Decided

No. 18-1150

Georgia, et al. v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

See other cases from the Eleventh Circuit.

Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Alito, J., joined, and in which Breyer, J., joined as to all but Part II–A and footnote 6. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, J., joined.

Argued. For petitioners: Joshua S. Johnson, Washington, D. C.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Eric F. Citron, Bethesda, Md.

Reply of petitioners State of Georgia, 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 requested from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit.

Brief amici curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Tennessee Coalition for Open Government and Human Rights Defense Center filed.

Brief amici curiae of The American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press & 25 Media Organizations filed.

Brief amici curiae of Next-Generation Legal Research Platforms and Databases filed.

Brief amici curiae of 39 Law Students, 24 Solo and Small-Firm Practitioners of Law, and 38 Legal Educators filed.

Brief amici curiae of Professor Shyamkrishna Balganesh and Professor Peter S. Menell filed.

Brief amici curiae of Brendan Keefe, in His Official Capacity as Chief Investigative Reporter for 11Alive Atlanta, and WXIA-TV filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Caselaw Access Project filed.

Corrected Certificate of Word Count with respect to amici brief of Next-Generation Legal Research Platforms and Databases filed. (Oct 23, 2019).

Brief amici curiae of 116 Law Librarians and 5 Law Library Organizations filed.

Brief amici curiae of American Library Association, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Nina Mendelson, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Print Disability Advocates filed.

Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Government Officials filed.

Brief amici curiae of The Center for Democracy and Technology and Cato Institute filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Internet Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of 36 Computational Law Scholars filed.

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

Brief amici curiae of The R Street Institute, the Wikimedia Foundation, and Public Knowledge filed.

Brief of respondent Public.Resource.Org, Inc. filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, December 2, 2019.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief amici curiae of International Code Council, Inc. and American Gas Association filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Copyright Alliance filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Arkansas, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Software & Information Industry Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of American Society For Testing And Materials, et al. in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Home Builders in support of neither party filed.

Brief of petitioners State of Georgia, et al. filed.

Joint appendix (3 Volumes) filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 23, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 9, 2019.

Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.

Reply of petitioners State of Georgia, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Public.Resource.Org, Inc. in opposition filed.

Brief amici curiae of 119 Law Students, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Next-Generation Legal Research Platforms and Databases and Digital Accessibility Advocate in support of respondent filed.

Brief amici curiae of R Street Institute, et al. in support of respondent filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 10, 2019.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 3, 2019 to May 10, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.

Brief amicus curiae of The Software & Information Industry Association filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Arkansas, et al. filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 3, 2019.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 4, 2019 to May 3, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 4, 2019)

Application (18A598) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 4, 2019.

Application (18A598) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 17, 2019 to March 4, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Parties

State of Georgia, et al., Petitioner, represented by Joshua Stephen Johnson

Public.Resource.Org, Inc., Respondent, represented by Eric F. Citron

Amici Curiae

116 Law Librarians and 5 Law Library Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kyle Kenneth Courtney

119 Law Students, 54 Solo and Small-Firm Practitioners of Law, and 21 Legal Educators, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey Theodore Pearlman

36 Computational Law Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael Alan Livermore

39 Law Students, 24 Solo and Small-Firm Practitioners of Law, and 38 Legal Educators, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey Theodore Pearlman

American Intellectual Property Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brian D. Wassom

American Library Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jennifer Marie Urban

American Society For Testing And Materials, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

Arkansas, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Nicholas Jacob Bronni

Brendan Keefe, in His Official Capacity as Chief Investigative Reporter for 11Alive Atlanta, and WXIA-TV, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul Robert Koster

Caselaw Access Project, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher Theodore Bavitz

Current and Former Government Officials, Amicus Curiae, represented by Sarang Vijay Damle

Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Marc Rotenberg

International Code Council, Inc.; American Gas Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by James Hamilton

Internet Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joseph Charles Gratz

Law Professors Nina Mendelson, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Allison M. Zieve

Matthew Bender & Co., Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Misha Tseytlin

National Association of Home Builders, Amicus Curiae, represented by Amy Christine Chai

Next-Generation Legal Research Platforms and Databases, Amicus Curiae, represented by Phillip Robert Malone

Next-Generation Legal Research Platforms and Databases and Digital Accessibility Advocate, Amicus Curiae, represented by Phillip Robert Malone

Print Disability Advocates, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jessica Paulie Weber

Professor Shyamkrishna Balganesh and Professor Peter S. Menell, Amicus Curiae, represented by Peter S. Menell

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press & 25 Media Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bruce David Brown

R Street Institute, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles Duan

Tennessee Coalition for Open Government and Human Rights Defense Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gautam Singh Hans

The American Civil Liberties Union, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by David D. Cole

The Center for Democracy and Technology and Cato Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Marta Francesca Belcher

The Copyright Alliance, Amicus Curiae, represented by Nancy E. Wolff

The R Street Institute, the Wikimedia Foundation, and Public Knowledge, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles Duan

The Software & Information Industry Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew John Pincus

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

 
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