Decided

No. 11-1179

American Tradition Partnership, Inc., fka Western Tradition Partnership, Inc., et al. v. Steve Bullock, Attorney General of Montana, et al.

from the Supreme Court of Montana

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Docket Entries

MANDATE ISSUED.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Petition GRANTED. Judgment REVERSED Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 21, 2012.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 14, 2012.

Reply of petitioners American Tradition Partnership, Inc., fka Western Tradition Partnership, Inc., et al. filed.

Reply of petitioners American Tradition Partnership, Inc., fka Western Tradition Partnership, Inc., et al. filed. TBP

Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Essential Information filed.

Brief amici curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Eleventh Amendment Movement (TEAM) filed.

Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, et al. filed.

Brief of respondents Steve Bullock, Attorney General of Montana, et al. in opposition filed.

Brief amici curiae of Montana Trial Lawyers Association, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Walter Dellinger, and James Sample filed.

Brief amici curiae of AARP, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law filed.

Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Election Commission Officials, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of United States Representatives Robert Brady, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Retired Justices of the Montana Supreme Court, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Former Officials of the American Civil Liberties Union in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Citizens United filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.

Brief amici curiae of Free Speech for People, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell filed.

Brief amici curiae of Former Officials of the American Civil Liberties Union in support of neither party filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 18, 2012.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 27, 2012)

Application (11A762) referred to the Court.

Application (11A762) granted by the Court. The application for stay presented to Justice Kennedy and by him referred to the Court is granted, and the Montana Supreme Court�s December 30, 2011, decision in case No. DA 11-0081, is stayed pending the ti...

Response to application from respondents filed.

Response to application (11A762) requested by Justice Kennedy, due Wednesday, February 15, 2012, by 5:00 p.m. EST.

Application (11A762) for a stay pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Parties

American Tradition Partnership, Inc., fka Western Tradition Partnership, Inc., et al., Petitioner, represented by James Bopp Jr.

Steve Bullock, Attorney General of Montana, et al., Respondent, represented by Steve Bullock

Amici Curiae

AARP, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul S. Ryan

Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by J. Adam Skaggs

Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by J. Adam Skaggs

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jan Witold Baran

Citizens United, Amicus Curiae, represented by Theodore B. Olson

Eleventh Amendment Movement (TEAM), Amicus Curiae, represented by Carl J. Mayer

Essential Information, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert Hager

Former Federal Election Commission Officials, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Seth P. Waxman

Former Officials of the American Civil Liberties Union, Amicus Curiae, represented by Burt Neuborne

Free Speech for People, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Ben T. Clements

Montana Trial Lawyers Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Lawrence A. Anderson

New York, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Barbara D. Underwood

Retired Justices of the Montana Supreme Court, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Amy Poehling Eddy

Senator Mitch McConnell, Amicus Curiae, represented by Floyd Abrams

United States Representatives Robert Brady, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by John M. Devaney

United States Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Neal Kumar Katyal

Walter Dellinger, and James Sample, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kent A. Yalowitz

 
Last updated: September 23, 2012