| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jun 20 2005 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 27, 2005) |
| Aug 4 2005 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 3rd Circuit. |
| Aug 10 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2005. |
| Sep 1 2005 |
Response Requested . (Due October 3, 2005) |
| Sep 30 2005 |
Brief of respondent Ronald Banks in opposition filed. |
| Oct 12 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 28, 2005. |
| Oct 31 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 4, 2005. |
| Nov 7 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 10, 2005. |
| Nov 14 2005 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Dec 13 2005 |
Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including January 5, 2006. |
| Jan 5 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Council of State Governments, et al. filed. |
| Jan 5 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Jan 5 2006 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| Jan 5 2006 |
Brief of petitioner Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections filed. |
| Jan 23 2006 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 27, 2006. |
| Feb 1 2006 |
Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including February 16, 2006. |
| Feb 7 2006 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Feb 9 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 15 2006 |
Record received from U.S.C.A,. 3rd Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Feb 16 2006 |
Brief of respondent Ronald Banks filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 16 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Prison Legal News, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 16 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Lumumba Kenyatta Incumaa filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 16 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 21 2006 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. Western District of Pennsylvania. (1 envelope) |
| Feb 23 2006 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 6 2006 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Mar 14 2006 |
Reply of petitioner Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 27 2006 |
Argued. For petitioner: Louis J. Rovelli, Executive Deputy Attorney General, Harrisburg, Penn.; and Jonathan L. Marcus, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for the United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Jere Krakoff, Pittsburgh, Penn. |
| Jun 28 2006 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J. announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kenendy and Souter, JJ, joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Scalia, J., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Alito, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Jul 31 2006 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Aug 4 2006 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for Third Circuit. |
| Aug 4 2006 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Western District of Pennsylvania. |
| Aug 8 2006 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (08/02/06) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit received. |