Decided

No. 16-1432

Ashley Sveen, et al. v. Kaye Melin

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

Argued. For petitioners: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.

Reply of petitioners Ashley Sveen, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Record received from the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit. (1 Box)

Brief amici curiae of The Women’s Law Project, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Professor James W. Ely, Jr. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Kaye Melin filed. (Distributed)

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit.

CIRCULATED

Brief amicus curiae of American College of Trust and Estate Counsel filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 19, 2018

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.

Brief of petitioners Ashley Sveen, et al. filed.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Ashley Sveen, et al.

Letter from counsel for petitioners regarding case caption filed.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2017.

Rescheduled.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2017.

Reply of petitioners Ashley Sveen, et al. filed.

Brief of respondent Kaye Melin in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 29, 2017.

Response Requested. (Due August 31, 2017)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2017.

Waiver of right of respondent Kaye Melin to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 3, 2017)

Parties

Kaye Melin, Respondent, represented by Shay Dvoretzky

Kaye Melin, Respondent, represented by Robert John Lange

Amici Curiae

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert W. Goldman

Professor James W. Ely, Jr., Amicus Curiae, represented by Dana Berliner

The Women’s Law Project, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by David A. Barrett

 
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