No. 19-631
William P. Barr, Attorney General, et al. v. American Association of Political Consultants, Inc., et al.
Amici (19)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: automated-call-restriction constitutional-remedy first-amendment free-speech government-debt-exception political-speech severability statutory-interpretation tcpa telephone-consumer-protection-act
Latest Conference:
2020-01-10
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the government-debt exception to the TCPA's automated-call restriction violates the First Amendment, and whether the proper remedy for any constitutional violation is to sever the exception from the remainder of the statute.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the government-debt exception to the TCPA's automated-call restriction violates the First Amendment, and whether the proper remedy for any constitutional violation is to sever the exception from the remainder of the statute
Docket Entries
2020-08-07
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2020-07-06
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kavanaugh, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, J. joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined as to Parts I and II. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment with respect to severability and dissenting in part, in which Ginsburg and Kagan, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which Thomas, J., joined as to Part II.
2020-06-08
Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by ACA International, Inc. DENIED.
2020-05-20
Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by ACA International, Inc. (Distributed)
2020-05-06
Argued. For petitioners: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C.
2020-04-24
Reply of petitioners William P. Barr, Attorney General, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-15
RESCHEDULED FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
2020-04-13
Argument to be rescheduled for May 2020.
2020-04-03
ORAL ARGUMENT POSTPONED.
2020-04-01
Brief amicus curiae of Midland Credit Management, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-01
Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-01
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-01
Brief amicus curiae of Facebook, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-01
Brief amici curiae of Healthcare Companies filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-01
Brief amicus curiae of Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-01
Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-01
Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-01
Brief amicus curiae of Retail Energy Supply Association filed. (Distributed)
2020-03-25
Brief of respondents American Association of Political Consultants, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-03-19
CIRCULATED
2020-03-17
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, William P. Barr, Attorney General, et al.
2020-03-02
Brief amici curiae of Fifteen Members of Congress filed.
2020-03-02
Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen and Public Citizen Foundation filed.
2020-03-02
Brief amici curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. and National Retail Federation filed supporting neither party.
2020-03-02
Brief amici curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. filed.
2020-03-02
Brief amici curiae of National Consumer Law Center, et al. in support of neither party filed.
2020-03-02
Brief amici curiae of National League of Cities,et al. filed.
2020-03-02
Brief amicus curiae of Student Loan Servicing Alliance filed.
2020-03-02
Brief amici curiae of State of Indiana, et al. filed.
2020-02-26
The record from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
2020-02-26
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.
2020-02-24
Brief of petitioners William P. Barr, Attorney General, et al. filed.
2020-02-24
Joint appendix filed.
2020-02-21
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.
2020-02-20
Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, American Association of Political Consultants, Inc., et al.
2020-01-10
Petition GRANTED.
2019-12-18
Reply of petitioners William P. Barr, Attorney General, et al. filed.
2019-12-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-04
Brief of respondents American Association of Political Consultants, Inc., et al. in support filed.
2019-11-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 16, 2019)
2019-10-15
Application (19A271) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 18, 2019.
2019-10-11
Application (19A271) to extend further the time from October 21, 2019 to November 18, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.
2019-09-09
Application (19A271) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 21, 2019.
2019-09-06
Application (19A271) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 19, 2019 to October 21, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
American Association of Political Consultants, Inc., et al.
Roman Martinez V — Latham & Watkins, LLP, Respondent
Association of Credit & Collection Professionals (ACA)
Steven Gregory White — Gray Reed & McGraw, Amicus
Cato Institute
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Shay Dvoretzky — Jones Day, Amicus
Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al.
Facebook, Inc.
Paul D. Clement — Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Amicus
Fifteen Members of Congress
Keith James Keogh — Keogh Law, LTD, Amicus
Healthcare Companies
Michael Dietz Roth — Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Amicus
Institute for Free Speech
Institute for Justice
Paul Michael Sherman — Institute for Justice, Amicus
Midland Credit Management, Inc.
Zachary Charles Schauf — Jenner & Block, LLP, Amicus
National Consumer Law Center, Verizon, Consumer Federation of America
Tara Twomey — National Consumer Law Center, Amicus
National League of Cities, National Association of Counties, U.S. Conference of Mayors, International City/County Management Association, and International Municipal Lawyers Association
John Michael Baker — Greene Espel, PLLP, Amicus
Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
Misha Tseytlin — Troutman Sanders LLP, Amicus
Public Citizen and Public Citizen Foundation
Retail Energy Supply Association
Retail Litigation Center, Inc. and National Retail Federation
State of Indiana
Thomas M. Fisher — Amicus
Student Loan Servicing Alliance
Jessica Lynn Ellsworth — Hogan Lovells US, LLP, Amicus
William P. Barr, Attorney General, et al.
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Petitioner
Jeffrey Bryan Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Petitioner