Indian Law Bulletins ?|? U.S. Supreme Court ?|? Docket
No. 05-1508
Title:
Zuni Public School District No. 89, et al., Petitioners
v.
Department of Education, et al.
Docketed:May 30, 2006
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(01-9541)
  Decision Date:February 23, 2006
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 24 2006 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 29, 2006)
Jun 21 2006 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 31, 2006, for all respondents.
Jul 31 2006 Brief of Federal Respondent in opposition filed.
Jul 31 2006 Brief of respondent New Mexico Public Education Department in opposition filed.
Aug 16 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2006.
Sep 26 2006 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 31 2006 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 10, 2007.
Nov 9 2006 Joint appendix filed.
Nov 9 2006 Brief of petitioner Zuni Public School District No. 89, et al. filed.
Nov 24 2006 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 10th Circuit. (1 box)
Nov 29 2006 CIRCULATED.
Dec 4 2006 Motion for divided argument filed by respondents Department of Education, et al. (Distributed)
Dec 11 2006 Motion for divided argument filed by respondent GRANTED.
Dec 14 2006 Brief of respondent Federal Respondent filed. (Circulated.)
Dec 14 2006 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Public School Districts. (Distributed)
Dec 14 2006 Brief of respondent New Mexico Public Education Department filed. (Distributed)
Dec 14 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Alaska filed. (Distributed)
Dec 29 2006 Reply of petitioner Zuni Public School District No. 89, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 5 2007 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Public School Districts GRANTED.
Jan 10 2007 Argued. For petitioners: Ronald J. VanAmberg, Santa Fe, N.M. For federal respondent: Sri Srinivasan, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For state respondent: Leigh M. Manasevit, Special Assistant Attorney General, Washington, D.C.
Apr 17 2007 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a concurring opinion. Kennedy, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Alito, J., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, J., joined, and in which Souter J., joined as to Part I. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
May 9 2007 Petition for Rehearing filed.
May 15 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 31, 2007.
Jun 4 2007 Rehearing DENIED.
Jun 4 2007 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jun 22 2007 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for the Tenth Circuit.


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Ronald J. VanAmberg P.O. Box 1447(505) 988-8979
    Counsel of RecordSanta Fe, NM  87504-1447
Party name: Zuni Public School District No. 89, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Paul D. Clement Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Department of Education, et al.
 
Leigh Marc Manasevit Brustein & Manasevit(202) 965-3652
    Counsel of Record 3105 South Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20007
Party name: New Mexico Public Education Department
Other:
Thomas C. Bird Keleher & McCleod, PA(505) 346-4646
Post Office Box AA
Albuquerque, NM  87103
Party name: Public School Districts
 
Sri Srinivasan Assistant to the Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Zuni Public School District No. 89, et al. v. Department of Education, et al.
 
Kathleen Strasbaugh PO Box 110300 (907)-465-3600
Juneau, AK  99811-0300
Party name: Alaska