| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 19 2007 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 23, 2007) |
| Nov 19 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Los Angeles County filed. |
| Nov 21 2007 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by National Association of Police Organizations, Inc. |
| Dec 5 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2008. |
| Dec 11 2007 |
Response Requested . (Due January 10, 2008) |
| Jan 23 2008 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 24, 2008. |
| Jan 24 2008 |
Brief of respondent Rodney Joseph Gant in opposition filed. |
| Feb 5 2008 |
Reply of petitioner Arizona filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 6 2008 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 22, 2008. |
| Feb 25 2008 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by National Association of Police Organizations, Inc. GRANTED. |
| Feb 25 2008 |
Petition GRANTED limited to the following Question: Does the Fourth Amendment require law enforcement officers to demonstrate a threat to their safety or a need to preserve evidence related to the crime of arrest in order to justify a warrantless vehicular search incident to arrest conducted after the vehicle's recent occupants have been arrested and secured?. |
| Mar 25 2008 |
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, et al. |
| Apr 10 2008 |
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 12, 2008. |
| Apr 15 2008 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by National Association of Police Organizations, Inc. |
| May 12 2008 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| May 12 2008 |
Brief of petitioner Arizona filed. |
| May 15 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of Los Angeles County filed. |
| May 19 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| May 19 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of Florida, et al. filed. |
| Jun 2 2008 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by National Association of Police Organizations, Inc. GRANTED. |
| Jun 2 2008 |
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, et al. GRANTED. |
| Jun 4 2008 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including July 18, 2008. |
| Jun 9 2008 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, October 7, 2008. |
| Jul 3 2008 |
CIRCULATED |
| Jul 17 2008 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either or neither party received from counsel for the respondent. |
| Jul 18 2008 |
Brief of respondent Rodney Joseph Gant filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 22 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of ACLU and the ACLU of Arizona filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 25 2008 |
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jul 25 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Laywers filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 25 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 7 2008 |
Application (08A115) for an extension of time to file petitioner's reply brief on the merits to and including September 2, 2008, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Aug 11 2008 |
Application (08A115) granted by Justice Kennedy for an extension of time to file petitioner's reply brief on the merits to and including September 2, 2008. |
| Aug 26 2008 |
Record received from the Supreme Court of Arizona. (1 box) (There are sealed documetns in this record) |
| Sep 2 2008 |
Reply of petitioner Arizona filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 5 2008 |
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 7 2008 |
Argued. For petitioner: Joseph T. Maziarz, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Ariz.; and Anthony Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Thomas F. Jacobs, Tucson, Ariz. |
| Apr 21 2009 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Souter, Thomas, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a concurring opinion. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, J., joined, and in which Breyer, J., joined except as to Part II-E. |
| May 26 2009 |
MANDATE ISSUED. |
| Jun 16 2009 |
Record returned to Supreme Court of Arizona. |
| Jun 16 2009 |
Record returned to Superior County of Pima County Arizona. |