| No. 03-1500 | ||||
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| Docketed: | May 5, 2004 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (02-51184) |
| Decision Date: | November 12, 2003 |
| Rehearing Denied: | January 5, 2004 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Mar 31 2004 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 4, 2004) |
| May 28 2004 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 6, 2004. |
| Jul 6 2004 | Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed. |
| Jul 6 2004 | Brief of respondents Rick Perry, in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas and Chairman, State Preservation Board, et al. filed. |
| Jul 21 2004 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2004. |
| Oct 4 2004 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 8, 2004. |
| Oct 12 2004 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 27 2004 | Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including December 13, 2004. |
| Nov 17 2004 | Letter from counsel for petitioner giving blanket consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Indiana, et al. filed. |
| Dec 10 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Council for Secular Humanism filed. |
| Dec 10 2004 | Brief amici curiae of Baptist Joint Committee and The Interfaith Alliance Foundation filed. |
| Dec 10 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of American Atheists filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 13 2004 | Brief amici curiae of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, et al. filed. |
| Dec 13 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Freedom From Religion Foundation filed. |
| Dec 13 2004 | Brief amici curiae of American Jewish Congress, et al. filed. |
| Dec 13 2004 | Brief amici curiae of Hindu American Foundation and Others Representing the Intersts of Hindus, Buddhists and Jains filed. |
| Dec 13 2004 | Brief amici curiae of American Humanist Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Dec 13 2004 | Brief amici curiae of Anti-Defamation League, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Dec 13 2004 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Dec 13 2004 | Brief of petitioner Thomas Van Orden filed. |
| Dec 13 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Atheist Law Center, et al. filed. |
| Dec 15 2004 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 2, 2005. |
| Dec 15 2004 | CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 4 2005 | Extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including January 31, 2005. |
| Jan 12 2005 | Record received from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. (1 box) |
| Jan 12 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 13 2005 | Record received from U.S.D.C. Western Dist. of Texas. (1 box) and 1 VHS tape received from Attorney General of Texas on February 11, 2005 |
| Jan 26 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Law Center filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 28 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 28 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 28 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of Chester County Historic Preservation Network filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of Ethics and Public Policy Center filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief of respondents Rick Perry, in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas and Chairman, State Preservation Board, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of National Jewish Commision on Law and Public Affairs filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief amici curiae of Janet Napolitano, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Justice Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief amici curiae of Focus on the Family and Family Reseach Council filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of American Family Association Center for Law & Policy filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of Fraternal Order of Eagles filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 31 2005 | Motion of Foundation for Moral Law, Inc. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of WallBuilders, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. (Distributed). |
| Jan 31 2005 | Brief amici curiae of Faith and Action, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 2 2005 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Feb 4 2005 | Motion of Faith and Action, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Feb 18 2005 | Motion of Foundation for Moral Law, Inc. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Feb 18 2005 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Feb 18 2005 | Motion of Faith and Action, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Feb 22 2005 | Reply of petitioner Thomas Van Orden filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 24 2005 | Letter of February 23, 2005, from counsel for respondents proposing lodgings received. (Distributed) |
| Feb 25 2005 | Letter of February 25, 2005, from counsel for petitioner objecting to proposed lodgings received. (Distributed) |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Erwin Chemerinsky | Duke University School of Law | (919) 613-7173 |
| Science Drive & Towerview Rd. | ||
| Durham, NC 27708 | ||
| Party name: Thomas Van Orden | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| Amy Warr | Assistant Solicitor General | (512) 463-2100 |
| Post Office Box 12548 | ||
| Austin, TX 78711-2548 | ||
| Party name: Rick Perry, in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas and Chairman, State Preservation Board, et al. | ||
| R. Ted Cruz | Solicitor General | (512) 936-1700 |
| Office of the Attorney General | ||
| 300 West 15th Street, 10th Floor | ||
| Austin, TX 78701 | ||
| Party name: Rick Perry, in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas and Chairman, State Preservation Board, et al. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Thomas M. Fisher | Office of the Attorney General | (317) 232-6255 |
| IGC South, Fifth Floor | ||
| 302 West Washington Street | ||
| Indianapolis, IN 46204 | ||
| Party name: Indiana, et al. | ||
| Edward Tabash | Law Office of Edward Tabash | (323) 655-7506 |
| 8484 Wilshire Boulevard #850 | ||
| Beverly Hills, CA 90211 | ||
| Party name: Council for Secular Humanism | ||
| Douglas Laycock | 727 E. Dean Keeton St. | (512) 232-1341 |
| Austin, TX 78705 | ||
| Party name: Baptist Joint Committee and The Interfaith Alliance Foundation | ||
| Ian Heath Gershengorn | Jenner & Block LLP | (202) 639-6000 |
| 601 Thirteenth Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| Party name: Americans United for Separation of Church and State, et al. | ||
| James A. Friedman | LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn | 12132004 |
| One East Main Street, Suite 500 | ||
| Madison, WI 53701-2719 | ||
| Party name: Freedom From Religion Foundation | ||
| Marc D. Stern | American Jewish Congress | (212) 360-1545 |
| 15 East 84th Street | ||
| New York, NY 10028 | ||
| Party name: American Jewish Congress, et al. | ||
| Henry C. Dinger | Goodwin Proctor LLP | (617) 570-1000 |
| Exchange Place | ||
| Boston, MA 02109 | ||
| Party name: Hindu American Foundation and Others Representing the Intersts of Hindus, Buddhists and Jains | ||
| Elizabeth L. Hileman | American Humanist Association | (301) 652-1448 |
| 7979 Old Georgetown Road | ||
| Suite 600 | ||
| Bethesda, MD 20814 | ||
| Party name: American Humanist Association, et al. | ||
| Jeffrey R. Babbin | Wiggin & Dana LLP | (203) 498-4400 |
| One Century Tower | ||
| P.O. Box 1832 | ||
| New Haven, CT 06508 | ||
| Party name: Anti-Defamation League, et al. | ||
| Pamela L. Sumners | 528 N. Humphrey Ave. | (708) 763-9827 |
| Oak Park, IL 60302 | ||
| Party name: Atheist Law Center | ||
| Robert James Bruno | 107 Professional Plaza | (952) 890-9171 |
| 1601 East Highway 13 | ||
| Burnsville, MN 55337 | ||
| Party name: American Atheists | ||
| John W. Whitehead | Rutherford Institute | (434) 978-3888 |
| 1440 Sachem Place | ||
| Charlottesville, VA 22901 | ||
| Party name: Rutherford Institute | ||
| Edward L. White III. | Thomas More Law Center | (734) 827-2001 |
| 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr. | ||
| P.O. Box 393 | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI 48106 | ||
| Party name: Thomas More Law Center | ||
| Douglas G. Smith | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | (312) 861-2000 |
| 200 East Randolph Drive | ||
| Chicago, IL 60601 | ||
| Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund | ||
| Anthony R. Picarello Jr. | Becket Fund for Religious Liberty | (202) 955-0095 |
| 1350 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Ste. 605 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| Party name: Becket Fund for Religious Liberty | ||
| Paul D. Clement | Acting Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| United States Department of Justice | ||
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Room 5614 | ||
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | ||
| Party name: United States | ||
| Mark A. Perry | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP | (202) 955-8500 |
| 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| Party name: Ethics and Public Policy Center | ||
| Nathan Lewin | Lewin & Lewin, LLP | (202) 828-1000 |
| 1828 L Street, N.W. | ||
| Suite 1000 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| Party name: National Jewish Commision on Law and Public Affairs | ||
| Len L. Munsil | Center for Arizona Policy | (480) 922-3101 |
| 11000 N. Scottsdale Rd. | ||
| Ste. 120 | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ 85254 | ||
| Party name: Janet Napolitano, et al. | ||
| Peter D. Lepiscopo | 2635 Camino del Rio South, Suite 109 | (619) 299-5343 |
| San Diego, CA 92108 | ||
| Party name: Pacific Justice Institute | ||
| Benjamin W. Bull | Alliance Defense Fund | (480) 444-0020 |
| 15333 N. Pima Rd. | ||
| Suite 165 | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ 85260 | ||
| Party name: Focus on the Family and Family Reseach Council | ||
| Gregory M. Jones | Foundation for Moral Law, Inc. | (334) 262-1245 |
| P.O. Box 231264 | ||
| Montgomery, AL 36123 | ||
| Party name: Foundation for Moral Law, Inc. | ||
| Stephen M. Crampton | AFA Center for Law & Policy | (662) 680-3886 |
| 100 Parkgate Drive, Suite 2-B | ||
| Tupelo, MS 38801 | ||
| Party name: American Family Association Center for Law & Policy | ||
| Kelly Shackelford | Liberty Legal Institute | (972) 423-3131 |
| 903 18th Street | ||
| Suite 230 | ||
| Plano, TX 75074 | ||
| Party name: Fraternal Order of Eagles | ||
| John C. Eastman | The Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence | (714) 628-2587 |
| Chapman University School of Law | ||
| One University Drive | ||
| Orange, CA 92866 | ||
| Party name: Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence | ||
| Barry C. Hodge | National Legal Foundation | (757) 463-6133 |
| 2224 Virginia Beach Blvd. | ||
| Suite 204 | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA 23454 | ||
| Party name: WallBuilders, Inc. | ||
| Jay Alan Sekulow | American Center for Law & Justice | (202) 546-8890 |
| 201 Maryland Ave., N.E. | ||
| Washington, DC 20002-5703 | ||
| Party name: American Center for Law and Justice | ||
| Alfred W. Putnam Jr. | Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | (215) 988-2700 |
| One Logan Square | ||
| 18th & Cherry Streets | ||
| Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996 | ||
| Party name: Chester County Historic Preservation Network | ||
| Bernard P. Reese Jr. | Reese and Reese | (815) 968-8851 |
| 979 North Main Street | ||
| Rockford, IL 61103 | ||
| Party name: Faith and Action, et al. | ||