| No. 03-1693 | ||||
| Vide 03-1698 | ||||
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| Docketed: | June 24, 2004 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (01-5935) |
| Decision Date: | December 18, 2003 |
| Rehearing Denied: | March 23, 2004 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jun 21 2004 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 26, 2004) |
| Jul 21 2004 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 9, 2004. |
| Aug 9 2004 | Brief of respondents American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Aug 25 2004 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2004. |
| Sep 17 2004 | Reply of petitioners McCreary County, Kentucky, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 4 2004 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 8, 2004. |
| Oct 12 2004 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 4 2004 | Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including December 8, 2004. |
| Nov 22 2004 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondents. |
| Dec 3 2004 | Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed. |
| Dec 6 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amici curiae of Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, et al. filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief of petitioners McCreary County, Kentucky, et al. filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Alabama, et al. filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Faith and Action, et al. filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amici curiae of Minnesota, et al. filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Justice Institute filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Law Center filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law, Inc. filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of American Legion filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amici curiae of Family Research Council and Focus on the Family filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amicus curiae of WallBuilders, Inc. filed. |
| Dec 8 2004 | Brief amici curiae of American Liberties Institute, et al. 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 15 2004 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, March 2, 2005. |
| Dec 15 2004 | CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 16 2004 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jan 4 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of American Atheists filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 6 2005 | Extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including January 21, 2005. |
| Jan 7 2005 | Brief amici curiae of Atheist Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 7 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of Freedom From Relgion Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 10 2005 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Jan 10 2005 | Record received from U.S.C.A. - 6th Circuit. (1 binder) |
| Jan 11 2005 | Record received from U.S.D.C., Eastern Dist. of Kentucky. (2 boxes) |
| Jan 12 2005 | Brief amicus curiae of Council for Secular Humanism and International Academy of Humanism filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 21 2005 | Brief amici curiae of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 21 2005 | Brief amici curiae of Legal Historians and Law Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 21 2005 | Brief amici curiae of Baptist Joint Committee, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 21 2005 | Brief of respondents American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 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 Faith and Action, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Feb 18 2005 | Application (04A723) to file in excess of page limits, submitted to Justice Stevens. |
| Feb 22 2005 | Reply of petitioners McCreary County, Kentucky, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 22 2005 | Application (04A723) denied by Justice Stevens. |
| Mar 18 2005 | Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by petitioners McCreary County, Kentucky, et al. (Distributed) |
| Apr 4 2005 | Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Mathew D. Staver | Liberty Counsel | (407) 875-2100 |
| 210 East Palmetto Avenue | ||
| Longwood, FL 32750 | ||
| Party name: McCreary County, Kentucky, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| David A. Friedman | 315 Guthrie Green | (502) 581-1181 |
| Suite 300 | ||
| Louisville, KY 40202-2356 | ||
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, et al. | ||
| Robert James Bruno | 107 Professional Plaza | (952) 890-9171 |
| 1601 East Highway 13 | ||
| Burnsville, MN 55337 | ||
| Party name: American Atheists | ||
| Other: | ||
| Herbert William Titus | William J. Olson, PC | (703) 356-5070 |
| 8180 Greensboro Drive | ||
| Suite 1017 | ||
| McLean, VA 22102-3860 | ||
| Party name: Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. | ||
| Paul J. Orfanedes | Judicial Watch, Inc. | (202) 646-5172 |
| 501 School Street, SW | ||
| Suite 500 | ||
| Washington, DC 20024 | ||
| Party name: Judicial Watch, Inc. | ||
| Julie Underwood | National School Boards Association | (703) 838-6722 |
| 1680 Duke Street | ||
| Alexandria, VA 22314 | ||
| Party name: National School Boards Association, et al. | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Steven C. Seeger | 200 East Randolph Drive | (312) 861-2000 |
| Chicago, IL 60601 | ||
| Party name: Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, et al. | ||
| Douglas G. Smith | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | (312) 861-2000 |
| 200 East Randolph Drive | ||
| Chicago, IL 60601 | ||
| Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund | ||
| John W. Whitehead | Rutherford Institute | (434) 978-3888 |
| 1440 Sachem Place | ||
| Charlottesville, VA 22901 | ||
| Party name: Rutherford Institute | ||
| Charles Brinsfield Campbell | Office of the Attorney General | (334) 242-7300 |
| 11 South Union Street | ||
| Montgomery, AL 36130-0152 | ||
| Party name: Alabama, et al. | ||
| Bernard P. Reese Jr. | Reese and Reese | (815) 968-8851 |
| 979 North Main Street | ||
| Rockford, IL 61103 | ||
| Party name: Faith and Action, et al. | ||
| Mike Hatch | Attorney General | (651) 282-5700 |
| 445 Minnesota Street | ||
| Suite 1100 | ||
| St. Paul, MN 55101-2128 | ||
| Party name: Minnesota, et al. | ||
| Peter D. Lepiscopo | 2635 Camino del Rio South, Suite 109 | (619) 299-5343 |
| San Diego, CA 92108 | ||
| Party name: Pacific Justice 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 | ||
| Benjamin DuPre | Foundation for Moral Law, Inc. | (334) 262-1245 |
| P.O. Box 231264 | ||
| Montgomery, AL 36123 | ||
| Party name: Foundation for Moral Llaw, Inc. | ||
| Kelly Shackelford | Liberty Legal Institute | (972) 423-3131 |
| 903 18th Street | ||
| Suite 230 | ||
| Plano, TX 75074 | ||
| Party name: American Legion | ||
| 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 | ||
| Robert P. George | Robinson & McElwee | (609) 258-3270 |
| 500 Virginia Street | ||
| East Suite 600 | ||
| Charleston, WV 25326 | ||
| Party name: Family Research Council and Focus on the Family | ||
| Barry C. Hodge | National Legal Foundation | (757) 463-6133 |
| 2224 Virginia Beach Blvd. | ||
| Suite 204 | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA 23454 | ||
| Party name: WallBuilders, Inc. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Frederick H. Nelson | American Liberties Institute | (407) 786-7007 |
| P.O. Box 547503 | ||
| Orlando, FL 32854-7503 | ||
| Party name: American Liberties Institute, et al. | ||
| Pamela L. Sumners | 528 N. Humphrey Ave. | (708) 763-9827 |
| Oak Park, IL 60302 | ||
| Party name: Atheist Law Center, et al. | ||
| Ronald A. Lindsay | 815 Connecticut Avenue, NW | (202) 463-2400 |
| Suite 500 | ||
| Washington, DC 20006-4004 | ||
| Party name: Council for Secular Humanism and International Academy of Humanism | ||
| William M. Hohengarten | 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. | ||
| Steven K. Green | Williamette University College of Law | (503) 370-6405 |
| 245 Winter Street SE | ||
| Salem, OR 97301 | ||
| Party name: Legal historians and Law Scholars | ||
| Douglas Laycock | 727 E. Dean Keeton St. | (512) 232-1341 |
| Austin, TX 78705 | ||
| Party name: Baptist Joint Committee, et al. | ||
| James A. Friedman | LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn | 12132004 |
| One East Main Street, Suite 500 | ||
| Madison, WI 53701-2719 | ||
| Party name: Freedom From Relgion Foundation | ||