20-255 Mahanoy Area School District v. B. L (2021-April-28)

Supreme Court of the United States

QUESTION PRESENTED:

Whether Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, which holds that public school officials may regulate speech that would materially and substantially disrupt the work and discipline of the school, applies to student speech that occurs off campus.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Aug 28 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 1, 2020)
Sep 21 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 28 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 30, 2020.
Oct 01 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Pennsylvania School Boards Association and Pennsylvania Principals Association filed.
Oct 01 2020 | Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed.
Nov 30 2020 | Brief of respondents B.L., a minor, by and through her father Lawrence Levy and her mother Betty Lou Levy in opposition filed.
Dec 14 2020 | Reply of petitioner Mahanoy Area School District filed.
Dec 16 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Jan 08 2021 | Petition GRANTED.
Feb 22 2021 | Brief of petitioner Mahanoy Area School District filed.
Feb 22 2021 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Feb 24 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Cyberbullying Research Center, et al. filed.
Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed.
Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. in support of neither party filed.
Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Nation Education Association in support of neither party filed.
Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Pupil Services Administrators and Pennsylvania Association of Pupil Services Administrators filed.
Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Pennsylvania School Boards Association and Pennsylvania Principals Association filed.
Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of First Amendment and Education Law Scholars filed.
Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Huntsville, Alabama City Board of Education, et al. filed.
Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice in support of neither party filed.
Mar 12 2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
Mar 15 2021 | Record requested.
Mar 24 2021 | Brief of respondent B.L., a minor, by and through her father Lawrence Levy and her mother Betty Lou Levy filed.
Mar 26 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 29 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Mar 30 2021 | CIRCULATED
Mar 30 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Parents Defending Education filed. (Distributed)
Mar 30 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Liberty Justice Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 31 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom and Christian Legal Society filed. (Distributed)
Mar 31 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The Independent Women's Law Center filed. (Distributed)
Mar 31 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of College Athlete Advocates filed. (Distributed)
Mar 31 2021 |