| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 17 2005 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 18, 2005) |
| Nov 9 2005 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 19, 2005. |
| Dec 19 2005 |
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Dec 29 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 13, 2006. |
| Jan 13 2006 |
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to Question one presented by the petition. |
| Jan 21 2006 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Keshia Cherie Ashford Dixon. |
| Feb 9 2006 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Feb 15 2006 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 3, 2006. |
| Feb 27 2006 |
Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including February 28, 2006. |
| Feb 27 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. |
| Feb 28 2006 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| Feb 28 2006 |
Brief of petitioner Keshia Cherie Ashford Dixon filed. |
| Mar 6 2006 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED. J. Craig Jett, Esquire, of Dallas, Texas is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case. |
| Mar 6 2006 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. |
| Mar 17 2006 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 24 2006 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Apr 4 2006 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. |
| Apr 5 2006 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Texas. (1 box) |
| Apr 18 2006 |
Reply of petitioner Keshia Cherie Ashford Dixon filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 25 2006 |
Argued. For petitioner: J. Craig Jett, Dallas, Tex. (Appointed by this Court.) For respondent: Irving L. Gornstein, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
| Jun 22 2006 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a concurring opinion. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Souter, J., joined. |
| Jul 24 2006 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Aug 1 2006 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 5th Circuit. |
| Aug 1 2006 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Nothern District of Texas. (Dallas) |