| No. 08-945 | ||||
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| Docketed: | January 28, 2009 | |||
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of Illinois |
| Case Nos.: | (104586, 104587, 104590) |
| Decision Date: | June 5, 2008 |
| Rehearing Denied: | September 22, 2008 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Dec 9 2008 | Application (08A513) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 21, 2008 to January 21, 2009, submitted to Justice Stevens. |
| Dec 10 2008 | Application (08A513) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until January 21, 2009. |
| Jan 21 2009 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2009) |
| Feb 2 2009 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Giannoulias and the Illinois Racing Board. |
| Feb 9 2009 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Feb 17 2009 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 30, 2009, for all respondents. |
| Feb 27 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
| Feb 27 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
| Feb 27 2009 | Brief amici curiae of National Taxpayers Union, et al. filed. |
| Feb 27 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. |
| Feb 27 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of American Legislative Exchange Council filed. |
| Feb 27 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. |
| Feb 27 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Illinois Alliance for Growth, Americans for Tax Reform filed. |
| Mar 23 2009 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 9, 2009, for all respondents |
| Apr 9 2009 | Brief of respondents Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois State Treasurer, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Apr 21 2009 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 14, 2009. |
| Apr 21 2009 | Reply of petitioners Empress Casino Joliet Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| May 18 2009 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 21, 2009. |
| May 26 2009 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 28, 2009. |
| Jun 1 2009 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 4, 2009. |
| Jun 8 2009 | Petition DENIED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | ||
| Charles A. Rothfeld | Mayer Brown LLP | (202) 263-3233 |
| 1999 K Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| CRothfeld@mayerbrown.com | ||
| Party name: Empress Casino Joliet Corporation, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Michael A. Scodro | Solicitor General | (312) 814-3698 |
| Counsel of Record | Office of Attorney General | |
| 100 West Randolph Street, 12th Floor | ||
| Chicago, IL 60601 | ||
| mscodro@atg.state.il.us | ||
| Party name: Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois State Treasurer, et al. | ||
| Lawrence Jay Weiner | 515 North State Street | (312) 494-5330 |
| Counsel of Record | Suite 2800 | |
| Chicago, IL 60654-4688 | ||
| Party name: Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association | ||
| Jerald S. Post | 100 West Randolph Street 12th Floor | (312) 814-2274 |
| Chicago, IL 60601 | ||
| Party name: Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois State Treasurer, et al. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Erin Glenn Busby | 711 Louisiana Suite 2900 | (713) 868-4233 |
| Houston, TX 77009 | ||
| Party name: National Taxpayers Union, et al. | ||
| Terry T. Campo | Law Offices of Terry Campo | (202)-258-8606 |
| Georgetown Park, Suite 500 | ||
| 1101 30th Street, N.W. Suite 200 | ||
| Washington, DC 20007 | ||
| Party name: Illinois Alliance for Growth, Americans for Tax Reform | ||
| Robert R. Gasaway | Krikland & Ellis LLP | (202) 879-5000 |
| 655 Fifteenth Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| Party name: American Legislative Exchange Council | ||
| Stephen B. Kinnaird | Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP | (202) 551-1700 |
| 875 15th Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| stephenkinnaird@paulhastings.com | ||
| Party name: Law Professors | ||
| Steven J. Lechner | Mountain States Legal Foundation | (303) 292-2021 |
| 2596 South Lewis Way | ||
| Lakewood, CO 80227 | ||
| Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation | ||
| Mark A. Perry | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP | (415) 393-8200 |
| One Montgomery Street | ||
| San Francisco, CA 90071 | ||
| Party name: Cato Institute | ||
| Burt M. Rublin | Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP | (215) 864-8116 |
| 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor | ||
| Philadelphia, PA 19103-7599 | ||
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||