Decided

No. 08-970

Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. v. Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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Docket Entries

Record returned to the U.S.C.A., 11th Circuit.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C.J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., and Thomas, J., filed concurring opinions. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurri...

Argued. For petitioners: Mark H. Cohen, Atlanta, Ga; and Pratik A. Shah, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D.C.

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

Reply of petitioners Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Small Private Law Firms That Rely on Statutory Fee Awards in Public Interest Litigation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Law and Economics Scholars Lucian A. Bebchuk, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of New York State Bar Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of American Association for Justice, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Liberty Legal Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al. filed. (Distributed)

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

Record received from the U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. (1 envelope)

Record for the U.S.D.C. for the District of Georgia received from U.S.C.A. for the 11th Circuit. (20 boxes) There are sealed documents in the record.

CIRCULATED.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, October 14, 2009.

Brief amici curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National School Boards Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of Old Republic Insurance Company, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Association County Commissioners of Georgia filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioners Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of National Sheriffs' Association, et al. filed.

The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 21, 2009.

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 22, 2009.

Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition for a writ of certiorari. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 3, 2009.

Brief of respondents Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al. in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 4, 2009)

Parties

Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al., Petitioner, represented by Mark H. Cohen

Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al., Respondent, represented by Marcia Robinson Lowry

Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al., Respondent, represented by Paul D. Clement

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al., Respondent, represented by Michael B. de Leeuw

Amici Curiae

Alabama, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Corey L.. Maze

Alabama, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Corey L. Maze

American Association for Justice, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey Robert White

American Association for Justice, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey R. White

Association County Commissioners of Georgia, Amicus Curiae, represented by James F. Grubiak

Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by Aderson Bellegarde Francois

Law and Economics Scholars Lucian A. Bebchuk, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Deanne E. Maynard

Liberty Legal Institute, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kelly J. Shackelford

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by John Payton

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by John A. Payton

National Governors Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard Ruda

National School Boards Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas E. Wheeler II

National Sheriffs' Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Travis Russell Wisdom

New York State Bar Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Lisa E. Cleary

Old Republic Insurance Company, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark Elliot Solomons

Old Republic Insurance Company, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark E. Solomons

Small Private Law Firms That Rely on Statutory Fee Awards in Public Interest Litigation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Sanford Jay Rosen

Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. v. Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Pratik A. Shah

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elena Kagan

washington Legal fFoundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard A. Samp

 
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