Decided

No. 20-1029

City of Austin, Texas v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

See other cases from the Fifth Circuit.

Docket Entries

Judgment Issued

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Gorsuch and Barrett, JJ., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Michael R. Dreeben, Washington, D. C.; and Benjamin Snyder, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C.

Reply of petitioner City of Austin filed. (Distributed)

The time for oral argument is allotted as follows: 20 minutes for petitioner, 15 minutes for the Acting Solicitor General, and 35 minutes for respondents.

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

Brief amici curiae of Out of Home Advertising Association of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Summus 2, LLC dba Summus Outdoor filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Letter pursuant to Rule 35.3 received.

Brief of respondents Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit.

Motion to extend the time to file respondents brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including September 22, 2021.

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

Brief amicus curiae of Outfront Media Inc. filed.

Amicus brief of State of Florida, et al., not accepted for filing. (October 08, 2021--Duplicate submission)

Brief amici curiae of State of Florida, et al., filed.

Brief amici curiae of Land Developers, Chambers of Commerce, and Scenic Organizations filed.

Brief amicus curiae of International Sign Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of The National League of Cities; The U.S. Conference of Mayors; The International City/County Management Association; The International Municipal Lawyers Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and Professor Genevieve Lakier filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Amicus brief of Chambers of Commerce, Business Leagues, Environmental Organizations, and On-Premise Sign Associations not accepted for filing. (August 20, 2021)

Brief amicus curiae of The American Planning Association in Support of Neither Party filed.

Motion for an extension of time to file respondents' brief on the merits filed.

ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

Brief of petitioner City of Austin filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is granted and the time is extended to and including August 13, 2021.

Letter requesting case caption correction filed by petitioner.

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Reagan National Advertising of Austin, Inc.

Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits filed.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.

Reply of petitioner City of Austin filed.

Reply of City of Austin not accepted for filing. (May 28, 2021) (Corrected version submitted)

Brief of respondents Reagan National Advertising of Austin, Incorporated, et al. in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 12, 2021.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 12, 2021 to May 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.

Response Requested. (Due April 12, 2021)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.

Brief amici curiae of Chambers of Commerce, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Waiver of right of respondent Reagan National Advertising of Austin, Inc. to respond filed.

Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 1, 2021)

Parties

City of Austin, Petitioner, represented by Renea Hicks

City of Austin, Texas, Petitioner, represented by Michael R. Dreeben

Lamar Advantage Outdoor Company, L.P., doing business as The Lamar Companies, Respondent, represented by J. Allen Smith

Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC, Respondent, represented by Bryan Russell Horton

Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC, et al., Respondent, represented by Kannon K. Shanmugam

Amici Curiae

Alliance Defending Freedom and The Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Insitute, Amicus Curiae, represented by William L. Esser IV

Americans for Prosperity Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Cynthia Fleming Crawford

Cato Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Eugene Volokh

Chambers of Commerce, Business Leagues, Environmental Organizations, and On-Premise Sign Associations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Cooke Wilson Kelsey

Institute for Free Speech, Amicus Curiae, represented by Julie Ann Smith

Institute for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Samuel Bracken Gedge

International Municipal Layers Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Amanda Kellar Karras

International Sign Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joseph S. Hall

Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and Professor Genevieve Lakier, Amicus Curiae, represented by Scott Block Wilkens

Land Developers, Chambers of Commerce, and Scenic Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Cooke Wilson Kelsey

Liberty Justice Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey Michael Schwab

Outfront Media Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Laura W. Brill

Out of Home Advertising Association of America, Inc., Media Resources, Inc., Renfroe Outdoor Advertising, DDI Media, Dakota Outdoor Advertising, and Hughes Outdoor Media, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gordon Dwyer Todd

Pacific Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Deborah Joyce La Fetra

Protect the First Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gene Clayton Schaerr

State of Florida, et al.,, Amicus Curiae, represented by Henry Charles Whitaker

Summus 2, LLC dba Summus Outdoor, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bruce Edward Humble Johnson

The American Planning Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brian J. Connolly

The National League of Cities; The U.S. Conference of Mayors; The International City/County Management Association; The International Municipal Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by John J. Korzen

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elizabeth B. Prelogar

Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas Michael Johnson Jr.

 
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