No. 02-1315
Title:
Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, et al., Petitioners
v.
Joshua Davey
Docketed:March 11, 2003
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(00-35962)
  Decision Date:July 18, 2002
  Rehearing Denied:November 26, 2002
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Feb 24 2003 Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 10, 2003)
Apr 10 2003 Brief amici curiae of Institute for Justice, et al. filed.
Apr 10 2003 Brief of respondent Joshua Davey in opposition filed.
Apr 21 2003 Reply of petitioners Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, et al. filed.
May 19 2003 Petition GRANTED.
Jun 25 2003 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including July 17, 2003.
Jul 17 2003 Brief amici curiae of Anti-Defamation League, et al. filed.
Jul 17 2003 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
Jul 17 2003 Brief amici curiae of American Jewish Congress, et al. filed.
Jul 17 2003 Brief amicus curiae of National Education Association filed.
Jul 17 2003 Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed.
Jul 17 2003 Brief amici curiae of Historians and Law Scholars, et al. filed.
Jul 17 2003 Joint appendix filed.
Jul 17 2003 Brief of petitioners Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, et al. filed.
Jul 17 2003 Brief amici curiae of Vermont, et al. filed.
Aug 5 2003 Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including September 7, 2003.
Aug 7 2003 Blanket consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of the respondent received from counsel for the respondent.
Sep 5 2003 Brief amicus curiae of Solidarity Center for Law and Justice, P.C. filed.
Sep 5 2003 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amicus curiae of Teresa M. Becker filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amici curiae of Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al. filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amicus curiae of The Fairness Foundation filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amicus curiae of National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs ("COLPA") filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amicus curiae of Black Alliance for Educational Options filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amici curiae of Religious Universities and Colleges, et al. filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief of respondent Joshua Davey in opposition filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amici curiae of States of Texas, Mississippi and Utah filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amici curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, et al. filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amici curiae of Institute for Justice, et al. filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amicus curiae of Alabama filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amici curiae of Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, et al. filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amici curiae of Florida, et al. filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amici curiae of Common Good Legal Defense Fund and Your Catholic Voice Foundation filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amicus curiae of National Legal Foundation filed.
Sep 24 2003 SET FOR ARGUMENT Tuesday, December 2, 2003
Sep 25 2003 CIRCULATED.
Oct 6 2003 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 14 2003 Reply of petitioners Gary Locke, Marcus Gaspard, Bob Craves & John Klacik filed. (Distributed)
Oct 23 2003 Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Oct 24 2003 Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Western Dist. of Washington. (1 box)
Dec 2 2003 Argued. For petitioners: Narda Pierce, Solicitor General, Olympia, Wash. For respondent: Jay A Sekulow, and on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae, Theodore B. Olson, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Feb 25 2004 Judgment REVERSED. Rehnquist, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Mar 29 2004 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Apr 6 2004 Record returned to U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Apr 6 2004 Record returned to U.S.D.C. Western District of Washington.
Apr 12 2004 Acknowledgement of receipt (04/12/2004) of judgment from Clerk, USCA for the Ninth Circuit received.


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
William B. Collins Deputy Solicitor General(360) 753-6245
1125 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA  98504-0100
billc@atg.wa.gov
Party name: Gary Locke, Marcus Gaspard, Bob Craves & John Klacik
 
Christine O. Gregoire Jr. Office of the Attorney General(360) 753-6200
1125 Washington Street
Olympia, WA  98504
Party name: Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, et al.
 
Narda Pierce Solicitor General(360) 664-9018
1125 Washington St., SE
Olympia, WA  98504-0100
Party name: Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, et al.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Jay Alan Sekulow American Center for Law & Justice(202) 546-8890
    Counsel of Record201 Maryland Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC  20002-5703
jaysekulow@aclj.org
Party name: Joshua Davey
 
David A. Lash 400 South Hope Street(213) 430-6000
Los Angeles, CA  90071
Party name: Anti-Defamation League, et al.
Other:
Gregory S. Baylor Center for Law & Religious Freedom(703) 642-1070
Christian Legal Society
8001 Braddock Road
Suite 300
Springfield, VA  22151
Party name: Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, et al.
 
Aaron H. Caplan American Civil Liberties Union(206) 624-2184
705 Second Avenue
Suite 300
Seattle, WA  98104
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
 
Robert H. Chanin National Education Association(202) 822-7035
1201 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: National Education Association
 
Mark E. Chopko Associate General Counsel(202) 541-3300
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
3211 Fourth Street, N.E.
Washington, DC  20017
Party name: Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al.
 
R. Ted Cruz Solicitor General(512) 936-1824
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548, MC-059
Austin, TX  78711-2548
Ted.Cruz@aog.state.tx.us
Party name: States of Texas, Mississippi and Utah
 
Samuel Estreicher Jones Day(212) 326-3939
222 E. 41st Street
New York, NY  10017-6702
Party name: Black Alliance for Educational Options
 
Margaret L. Fleming Assistant Attorney General(334) 353-3738
Office of Attorney General
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL  36130-0152
Party name: Alabama
 
Steven K. Green Williamette University College of Law(503) 370-6405
245 Winter Street SE
Salem, OR  97301
Party name: Historians and Law Scholars, et al.
 
Kevin J. Hasson Becket Fund for Religious Liberty(202) 955-0095
1350 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 605
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, et al.
 
Barry C. Hodge National Legal Foundation(757) 463-6133
2224 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Suite 204
Virginia Beach, VA  23454
Party name: National Legal Foundation
 
Richard P. Hutchinson 3100 Broadway, Suite 1110(816) 931-5559
Kansas City, MO  64111
Party name: Landmark Legal Foundation
 
James P. Kelly III Solidarity Center for Law & Justice, P.C.(678) 259-8042
245 Perimeter Center Parkway
Suite 610
Atlanta, GA  30346
Party name: Solidarity Center for Law and Justice, P.C.
 
Christopher M. Kise Solicitor General of Florida(850) 414-3681
PL-01, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL  32399
Party name: Florida, et al.
 
Richard D. Komer Institute for Justice(703) 682-9320
901 North Glebe Road, Suite 900
Alexandria, VA  22203-1853
Party name: Institute for Justice, et al.
 
Nathan Lewin Lewin & Lewin, LLP(202) 828-1000
1828 L Street, N.W.
Suite 901
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs ("COLPA")
 
Theodore B. Olson Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Depatment of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: the United States
 
David H. Remes Covington & Burling LLP(202) 662-5212
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: National School Boards Association, et al.
 
Gene C. Schaerr Winston & Strawn LLP(202) 282-5000
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: Religious Universities and Colleges
 
Kenneth W. Starr Kirkland & Ellis LLP(213) 680-8400
777 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA  90017
kenneth_starr@dc.kirkland.com
Party name: The Fairness Foundation
 
Mathew D. Staver Liberty Counsel(800) 671-1776
Second Floor
1055 Maitland Center Commons
Maitland, FL  32751
Party name: Liberty Counsel
 
John G. Stepanovich Lentz, Stepanovich & Fournier, P.L.C.(757) 498-7035
448 Viking Drive
Suite 370
Virginia Beach, VA  23452
Party name: Common Good Legal Defense Fund and Your Catholic Voice Foundation
 
Marc D. Stern American Jewish Congress(212) 360-1545
825 Third Avenue
Suite 1800
New York, NY  10022-7519
Party name: American Jewish Congress, et al.
 
Richard Thompson Thomas More Law Center(734) 827-2001
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive
P.O. Box 393
Ann Arbor, MI  48106
rthompson@thomasmore.org
Party name: Teresa M. Becker
 
Timothy B. Tomasi Office of Attorney General(802) 828-3176
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT  05609-1001
Party name: Vermont, et al.