Decided

No. 17-1174

Luis A. Nieves, et al. v. Russell P. Bartlett

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Breyer, Alito, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined except as to Part II-D. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

Record received from the U.S.D.C. District of Alaska (Anchorage) is electronic. One part of the record is Sealed

Argued. For petitioners: Dario Borghesan, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, Alaska; and Jeffrey B. Wall, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Zane D. Wilson, Fairbanks, Alaska.

Reply of petitioners Luis A. Nieves, et al. filed. (Distributed)

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

CIRCULATED

Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit (1 envelope of restricted material). The public record is electronic and located on PACER.

Record requested from U.S.C.D. 9th Circuit.

Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, November 26, 2018

Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.

Brief amici curiae of National Press Photographers Association, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed.

Brief amici curiae of Three Individual Activists filed.

Brief amici curiae of The First Amendment Foundation and Fane Lozman filed.

Motion to file volume II of the joint appendix under seal GRANTED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

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

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, International City/County Management Association, International Municipal Lawyers Association, National Sheriffs’ Association filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States of America filed.

Brief amici curiae of The District of Columbia, et al. filed.

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Russell P. Bartlett

Brief of petitioners Luis A. Nieves, et al. filed.

Joint appendix filed (1 volume). (Statement of costs filed)

Motion to file volume II of the joint appendix under seal filed by respondent Russell P. Bartlett.

Joint appendix (volume II under sealed) filed . (Distributed)

Motion to extend the time to file the opening briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 20, 2018. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 2, 2018.

Motion for an extension of time to file the opening briefs on the merits filed.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.

Brief of respondent Russell P. Bartlett in support filed.

Response Requested. (Due May 14, 2018)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2018)

Parties

Luis A. Nieves, et al., Petitioner, represented by Dario Borghesan

Russell P. Bartlett, Respondent, represented by Zane Dale Wilson

Amici Curiae

Constitutional Accountability Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brianne Jenna Gorod

Institute for Free Speech, Amicus Curiae, represented by Floyd Abrams

Institute for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael B. Kimberly

National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, International City/County Management Association, International Municipal Lawyers Association, National Sheriffs’ Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bennett L. Cohen

National Police Accountability Project, Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU Of Alaska, Amicus Curiae, represented by David Michael Shapiro

National Press Photographers Association and 30 Media and Free Speech Organizations in support of Respondent, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert D. Balin

The District of Columbia, Amicus Curiae, represented by Loren L. AliKhan

The First Amendment Foundation and Fane Lozman, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ginger D. Anders

The Rutherford Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Erin Glenn Busby

Three Individual Activists, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michelle Otero Valdes

United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Noel J. Francisco

 
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