from the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
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Record returned to the Appellate Court First District of Ilinois.
Trial Court record returned to the Law Firm of Morrison and Forester LLP.
MANDATE ISSUED. (orders list)
Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion.
Argued. For petitioner: Beth S. Brinkmann, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Brian F. Barov, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, Ill.
Trial court record received from the Law Offices of Morrison Forester LLP. (2 boxes)
Reply of petitioner MeadWestvaco Corporation filed. (Distributed)
Record received from the Appellate Court First District of Illinois. (1 envelope)
CIRCULATED.
Brief amicus curiae of Multistate Tax Commission filed.
Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed.
Brief of respondents Illinois Department of Revenue, et al. filed.
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 16, 2008.
Brief amicus curiae of Tax Executives Institute, Inc. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Walt Disney Company filed.
Brief amici curiae of Council on State Taxation and National Association of Manufacturers filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Gannett Co., Inc. filed.
Brief of petitioner MeadWestvaco Corporation filed.
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Petition GRANTED. The brief of petitioner is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, November 5, 2007. The brief of respondents is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or be... (orders list)
Letter and attachment received from counsel for the respondent.
Reply of petitioner MeadWestvaco Corporation filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Tax Executives Institute, Inc. filed.
Brief of respondents Illinois Department of Revenue, et al. in opposition filed.
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 18, 2007.
Response Requested . (Due June 18, 2007)
Brief amicus curiae of Council On State Taxation filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Gannett Co., Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Waiver of right of respondents Illinois Department of Revenue, et al. to respond filed.
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 25, 2007)
MeadWestvaco Corporation, Petitioner, represented by Paul H. Frankel
MeadWestvaco Corporation, Successor in Interest to The Mead Corporation, Petitioner, represented by Beth S. Brinkmann
Illinois Department of Revenue, et al., Respondent, represented by Brian F. Barov
Illinois Department of Revenue, et al., Respondent, represented by John Philip Schmidt
California, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by George C. Spanos
Council of State Taxation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen P. Kranz
Council on State Taxation and National Association of Manufacturers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Todd A. Lard
Gannett Co., Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Scott D. Smith
Multistate Tax Commission, Amicus Curiae, represented by Sheldon H. Laskin
Tax Executives Institute, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Eli J. Dicker
Walt Disney Company, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul R.Q. Wolfson