No. 07-1182
Title:	Michigan Civil Rights Initiative Committee, et al., Petitioners v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, et al.
Docketed:	March 18, 2008
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Case Nos.:	(06-2653, 06-2656)
Decision Date:	September 6, 2007
Rehearing Denied:	December 17, 2007

~~~Date~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 14 2008	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 17, 2008)
Mar 27 2008	Waiver of right of respondents Chase Cantrell, et al. to respond filed.
Apr 2 2008	Waiver of right of respondents Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, et al. to respond filed.
Apr 8 2008	Waiver of right of respondents Regents of the University of Michigan, et al. to respond filed.
Apr 15 2008	Waiver of right of respondent Armada Times to respond filed.
Apr 17 2008	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Mountain States Legal Foundation.
Apr 17 2008	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Citizens in Charge.
Apr 29 2008	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 15, 2008.
May 7 2008	Waiver of right of respondent Mike Cox, Michigan Attorney General to respond filed.
May 12 2008	Response Requested . (Due June 11, 2008)
Jun 3 2008	Letter from respondent Michigan Attorney General Micahel A. Cox declining to file a response.
Jun 10 2008	Brief of Respondent Universities in opposition filed.
Jun 11 2008	Brief of respondents Chase Cantrell, et al. in opposition filed.
Jun 17 2008	Letter of June 11, 2008, from counsel for respondent Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, etc. received.
Jun 20 2008	Reply of petitioners Michigan Civil Rights Initiative Committee, et al filed.
Jun 25 2008	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2008.
Oct 6 2008	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Mountain States Legal Foundation GRANTED.
Oct 6 2008	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Citizens in Charge GRANTED.
Oct 6 2008	Petition DENIED.

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~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Sharon L. Browne	Pacific Legal Foundation	(916) 419-7111
	3900 Lennane Drive
	Suite 200
	Sacramento, CA  95834
Party name: Michigan Civil Rights Initiative Committee, et al
Attorneys for Respondents:
Thomas L. Casey	Solicitor General	(517) 373-1124
Counsel of Record	Office of the Attorney General
	P.O. Box 30212
	Lansing, MI  48909
Party name: Mike Cox, Michigan Attorney General
Leonard M. Niehoff	350 S. Main Street	(734) 995-3110
Counsel of Record	Suite 300
	Ann Arbor, MI  48104
Party name: Respondent Universities
Mark D. Rosenbaum	ACLU Foundation of Southern California	(213) 977-9500
Counsel of Record	1313 West Eight Street
	Los Angeles, CA  90017
Party name: Chase Cantrell, et al.
George B. Washington	Scheff & Washington, P.C.	(313) 963-1921
Counsel of Record	645 Griswold Street
	Suite 1817
	Detroit, MI  48226
Party name: Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, et al.
Dawn P. Hertz	Butzel Long	(734) 213-3612
	350 S. Main Street, Suite 300
	Ann Arbor, MI  48104
Party name: Armada Times
Other:
Todd P. Graves	Graves Bartle & Marcus LLC	(816)-256-3181
	1100 Main Street Suite 2600
	Kansas City, MO  64105
Party name: Citizens in Charge
William Perry Pendley	Mountain States Legal Foundation	(303) 292-2021
	2596 South Lewis Way
	Lakewood, CO  80227
Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation