Decided

No. 06-278

Deborah Morse, et al. v. Joseph Frederick

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

See other cases from the Ninth Circuit.

Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Kennedy, J., join (orders list)

Statement of costs for printing received.

ARGUED. For petitioners: Kenneth W. Starr, Los Angeles, California (20 minutes); and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (10 minutes - for United States, as amicus curiae, supporting petitioners.) For re

Reply of petitioners Deborah Morse, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. (orders list)

Record received from U.S.D.C. of Alaska. (1 envelope)

Brief amicus curiae of Christian Legal Society filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Students for Sensible Drug Policy filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Legal Institute filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Student Press Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defense Fund filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Center for Individual Rights filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Drug Policy Alliance, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Joseph Frederick filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of National Coalition Against Censorship, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED.

Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 19, 2007.

Joint appendix filed.

Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of D.A.R.E. America, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief of petitioner Deborah Morse, et al. filed.

Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including January 16, 2006.

Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including February 20, 2007.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the petitioners.

Petition GRANTED. The brief of petitioners is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2007. The brief of respondent is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 (orders list)

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by National School Boards Association, et al. GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 1, 2006.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 21, 2006.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 9, 2006.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 3, 2006.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 27, 2006.

Reply of petitioners Deborah Morse, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of D.A.R.E. America, et al. filed.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioners.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondent Joseph Frederick.

Brief of respondent Joseph Frederick in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 28, 2006)

Application (06A30) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until August 28, 2006.

Application (06A30) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 17, 2006 to September 15, 2006, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Parties

Deborah Morse, et al., Petitioner, represented by Kenneth W. Starr

Joseph Frederick, Respondent, represented by Douglas K. Mertz

Amici Curiae

Alliance Defense Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kevin H. Theriot

American Center for Law and Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jay Alan Sekulow

Center for Individual Rights, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael E. Rosman

Christian Legal Society, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory S. Baylor

D.A.R.E. America, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Gene C. Schaerr

Drug Policy Alliance, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by David T. Goldberg

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jon W. Davidson

Liberty Counsel, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mathew D. Staver

Liberty Legal Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kelly Shackelford

National Coalition Against Censorship, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Preeta D. Bansal

National School Boards Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael E. Smith

Rutherford Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by James J. Knicely

Student Press Law Center, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Sonja R. West

Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brooks M. Beard

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul D. Clement

 
Last updated: September 19, 2007