Decided

No. 19-309

John C. Carney, Governor of Delaware v. James R. Adams

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Barrett, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion.

Argued. For petitioner: Michael W. McConnell, Washington, D. C. For respondent: David L. Finger, Wilmington, Del.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 5, 2020.

Argument to be rescheduled for the October Term 2020.

ORAL ARGUMENT POSTPONED.

Reply of John C. Carney, Governor of Delaware not accepted for filing. (March 16, 2020 - Corrected brief submitted)

Reply of petitioner John C. Carney, Governor of Delaware filed (3/16/2020). (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Lawyers and Professors filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Libertarian National Committee filed. (Distributed). (Corrected brief to be submitted - March 16, 2020).

Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)

Record from the USCA 3rd Circuit and USDC District of Delaware (Wilmington) electronically received.

Brief of respondent James R. Adams filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 3rd Circuit.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.

Brief amici curiae of The Delaware State Bar Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of State and Local Government Associations filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed (February 12, 2020 - corrected brief).

Amicus brief of Republican National Committee not accepted for filing. (February 07, 2020 - corrected brief to be submitted).

Brief amici curiae of Anthony Daunt and Norman Shinkle filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Campaign Legal Center filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Conference of Chief Justices in support of neither party filed.

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

Brief amici curiae of Professors Brian D. Feinstein and Daniel J. Hemel filed.

Brief amici curiae of Former Governors of the State of Delaware filed.

Brief amici curiae of Professors filed.

Brief amici curiae of Former Chief Justices of the Delaware Supreme Court filed.

Brief of petitioner John C. Carney, Governor of Delaware filed (2/13/2020).

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, John C. Carney, Governor of Delaware.

Petition GRANTED. In addition to the questions presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: Whether respondent has demonstrated Article III standing.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.

Reply of petitioner John C. Carney, Governor of Delaware filed.

Brief of respondent James R. Adams in opposition filed.

Brief amici curiae of Former Governors of the State of Delaware filed.

Brief amici curiae of Former Chief Justices of the Delaware Supreme Court filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Joel Edan Friedlander filed.

Brief amici curiae of Professors filed.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Governor of Delaware.

Supplement to list of directly related proceedings by petitioner filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 7, 2019)

Application (19A57) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 4, 2019.

Application (19A57) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 5, 2019 to October 4, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.

Parties

John C. Carney, Governor of Delaware, Petitioner, represented by Michael W. McConnell

James R. Adams, Respondent, represented by David Lee Finger

Amici Curiae

Anthony Daunt and Norman Shinkle, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jason Brett Torchinsky

Campaign Legal Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Caitlin Joan Halligan

Cato Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Eugene Volokh

Former Chief Justices of the Delaware Supreme Court, Amicus Curiae, represented by Virginia Anne Seitz

Former Governors of the State of Delaware, Amicus Curiae, represented by Theodore N. Mirvis

Joel Edan Friedlander, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joel Edan Friedlander

Libertarian National Committee, Amicus Curiae, represented by Oliver Barrett Hall

PROFESSORS, Amicus Curiae, represented by Rodney A. Smolla

Professors Brian D. Feinstein and Daniel J. Hemel, Amicus Curiae, represented by Eric F. Citron

Public Citizen, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kaitlin Eileen Leary

Republican National Committee, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard Bryan Raile

State and Local Government Associations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kirti Datla

The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard Wayland Clary

The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory George Garre

The Conference of Chief Justices, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert L. Byer

The Delaware State Bar Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard Alan Forsten

 
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