| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Feb 1 2002 | Application (A01-581) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ |
| | of certiorari from February 12, 2002 to March 14, 2002, submitted |
| | to Justice O'Connor. |
| Feb 5 2002 | Application (A01-581) granted by Justice O'Connor extending the |
| | time to file until March 7, 2002. |
| Mar 7 2002 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2002) |
| Apr 1 2002 | Order extending time to file response to petition until May 8, |
| | 2002. |
| Apr 30 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
| May 8 2002 | Brief of respondents Legal Foundation and Katrin E. Frank in |
| | opposition filed. |
| May 8 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Citizens for Preservation of Constitutional |
| | Rights, et al. filed. |
| May 8 2002 | Brief of respondents Justices of the Supreme Court of Washington in |
| | opposition filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Reply brief of petitioners Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| May 21 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 6, 2002 |
| Jun 10 2002 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT December 9, 2002. |
| | ******************************************************** |
| Jul 19 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's |
| | brief on the merits to and including August 22, 2002. |
| Aug 21 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
| Aug 22 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Aug 22 2002 | Brief of petitioners Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Aug 22 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Home Builders filed. |
| Sep 12 2002 | Order extending time to file respondents' briefs on the merits to |
| | and including October 18, 2002. |
| Oct 8 2002 | Motion of respondents Justices of the Supreme Court of Washington |
| | for divided argument filed. |
| Oct 17 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Conference of Chief Justices filed. |
| Oct 18 2002 | Brief of respondents Legal Foundation of Washington, et al. filed. |
| Oct 18 2002 | Brief of respondents Gerry L. Alexander, Justice, et al. filed. |
| Oct 18 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Forty-Nine State Bar Associations, et al. filed. |
| Oct 18 2002 | Brief amici curiae of AARP, et al. filed. |
| Oct 18 2002 | Brief amici curiae of National League of Cities, et al. filed. |
| Oct 18 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. |
| Oct 18 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Chief Justice and Justices of Supreme Court of |
| | Texas, et al. filed. |
| Oct 18 2002 | Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed. |
| Oct 18 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of City and County of San Francisco filed. |
| Oct 23 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Oct 23 2002 | LODGING consisting of twenty bound sets of two volumes of related |
| | material received from counsel for amici, AARP, et al. and |
| | distributed. |
| Oct 30 2002 | Record filed. |
| Nov 18 2002 | Motion of respondents Justices of the Supreme Court of Washington |
| | for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Nov 18 2002 | Reply brief of petitioners Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Dec 9 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Mar 26 2003 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the |
| | Court, in which O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, |
| | JJ.,joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which |
| | Rehnquist, C.J., and Kennedy and Thomas, JJ.,joined. Kennedy, J., |
| | filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Apr 25 2003 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Richard A. Samp | Washington Legal Foundation | 2025880302 |
| 2009 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, et al. |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| David J. Burman | Perkins Coie LLP | 2065838888 |
| 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800 | |
| Seattle, WA 98101-3099 | |
| Party name: Legal Foundation, et al. |
| | | |
| Maureen Hart | 1125 Washington Street, S.E. | 3607532536 |
| P.O. Box 40100 | |
| Olympia, WA 98504-0100 | |
| Party name: Gerry L. Alexander, Justice, et al. |
| | | |
| Other Attorneys: | | |
| James S. Burling | Pacific Legal Foundation | 9163622833 |
| 10360 Old Placerville Rd. | |
| Sacramento, CA 95827 | |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation |
| | | |
| Michael Williams | Citizens Preservation of Const | 6175361776 |
| 306 Dartmouth Street | |
| Boston, MA 02116-2688 | |
| Party name: Citizens for Preservation of Constitutional Rights, et al. |
| | | |
| Christopher Senior | Natl. Assn. of Home Builders | 2022668200 |
| 1201 15th Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: National Association of Home Builders |
| | | |
| Richard Cordray | 4900 Grove City Road | 6145391661 |
| Grove City, OH 43123 | |
| Party name: Forty-Nine State Bar Associations, et al. |
| | | |
| John H. Pickering | Wilmer Cutler Pickering | 2026636000 |
| 2445 M Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| Party name: AARP, et al. |
| | | |
| Brian J. Serr | 1114 S. University Parks Drive | 2547103611 |
| Waco, TX 76706 | |
| Party name: Conference of Chief Justices |
| | | |
| Timothy J. Dowling | Community Rights Counsel | 2022966889 |
| 1726 M Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| Party name: National League of Cities, et al. |
| | | |
| Alfred P. Carlton Jr. | ABA | 3129885000 |
| 750 North Lake Shore | |
| Chicago, IL 60611 | |
| Party name: American Bar Association |
| | | |
| Robert A. Long Jr. | Covington & Burling | 2026626000 |
| 1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20042401 | |
| Party name: Chief Justice and Justices of Supreme Court of Texas, et al. |
| | | |
| Daniel L. Siegel | Supervising DAG | 9163239259 |
| 1300 I Street | |
| Sacramento, CA 95814 | |
| Party name: California, et al. |
| | | |
| Andrew W. Schwartz | City Hall Room 234 | 4155544620 |
| 1Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place | |
| San Francisco, CA 94102-4603 | |
| Party name: City and County of San Francisco |
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