Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton

Docket No. 23-1122
Granted: July 2, 2024
Argued: January 15, 2025
Materials
Dec 9, 2024 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Dec 6, 2024 Application (24A542) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file petitioners' reply brief on the merits until December 23, 2024.
Dec 3, 2024 CIRCULATED
Nov 27, 2024 Application of petitioners (24A542) to extend the time to file a reply brief on the merits from December 16, 2024 to December 23, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
Nov 27, 2024 Motion of Free Speech Coalition, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
Nov 27, 2024 Application (24A542) to extend the time to file a reply brief from December 16, 2024 to December 23, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
Nov 25, 2024 Amicus brief of Louisiana State Representative, The Honorable Laurie Schlegel submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Clare Morell and Bradford Littlejohn submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Age Verification Providers Association submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Members of the Texas Senate submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Citizens Defending Freedom submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of American Principles Project submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Major Religious Organizations submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Scholars on the Neurological Effects of Pornography on Adolescents submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Nurse Heidi Olson submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of American Foundation for Addiction Research, et al. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Age Verification Providers Association filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Clare Morell and Bradford Littlejohn filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Nurse Heidi Olson submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Yoti Ltd. submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, Baptist General Convention of Texas submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of The Women's Liberation Front submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of American Foundation for Addiction Research, et al. submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and Technology Scholars submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of States of Ohio, Indiana, and 22 Other States submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Them Before Us submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of The Reward Foundation submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Brief of Scholars submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Social Science Scholars submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Exodus Cry, Stand With Survivors and Protect Young Eyes submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Defending Freedom filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Minnesota Family Council, Kansas Family Voice, Texas Values, and Thirty State Family Policy Organizations submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of U.S. Senator Mike Lee, Senator John Cornyn, Representative Chip Roy, and 20 Other Members of Congress submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Council on Pornography Reform, America's Future, Public Advocate of the United States, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of The Matthew XVIII Group and The Reisman Institute submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Justice Defense Fund submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Jaco Booyens Ministries (JBM), Ilonka Deaton, and Tami Brown Rodriquez submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Members of the Texas Senate filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, et al. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Scholars filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Council on Pornography Reform,et al. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Council on Pornography Reform, et al. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of The Matthew XVIII Group, et al. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Social Science Scholars filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Jaco Booyens Ministries, et al. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, et al. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Nurse Heidi Olson not accepted for filing. (December 02, 2024 - duplicate submission)
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Them Before Us filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Nurse Heidi Olson submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Amicus brief of Nurse Heidi Olson submitted.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Scholars on the Neurological Effects of Pornography on Adolescents filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of American Principles Project filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Nurse Heidi Olson filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of The Reward Foundation filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission,et al. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Exodus Cry, et al. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Nurse Heidi Olson filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Justice Defense Fund filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Major Religious Organizations filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research et al. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Jaco Booyens Ministries (JBM), et al. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of The Women's Liberation Front filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Yoti Ltd. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Louisiana State Representative, The Honorable Laurie Schlegel filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Brief of Scholars filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator Mike Lee, et al. filed.
Nov 22, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Minnesota Family Council, et al. filed.
Nov 21, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed.
Nov 21, 2024 Amicus brief of Alliance Defending Freedom submitted.
Nov 18, 2024 Motion of United States for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.
Nov 18, 2024 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
Nov 15, 2024 Brief amici curiae of State Legislators, et al. filed.
Nov 15, 2024 Amicus brief of State Legislators, American Family Association, Inc., and AFA Action, Inc. submitted.
Nov 15, 2024 Brief of Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas submitted.
Nov 15, 2024 Brief of respondent Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas filed.
Nov 13, 2024 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Oct 31, 2024 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
Sep 23, 2024 Brief amici curiae of National Coalition Against Censorship, et al. filed.
Sep 23, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed.
Sep 23, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
Sep 23, 2024 Brief amici curiae of First Amendment Scholars filed.
Sep 23, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Atsign, Inc. filed.
Sep 23, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children filed.
Sep 23, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Sep 23, 2024 Brief amici curiae of American Booksellers for Free Expression, et al. filed.
Sep 23, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of United States supporting vacatur filed.
Sep 23, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, et al. filed.
Sep 23, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Prof. Zachary Cantanzaro, et al. filed.
Sep 23, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center in support of neither party filed.
Sep 20, 2024 Brief amici curiae of The Center for Democracy & Technology, et al. filed.
Sep 16, 2024 Brief of petitioners Free Speech Coalition, et al. filed.
Sep 16, 2024 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Sep 16, 2024 Joint Appendix submitted.
Jul 31, 2024 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 16, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including November 15, 2024.
Jul 25, 2024 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Jul 2, 2024 Petition GRANTED.
Jun 28, 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
Jun 4, 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
Jun 4, 2024 Reply of petitioners Free Speech Coalition, et al. filed. (Distributed)
May 31, 2024 Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
May 30, 2024 Brief of respondent Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas in opposition filed.
May 16, 2024 Brief amici curiae of American Booksellers for Free Expression, et al. filed.
May 16, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children filed.
May 16, 2024 Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation and Woodhull Freedom Foundation filed.
May 16, 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed.
May 8, 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including May 30, 2024.
May 7, 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 16, 2024 to June 17, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
May 7, 2024 Response to motion to extend the time to file a response from petitioners filed.
Apr 30, 2024 Application (23A925) for stay presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied.
Apr 30, 2024 Application (23A925) referred to the Court.
Apr 29, 2024 Reply of applicant Free Speech Coalition, et al. filed.
Apr 26, 2024 Response to application from respondent Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas filed.
Apr 17, 2024 Response to application (23A925) requested by Justice Alito, due by 4 p.m. (EDT), on April 26, 2024.
Apr 12, 2024 Application (23A925) for a stay, submitted to Justice Alito.
Apr 12, 2024 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 16, 2024)