomberg Law): Prostitution and free speech (Stephen Wermiel, April 2, 2013)
- Petition of the day (Ben Cheng, August 31, 2012)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 04/20/2012 | Application (11A999) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 2, 2012 to July 1, 2012, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| 04/20/2012 | Application (11A999) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until July 2, 2012. |
| 07/02/2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 2, 2012) |
| 07/02/2012 | Appendix of Agency for International Development, et al. filed. |
| 07/19/2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 4, 2012. |
| 08/13/2012 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 4, 2012. |
| 09/21/2012 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 5, 2012. |
| 11/05/2012 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 5, 2012. |
| 12/03/2012 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 12, 2012. |
| 12/12/2012 | Brief of respondents Alliance for Open Society International, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. |
| 12/26/2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 11, 2013. |
| 01/11/2013 | Petition GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| 02/11/2013 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, April 22, 2013 |
| 02/25/2013 | Brief of petitioners Agency for International Development, et al. filed. |
| 02/25/2013 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| 02/27/2013 | Record Received from the U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York. (1-Box) |
| 03/01/2013 | CIRCULATED. |
| 03/04/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. (Distributed) |
| 03/04/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Coalition Against Trafficking in Women filed. (Distributed) |
| 03/19/2013 | Record from U.S.C.A. for 2nd Circuit is electronic. |
| 03/27/2013 | Brief of respondents Alliance for Open Society International, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/01/2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| 04/02/2013 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. |
| 04/03/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Secretariat of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS Secretariat) filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/03/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Heartbeat International, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/03/2013 | Brief amici curiae of Deans and professors of public health and organizations working in public health policy and implementation filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/03/2013 | Brief amici curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and the Christian Legal Society filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/03/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Independent Sector filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/03/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/03/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Current and Former Members of Congress filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/03/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
| 04/03/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression filed. |
| 04/15/2013 | Reply of petitioners Agency for International Development, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/22/2013 | Argued. For petitioners: Sri Srinivasan, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: David W. Bowker, Washington, D. C. |
| 06/20/2013 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Kagan, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
| 07/22/2013 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| 07/29/2013 | Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Southern District of New York. |
Holding: The requirement that nongovernmental organizations wishing to receive funding from the federal government for HIV and AIDS programs overseas adopt a policy explicitly opposing prostitution violates the First Amendment.
Judgment:”Affirmed, 6-2, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on June 20, 2013. Justice Scalia filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Thomas joined. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.