No. 02-575 Status: DECIDED
Title: Nike, Inc., et al., Petitioners
v.
Marc Kasky
Docketed:          Lower Ct: Supreme Court of California
October 16, 2002 (S087859)

~~Date~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 16 2002Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 15,
2002)
Oct 16 2002 LODGING consisting of twenty bound copies of related material
received from counsel for the petitioners.
Nov 12 2002 Motion of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. for leave to file a
brief as amici curiae filed.
Nov 15 2002Brief of respondent Marc Kasky in opposition filed.
Nov 15 2002 Motion of Council of Public Relations Firms, et al. for leave to
file a brief as amici curiae filed.
Nov 15 2002 Motion of ExxonMobil, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici
curiae filed.
Nov 15 2002 Motion of Center for Advancement of Capitalism for leave to file a
brief as amicus curiae filed.
Nov 15 2002 Motion of Civil Justice Association of California for leave to
file a brief as amicus curiae filed.
Nov 15 2002 Motion of Thirty-Two Leading Newspapers, Magazines, etc., et al.
for leave to file a brief as amici curiae filed.
Nov 15 2002 Motion of Washington Legal Foundation for leave to file a brief as
amicus curiae filed.
Nov 15 2002 Motion of Chamber of Commerce of the United States for leave to
file a brief as amicus curiae filed.
Nov 15 2002 Motion of Center for Individual Freedom for leave to file a brief
as amicus curiae filed.
Nov 26 2002 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 13, 2002
Nov 26 2002Reply brief of petitioners Nike, Inc., et al. filed.
Jan 6 2003 REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 10, 2003
Jan 10 2003 Motion of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. for leave to file a
brief as amici curiae GRANTED.
Jan 10 2003 Motion of Council of Public Relations Firms, et al. for leave to
file a brief as amici curiae GRANTED.
Jan 10 2003 Motion of ExxonMobil, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici
curiae GRANTED.
Jan 10 2003 Motion of Center for Advancement of Capitalism for leave to file a
brief as amicus curiae GRANTED.
Jan 10 2003 Motion of Civil Justice Association of California for leave to
file a brief as amicus curiae GRANTED.
Jan 10 2003 Motion of Thirty-Two Leading Newspapers, Magazines, etc., et al.
for leave to file a brief as amici curiae GRANTED.
Jan 10 2003 Motion of Washington Legal Foundation for leave to file a brief as
amicus curiae GRANTED.
Jan 10 2003 Motion of Chamber of Commerce of the United States for leave to
file a brief as amicus curiae GRANTED.
Jan 10 2003 Motion of Center for Individual Freedom for leave to file a brief
as amicus curiae GRANTED.
Jan 10 2003 Petition GRANTED.
SET FOR ARGUMENT April 23, 2003.
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Feb 3 2003 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party
received from counsel for the petitioners, Nike, et al.
Feb 14 2003 Consent to the filing of any and all amicus briefs in support of
either party received from counsel for the respondent.
Feb 20 2003 Order extending time to file petitioners' brief on the merits to
and including February 28, 2003. Order extending time to file
respondent's brief on the merits to and including April 4, 2003.
Feb 24 2003Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of
Northern CA filed.
Feb 27 2003Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.
Feb 27 2003Brief amicus curiae of AFL-CIO in support of neither party filed.
Feb 28 2003
Brief of petitioners Nike, Inc., et al. filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amici curiae of Defenders of Property Rights, et al. filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Manufacturers filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amicus curiae of Pfizer Inc. filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amici curiae of ExxonMobil, et al. filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amici curiae of SRiMedia and CoreRatings filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amicus curiae of Business Roundtable filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amici curiae of Arthur W. Page Society, et al. filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amicus curiae of Civil Justice Association of California filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amicus curiae of Center for Advancement of Capitalism filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amici curiae of Forty Leading Newspapers, ABC, et al. filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amicus curiae of Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amici curiae of Association of National Advertising, Inc., et
al. filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amicus curiae of Center for Individual Freedom filed.
Feb 28 2003Brief amici curiae of Thos.Jefferson Cntr.for Protection of Free
Expression et al. filed.
Mar 4 2003 LODGING consisting of twenty bound copies of related material
received from counsel for amici Assn. Natl. Advertising, et al.
Mar 6 2003 Motion of petitioners to dispense with printing the joint appendix
filed.
Mar 6 2003 LODGING consisting of twenty bound copies of reprinted Oct.16th
lodging,now entitled Petitioner's Second Lodging received from
counsel for the petitioner
Mar 7 2003 CIRCULATED.
Mar 19 2003 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Mar 24 2003 Motion of petitioners to dispense with printing the joint appendix
GRANTED.
Mar 28 2003 Record filed.
Apr 2 2003 Letter from counsel for the petitioners received and distributed.
Apr 3 2003Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed.
Apr 4 2003Brief amicus curiae of Consumer Attorneys of California filed.
Apr 4 2003Brief amici curiae of Sierra Club, et al. filed.
Apr 4 2003Brief of respondent Marck Kasky on behalf of General Publ. of
California filed.
Apr 4 2003Brief amicus curiae of ReclaimDemocracy.Org. filed.
Apr 4 2003Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Consumer Advocates
filed.
Apr 4 2003Brief amicus curiae of Campaign Legal Center filed.
Apr 4 2003Brief amicus curiae of Global Exchange filed.
Apr 4 2003Brief amici curiae of Members of the United States Congress, et al.
filed.
Apr 4 2003Brief amici curiae of Domini Social Investments LLC, et al. filed.
Apr 4 2003Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed.
Apr 7 2003 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Apr 16 2003 Letter from counsel for petitioners received and DISTRIBUTED.
Apr 16 2003Reply brief of petitioners Nike, Inc., et al. filed.
Apr 23 2003 ARGUED.
Jun 26 2003 Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. Opinion
per curiam.
 

~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Laurence Henry Tribe Hauser Hall 420 6174954621
1575 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Paul R. Hoeber 221 Pine Street, #600 4152173800
San Francisco, CA 94104
Party name: Marck Kasky on behalf of General Publ. of California
 
Other Attorneys:
Deborah J. LaFetra Pacific Legal Foundation 9163622833
10360 Old Placerville Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, et al.
 
Bruce P. Keller Debevoise & Plimpton 2129096000
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Party name: Council of Public Relations Firms, et al.
 
David H. Remes Covington & Burling 2026626000
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-2401
Party name: ExxonMobil, et al.
 
Fred J. Hiestand 1121 L Street 9164485100
Suite 404
Sacramento, CA 95814
Party name: Civil Justice Association of California
 
Thomas A. Bowden 20 South Charles Street 4107274300
Sun Life Bldg., 8th FL
Baltimore, MD 21201
Party name: Center for Advancement of Capitalism
 
Bruce E.H. Johnson 2600 Century Square 2066223150
1501 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101-1688
Party name: ABC, Inc., Thirty-Two Leading Newspapers, et al.
 
Richard A. Samp Washington Legal Foundation 2025880302
2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation
 
Kenneth W. Starr Kirkland & Ellis 2028795000
655 Fifteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
 
Erik S. Jaffe Erik S. Jaffee 2022378165
5101 34th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Party name: Center for Individual Freedom
 
Mark J. Lopez ACLU 2125492500
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Northern CA
 
Nancie G. Marzulla Defenders of Property Rights 2028226770
1350 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Party name: Defenders of Property Rights, et al.
 
Andrew L. Frey Mayer Brown Rowe Maw 2125062635
1675 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Party name: National Association of Manufacturers
 
Bert W. Rein Wiley Rein & Fielding 2027197000
1776 K Street
Washington, DC 20006-2304
Party name: Pfizer Inc.
 
Steven G. Brody King & Spalding 2125562100
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Party name: Liability Advisory Council, Inc.
 
William Perry Pendley Mt. States Legal Foundation 3032922021
2596 S. Lewis Way
Lakewood, CO 80227
Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation
 
Thomas H. Clarke Jr. Ropers Majeski Kohn Bentley 4152746341
333 Market Street #3150
San Francisco, CA 94105
Party name: SRiMedia and CoreRatings
 
Alan Charles Raul Sidley Austin Brown Wood 2027368000
1501 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Party name: Business Roundtable
 
Bruce P. Keller Debevoise & Plimpton 2129096000
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Party name: Arthur W. Page Society, et al.
 
Laurence Gold 805 Fifteenth Street, NW 2028422600
Washington, DC 20005
Party name: AFL-CIO
 
Solicitor General U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
Party name: United States
 
Howard J. Rubin Davis & Goldberg 2124684800
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Party name: Association of National Advertising, Inc., et al.
 
J. Joshua Wheeler Thos. Jefferson Cntr for Free 4342954784
400 Peter Jefferson Place
Charlottesville, VA 22911
Party name: Thos.Jefferson Cntr.for Protection of Free Expression et al.
 
Alan B. Morrison Public Citizen Litigation 2025881000
1600 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Party name: Public Citizen
 
Sharon J. Arkin Robinson Calcagnie Robinson 9497201200
620 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Party name: Consumer Attorneys of California
 
Patrick Gallagher Sierra Club 4159775709
85 Second Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Party name: Sierra Club, et al.
 
Brenda Wright 27 School Street 6176243900
Suite 500
Boston, MA 02108
Party name: Reclaimdemocracy.Com
 
Robert M. Bramson 2125 Oak Grove Road 9259450200
Suite 120
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Party name: National Association of Consumer Advocates
 
Trevor Potter 1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 2027362200
Suite 330
Washington, DC 20036
Party name: Campaign Legal Center
 
William Aceves CA Western School of Law 6195151589
225 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Party name: Global Exchange
 
Erwin Chemerinsky USC Law School 2137402539
699 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Party name: Members of the United States Congress, et al.
 
James E. Pfander Univ. Illinios, College of Law2173338237
504 East Pennsylvania Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820
Party name: Domini Social Investments LLC, et al.
 
Ronald A. Reiter CA Attorney General's Office 4157035511
455 Golden Gate Ave.,11th Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94102
Party name: California, et al.