Decided

No. 21-439

Michael Nance v. Timothy C. Ward, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

See other cases from the Eleventh Circuit.

Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED

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

Argued. For petitioner: Matthew S. Hellman, Washington, D. C.; and Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Stephen J. Petrany, Solicitor General, Atlanta, Ga.

Reply of petitioner Michael Nance filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the 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 Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Jonathan F. Mitchell and Adam K. Mortara filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Ward, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al. filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

The record from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.

The record received from the U.S.D.C. Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta) has been electronically filed.

Brief of petitioner Michael Nance filed.

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

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Michael Nance.

Petition GRANTED.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Legal Scholars and Academics GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.

Reply of petitioner Michael Nance filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Comm'r, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Legal Scholars and Academics.

Motion of Legal Scholars and Academics for leave to file amicus brief not accepted for filing. (October 25, 2021)

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2021)

Parties

Michael Nance, Petitioner, represented by Matthew S. Hellman

Comm'r, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al., Respondent, represented by Stephen John Petrany

Comm'r, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al., Respondent, represented by Clint Christopher Malcolm

Amici Curiae

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

Jonathan F. Mitchell and Adam K. Mortara, Amicus Curiae, represented by Adam Karl Mortara

Legal Scholars and Academics, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bruce H. Schneider

States of Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Utah, Amicus Curiae, represented by Judd Edward Stone II

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

 
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