| No. 11-210 | ||||
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| Docketed: | August 18, 2011 | |||
| Linked with 10A1199 | ||||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |||
| Case Nos.: | (08-50345) |
| Decision Date: | August 17, 2010 |
| Rehearing Denied: | March 21, 2011 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jun 8 2011 | Application (10A1199) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 19, 2011 to July 19, 2011, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Jun 17 2011 | Application (10A1199) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until July 19, 2011. |
| Jul 8 2011 | Application (10A1199) to extend further the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 19, 2011 to August 18, 2011, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Jul 14 2011 | Application (10A1199) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until August 18, 2011. |
| Aug 18 2011 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 19, 2011) |
| Sep 16 2011 | Brief of respondent Xavier Alvarez in opposition filed. |
| Sep 16 2011 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Xavier Alvarez. |
| Sep 28 2011 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 14, 2011. |
| Sep 29 2011 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 17 2011 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Oct 17 2011 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Dec 1 2011 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Dec 1 2011 | Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Dec 7 2011 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Eugene Volokh and James Weinstein filed. |
| Dec 8 2011 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. |
| Dec 8 2011 | Brief amici curiae of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, et al. filed. |
| Dec 8 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation filed. |
| Dec 8 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Clinic of the University of New Hampshire filed. |
| Dec 8 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of The American Legion filed. |
| Dec 8 2011 | Brief amici curiae of Legion of Valor of the United States, et al. filed. |
| Dec 15 2011 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 13, 2012. |
| Dec 19 2011 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 22, 2012. |
| Dec 23 2011 | Record received from U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit. (1envelope) |
| Dec 23 2011 | The record from U.S.D.C. for District Court for the Central District of California is electronic. |
| Jan 3 2012 | CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 13 2012 | Brief of respondent Xavier Alvarez filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 18 2012 | Sealed record from U.S.D.C. for Central District of California. |
| Jan 19 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jonathan D. Varat filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 19 2012 | Brief amici curiae of American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 20 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 20 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 20 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 20 2012 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 20 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Coalition filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 27 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 13 2012 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 22 2012 | Argued. For petitioner: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Jonathan D. Libby, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, Cal. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. | Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| Counsel of Record | United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | ||
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | ||
| Party name: United States | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| Jonathan D. Libby | Deputy Federal Public Defender | (213) 894-2905 |
| Counsel of Record | Office of the Public Defender | |
| 321 East 2nd Street | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90012 | ||
| Jonathan_Libby@fd.org | ||
| Party name: Xavier Alvarez | ||
| Other: | ||
| Kevin N. Ainsworth | Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC | (212)-692-6745 |
| 666 Third Avenue | ||
| New York, NY 10017 | ||
| kainsworth@mintz.com | ||
| Party name: Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation | ||
| Michael A. Bamberger | SNRDenton US LLP | (212) 768-6700 |
| 1221 Ave. of the Americas | ||
| New York, NY 10020 | ||
| mbamberger@snrdenton.com | ||
| Party name: American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, et al. | ||
| Robert L. Corn-Revere | Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP | (202) 973-4200 |
| 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 800 | ||
| Washington, DC 20006-3401 | ||
| bobcornrevere@dwt.com | ||
| Party name: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. | ||
| Arthur C. D'Andrea | Assistant Solicitor General | (512) 936-2868 |
| Texas Attorney General's Office | ||
| P. O. Box 12548 MC059 | ||
| Austin, TX 78711 | ||
| arthur.dandrea@oag.state.tx.us | ||
| Party name: Texas, et al. | ||
| John M. Greabe | University of New Hampshire | (603)-746-6138 |
| School of Law | ||
| 2 White Street | ||
| Concord, NH 03301 | ||
| John.Greabe@law.unh.edu | ||
| Party name: Intellectual Property Clinic of the University of New Hampshire | ||
| Jameel Jaffer | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | (212) 549-2500 |
| 125 Broad Street | ||
| New York, NY 10004 | ||
| jjaffer@aclu.org | ||
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al. | ||
| Jean-Paul Jassy | Bostwick & Jassy LLP | (310) 979-6059 |
| 12400 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 400 | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90025 | ||
| jpjassy@bostwickjassy.com | ||
| Party name: First Amendment Coalition | ||
| Reed Lee | 70 West Madison Street, Suite 3700 | (312) 558-6427 |
| Chicago, IL 60602 | ||
| reedlee@strictscrutiny.net | ||
| Party name: First Amendment Lawyers Association | ||
| Cary B. Lerman | Munger Tolles & Olson LLP | (213) 683-9163 |
| 355 South Grand Avenue 35th Floor | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560 | ||
| Party name: Professor Jonathan D. Varat | ||
| Michael T. Morley | Winston Strawn LLP1700 K Street NW | (202)-282-5791 |
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| mmorley@winston.com | ||
| Party name: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, et al. | ||
| Michael V. Schafler | 1000 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 600 | (213)-629-9040 |
| Los Angeles, CA 90017 | ||
| schafler@caldwell-leslie.com | ||
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | ||
| Kent S. Scheidegger | Criminal Justice Legal Foundation | (916) 446-0345 |
| 2131 L Street | ||
| Sacramento, CA 95816 | ||
| kent@scheidegger@CJLF.org | ||
| Party name: Legion of Valor of the United States, et al. | ||
| Aaron M. Streett | Baker Botts L.L.P. | (713) 229-1234 |
| 910 Louisiana Street | ||
| Houston, TX 77002 | ||
| aaron.streett@bakerbotts.com | ||
| Party name: The American Legion | ||
| Eugene Volokh | UCLA School of Law | (310) 206-3926 |
| 405 Hilgard Ave. | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90095 | ||
| volokh@law.ucla.edu | ||
| Party name: Professors Eugene Volokh, and James Weinstein | ||
| J. Joshua Wheeler | Thomas Jefferson Center for Protection of Free Expression | (434) 295-4784 |
| 400 Worrell Drive | ||
| Charlottesville, VA 22911 | ||
| jjw@tjcenter.org | ||
| Party name: Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression | ||