Lipschultz v. Charter Advanced Services, LLC

Petition for certiorari denied on October 21, 2019

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
18-1386	8th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2019

Issue: (1) Whether, in the absence of a Federal Communications Commission decision classifying Voice over Internet Protocol service as an information service, FCC policy can conflict with and pre-empt state regulation of VoIP service; and (2) whether VoIP service is a telecommunications service or an information service, under the appropriate functional test for classification determinations from National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services.

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Petitions of the week (Aurora Barnes, June 14, 2019)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/22/2019	Application (18A889) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 4, 2019 to May 3, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
03/01/2019	Application (18A889) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until May 3, 2019.
05/01/2019	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2019)
05/22/2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 3, 2019 to July 3, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
05/23/2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 3, 2019.
06/03/2019	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners filed.
07/03/2019	Brief of respondents Charter Advanced Services (MN) LLC, et al. in opposition filed.
07/12/2019	Reply of petitioners Dan M. Lipschultz, et al. filed.
07/17/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
09/25/2019	Rescheduled.
10/03/2019	Letter of October 3, 2019 from counsel for petitioners filed. (Distributed)
10/07/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
10/07/2019	Supplemental brief of respondents Charter Advanced Services (MN) LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed)
10/09/2019	Rescheduled.
10/15/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
10/21/2019	Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Gorsuch joins, concurring in the denial of certiorari. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. (Detached Opinion)