Decided

No. 07-582

Federal Communications Commission, et al. v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

See other cases from the Second Circuit.

Docket Entries

Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 2nd Circuit.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Scalia, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, III-A through III-D, and IV, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined, an

Argued. For petitioners: Gregory G. Garre, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D.C.

Reply of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Record received from U.S.C.A. for the 2nd Circuit. (1 box)

Brief amici curiae of Center for Democracy & Technology, et al. filed. (Distributed).

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, November 4, 2008.

Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of California Broadcasters Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and the Media Institute filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Public Broadcasters filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Time Warner Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of National Assocation of Broadcasters and Radio-Television News Directors filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Former FCC Commissioners and Officials filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of ABC Television Affiliates Association filed. (Distributed)

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either or neither party received from counsel for respondent ABC, Inc.

Brief of respondent Center for Creative Voices in Media filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Fox Television Stations, Inc. filed. (Distributed).

Brief of respondents NBC Universal, Inc., and NBC Telemundo License Company, CBS Broadcasting Inc., and ABC, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including August 1, 2008.

Brief amici curiae of Free Press, et al.in support of neither party filed.

Brief amici curiae of Alliance Defense Fund and Family Research Council filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Parents Television Council filed.

Brief amici curiae of American Center for Law & Justice, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.

Brief amici curiae of American Academy of Pediatrics, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Religious Broadcasters filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Morality in Media, Inc. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Decency Enforcement Center for Telvision filed.

Brief of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed.

Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs filed.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party, or neither party, received from counsel for respondents, NBC Universal, Inc.,and NBC Telemundo License Company.

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 2, 2008.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 14, 2008.

Reply of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 29, 2008.

Brief of respondents NBC Universal, Inc., and NBC Telemundo License Company in opposition filed.

Brief of respondents Fox Television Stations, Inc., CBS Broadcasting Inc., and ABC, Inc. in opposition filed.

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 1, 2008, for all respondents.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 2, 2008, for all respondents.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 3, 2007)

Application (07A155) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until November 1, 2007.

Application (07A155) to extend further the time from October 4, 2007 to November 1, 2007, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.

Application (07A155) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until October 4, 2007.

Application (07A155) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 2, 2007 to October 4, 2007, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.

Parties

Federal Communications Commission, et al., Petitioner, represented by Elena Kagan

ABC, Inc., Respondent, represented by Seth P. Waxman

CBS Broadcasting Inc., Respondent, represented by Robert L. Corn-Revere

Center for Creative Voices in Media, Respondent, represented by Andrew Jay Schwartzman

Fox Television Stations, Inc., Respondent, represented by Carter G. Phillips

NBC Universal, Inc., and NBC Telemundo License Company,CBS Broadcasting Inc., and ABC, Inc., Respondent, represented by Miguel A. Estrada

Amici Curiae

ABC Television Affiliates Associationl., Amicus Curiae, represented by Wade H. Hargrove Jr.

Alliance Defense Fund and Family Research Council, Amicus Curiae, represented by Benjamin W. Bull

American Academy of Pediatrics, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Angela J. Campbell

American Center for Law & Justice, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jay Alan Sekulow

American Civil Liberties Union, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Marjorie Heins

California Broadcasters Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kathleen M. Sullivan

Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Amicus Curiae, represented by John C. Eastman

Center for Democracy & Technology, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by John B. Morris Jr.

Decency Enforcement Center for Television, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas B. North

Former FCC Commissioners and Officials, Amicus Curiae, represented by Timothy K. Lewis

Free Press, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Marvin Ammori

Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and the Media Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert M. O'Neil

Morality in Media, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Robin S. Whitehead

National Assocation of Broadcasters and Radio-Television News Directors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul M. Smith

National Religious Broadccasters, Amicus Curiae, represented by Craig L. Parshall

Parents Television Council, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert R. Sparks Jr.

Public Broadcasters, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert A. Long Jr.

Time Warner Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher Landau

 
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