Judge 
Party 
Law Firm Gerald Lynn Bostock, Petitioner v. Clayton County, Georgia
17-1618 | Supreme Court of the United States
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Filed
June 1, 2018
Last Updated: 5 months, 1 week ago
| Filing Date | # | Docket Text |
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| 7/17/2020 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. | |
| 6/15/2020 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED (Affirmed in No. 17-1623). Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Kavanaugh, J., filed a dissenting opinion. (Opinion also for No. 18-107). VIDED. | |
| 2/20/2020 | Support of amicus brief of State of New Hampshire not accepted for filing. (March 11, 2020 - not type of document to be electronically submitted). | |
| 2/4/2020 | Motion of State of New Hampshire for leave to file amicus brief not accepted for filing. (February 14, 2020 - motion withdrawn) | |
| 10/8/2019 | Argued. For petitioner in 17-1618 and respondents in 17-1623: Pamela S. Karlan, Stanford, Cal. For respondent in 17-1618 and petitioners in 17-1623: Jeffrey M. Harris, Arlington, Va.; and Noel J. Francisco, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) VIDED. | |
| 9/11/2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. VIDED. | |
| 9/11/2019 | Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners DENIED. VIDED. | |
| 9/10/2019 | 09-10-2019-Reply_of_petitioner_Gerald_Lynn_Bostock | Reply of petitioner Gerald Lynn Bostock filed. (Distributed)
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| 9/10/2019 | 09-10-2019-Reply_of_respondent_Melissa_Zarda_et_al | Reply of respondent Melissa Zarda, et al. (respondents in 17-1623) filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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| 8/27/2019 | Record from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit is complete and located on PACER. | |
| 8/23/2019 | Amicus brief of Muslim American Leaders not accepted for filing. (October 01, 2019) | |
| 8/23/2019 | 08-23-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_W_Burlette_Carter | Brief amicus curiae of W. Burlette Carter filed (in 17-1623). (Distributed)
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| 8/23/2019 | 08-23-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Business | Brief amici curiae of Business Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/23/2019 | 08-23-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_Liberty_Counsel | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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| 8/23/2019 | 08-23-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Members_of | Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/23/2019 | 08-23-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Public_Advocate_of | Brief amici curiae of Public Advocate of the United States, et al. filed. VIDED.(Distributed)
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| 8/23/2019 | 08-23-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_States_of | Brief amici curiae of States of Tennessee, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/23/2019 | 08-23-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Religious_Freedom | Brief amici curiae of Religious Freedom Institute's Islam & Religious Freedom Action Team and Islamic Scholars filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/23/2019 | 08-23-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Council_of | Brief amici curiae of Council of Christian Colleges & Universities, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/23/2019 | 08-23-2019-Motion_of_the_Solicitor_General_for | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
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| 8/23/2019 | 08-23-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_United_States | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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| 8/23/2019 | 08-23-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_United_States | Brief amici curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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| 8/23/2019 | 08-23-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_Ryan_T_Anderson | Brief amicus curiae of Ryan T. Anderson filed. VIDED (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/22/2019 | 08-22-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_American_Public | Brief amicus curiae of American Public Philosophy Institute filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/22/2019 | 08-22-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_New_Civil | Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/22/2019 | 08-22-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Billy_Graham | Brief amici curiae of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/22/2019 | 08-22-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Institute_for | Brief amici curiae of Institute for Faith and Family and Christian Family Coalition filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/22/2019 | 08-22-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_National | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Evangelicals, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/22/2019 | 08-22-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_National | Brief amici curiae of National Organization for Marriage and Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/22/2019 | Amicus brief of National Association of Evangelicals, et al. not accepted for filing. (August 23, 2019) | |
| 8/21/2019 | 08-21-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Defend_My_Privacy | Brief amici curiae of Defend My Privacy, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/21/2019 | Amicus brief of David A. Robinson not accepted for filing. (Duplicate submission)(August 26, 2019) | |
| 8/21/2019 | 08-21-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_David_A_Robinson | Brief amicus curiae of David A. Robinson filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/21/2019 | 08-21-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_Advocates_for | Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Faith and Freedom filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/20/2019 | 08-20-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_First_Liberty | Brief amicus curiae of First Liberty Institute filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/20/2019 | 08-20-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_The_HT_Hackney_Co | Brief amicus curiae of The H.T. Hackney Co. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/19/2019 | 08-19-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_Marriage_Law | Brief amicus curiae of Marriage Law Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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| 8/16/2019 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit. | |
| 8/16/2019 | 08-16-2019-Brief_of_respondent_Clayton_County | Brief of respondent Clayton County, Georgia filed (in 17-1618). (Distributed)
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| 8/16/2019 | 08-16-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_Foundation_for | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. VIDED. (Distributed). (Also in 18-107)
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| 8/16/2019 | 08-16-2019-Brief_of_petitioners_Altitude_Express | Brief of petitioners Altitude Express, Inc., et al. filed (in 17-1623). (Distributed)
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| 8/1/2019 | CIRCULATED | |
| 7/26/2019 | 07-26-2019-Joint_motion_of_petitioner_Bostock_and | Joint motion of petitioner Bostock and respondents Zarda and Moore for divided argument filed. VIDED.
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| 7/8/2019 | Statement of Printing Cost of Melissa Zarda et al. (respondents in 17-1623) not accepted for filing. (July 12, 2019). (Document not of the type to be filed electronically) | |
| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Lawyers_Committee | Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and 57 Civil Rights Organizations filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Impact_Fund_et_al | Brief amici curiae of Impact Fund, et al. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_National_Womens | Brief amici curiae of National Women's Law Center filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Lesbian_Gay | Brief amici curiae of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Members of the Legal Profession and Law Students filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_American | Brief amici curiae of American Psychological Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Wisconsin | Brief amici curiae of Wisconsin Advcocacy Organizations filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_GLBTQ_Legal | Brief amici curiae of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, National Center for Lesbian Rights, et al. filed (July 10, 2019). VIDED. (Also in 18-107).
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| 7/3/2019 | Amicus brief of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, National Center for Lesbian Rights, et al. not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted). | |
| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_Lambda_Legal | Brief amicus curiae of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. filed. VIDED.
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Walter_Dellinger | Brief amici curiae of Walter Dellinger, et al. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Women_CEOs_and | Brief amici curiae of Women CEOs and Other C-Suite Executives filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Service_Employees | Brief amici curiae of Service Employees International Union, et al. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Members_of | Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Georgia_Equality | Brief amici curiae of Georgia Equality filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Former_Executive | Brief amici curiae of Former Executive Branch Officials and Leaders, et al. filed. VIDED. (also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_The_Presiding | Brief amici curiae of The Presiding Bishop and President of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church, et al. filed. VIDED (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Corpus-Linguistics | Brief amici curiae of Corpus-Linguistics Scholars Professors Brian Slocum, et al. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Kenneth_B_Mehlman | Brief amici curiae of Kenneth B. Mehlman et al. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_American | Brief amici curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_National_LGBT_Bar | Brief amici curiae of National LGBT Bar Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Local_Governments | Brief amici curiae of Local Governments and Mayors filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Scholars_Who_Study | Brief amici curiae of Scholars Who Study the LGB Population filed. VIDED.
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Muslim_Bar | Brief amici curiae of Muslim Bar Association of New York, et al. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_The_American | Brief amici curiae of The American Medical Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Business | Brief amici curiae of Business Organizations filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_The_Trevor_Project | Brief amici curiae of The Trevor Project, PFLAG, and Family Equality filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_InterACT_Advocates | Brief amici curiae of InterACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth, et al. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_American_Bar | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_National_Education | Brief amici curiae of National Education Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107).
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Historians_filed | Brief amici curiae of Historians filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107).
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Philosophy | Brief amici curiae of Philosophy Professors filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_States_of_Illinois | Brief amici curiae of States of Illinois, New York, et al. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Modern_Military | Brief amici curiae of Modern Military Association of America and Transgender American Veterans Association filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_206_Businesses | Brief amici curiae of 206 Businesses filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107).
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Statutory | Brief amici curiae of Statutory Interpretation and Equality Law Scholars filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_Legal_Aid_Society | Brief amicus curiae of Legal Aid Society filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_The_Southern | Brief amici curiae of The Southern Poverty Law Center, et al. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107).
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| 7/3/2019 | Letter to the Clerk Joining Another Amicus Brief of Intel Corporation not accepted for filing. (July 05, 2019) | |
| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of | Brief amici curiae of Anti-Discrimination Scholars filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_William_N_Eskridge | Brief amici curiae of William N. Eskridge Jr. and Andrew M. Koppelman filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_Altria_Group_Inc | Brief amicus curiae of Altria Group, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/3/2019 | 07-03-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_Employment | Brief amici curiae of Employment Discrimination Law Scholars filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/2/2019 | 07-02-2019-Brief_amici_curiae_of_The_Women’s_and | Brief amici curiae of The Women’s and Children’s Advocacy Project, Equal Means Equal, and Allies Reaching for Equality filed. VIDED. (Also in 18-107)
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| 7/1/2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. VIDED | |
| 6/27/2019 | 06-27-2019-Brief_amicus_curiae_of_Karl_Olson_filed | Brief amicus curiae of Karl Olson filed. VIDED.
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| 6/26/2019 | 06-26-2019-Brief_of_respondents_Melissa_Zarda_et_al | Brief of respondents Melissa Zarda, et al. filed (in 17-1623).
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| 6/26/2019 | 06-26-2019-Joint_appendix_filed_in_17-1623 | Joint appendix filed (in 17-1623). (Statement of costs filed)
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| 6/26/2019 | 06-26-2019-Brief_of_petitioner_Gerald_Lynn_Bostock | Brief of petitioner Gerald Lynn Bostock filed.
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| 6/26/2019 | 06-26-2019-Joint_appendix_filed_in_17-1618 | Joint appendix filed (in 17-1618). (Statement of costs filed)
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| 6/12/2019 | 06-12-2019-Blanket_Consent_filed_by_Respondent | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Clayton County, Georgia.
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| 6/5/2019 | 06-05-2019-Letter_from_counsel_for_petitioner | Letter from counsel for petitioner, respondents in 17-1623, and respondent Aimee Stephens in 18-107, regarding requests for consent to file amicus curiae briefs filed. VIDED.
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| 5/22/2019 | 05-22-2019-Blanket_Consent_filed_by_Petitioner | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Altitude Express, Inc., et al. (petitioners in 17-1623)
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| 5/13/2019 | Petitioner in No. 17-1618, respondents in No. 17-1623, and respondent Aimee Stephens in No. 18-107 shall file their briefs on the merits, pursuant to Rule 33.1(g)(v), on or before Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Respondent in No. 17-1618, petitioners in No. 17-1623, and petitioner and respondent EEOC in No. 18-107 shall file their briefs on the merits, pursuant to Rule 33.1(g)(vi), on or before Friday, August 16, 2019. Reply briefs, if any, pursuant to Rule 33.1(g)(vii), shall be filed on or before Monday, September 16, 2019. Amicus curiae briefs shall be filed pursuant to Rule 37.3. VIDED. | |
| 5/9/2019 | 05-09-2019-Briefing_proposal_from_the_parties_in | Briefing proposal from the parties in Nos. 17-1618, 17-1623, and 18-107 filed. VIDED.
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| 4/23/2019 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 17-1618. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 17-1618. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the fling is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” | |
| 4/22/2019 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for writ of certiorari in No. 17-1623 is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. | |
| 4/15/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/18/2019. | |
| 4/8/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019. | |
| 3/25/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019. | |
| 3/18/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019. | |
| 3/11/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019. | |
| 2/25/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019. | |
| 2/19/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019. | |
| 2/4/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019. | |
| 1/14/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019. | |
| 1/7/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019. | |
| 12/20/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019. | |
| 12/3/2018 | Rescheduled. | |
| 12/3/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018. | |
| 11/26/2018 | Rescheduled. | |
| 11/7/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018. | |
| 9/11/2018 | Rescheduled. | |
| 8/29/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018. | |
| 8/24/2018 | 08-24-2018-Reply_of_petitioner_Gerald_Lynn_Bostock | Reply of petitioner Gerald Lynn Bostock filed.
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| 8/10/2018 | 08-10-2018-Brief_of_respondent_Clayton_County | Brief of respondent Clayton County, Georgia in opposition filed.
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| 8/2/2018 | 08-02-2018-Supplemental_brief_of_petitioner_Gerald | Supplemental brief of petitioner Gerald Lynn Bostock filed.
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| 7/13/2018 | Response Requested. (Due August 13, 2018) | |
| 7/3/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018. | |
| 6/27/2018 | 06-27-2018-Waiver_of_right_of_respondent_Clayton | Waiver of right of respondent Clayton County, Georgia to respond filed.
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| 6/5/2018 | 06-05-2018-Blanket_Consent_filed_by_Petitioner | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Gerald Lynn Bostock.
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| 5/25/2018 | 05-25-2018-Petition_for_a_writ_of_certiorari_filed | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 2, 2018)
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