| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Apr 3 2009 |
Application (08A863) for stay of the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Apr 3 2009 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 4, 2009) |
| Apr 3 2009 |
Application (08A863) granted by The Chief Justice. The mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, case No. 07-7671, is stayed pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari. See Walters v. National Assn. of Radiation Survivors, 468 U.S. 1323 (1984) (Rehnquist, J., in chambers). Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. |
| Apr 20 2009 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 3, 2009. |
| May 20 2009 |
Brief of respondents Graydon Earl Comstock, Jr., et al. in opposition filed. |
| May 20 2009 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondents Graydon Earl Comstock, Jr., et al. |
| Jun 2 2009 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 18, 2009. |
| Jun 2 2009 |
Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 22 2009 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondents GRANTED. |
| Jun 22 2009 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Aug 4 2009 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 28, 2009. |
| Aug 4 2009 |
The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 28, 2009. |
| Aug 28 2009 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| Aug 28 2009 |
Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Sep 4 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed. |
| Oct 28 2009 |
Brief of respondents Graydon Earl Comstock, Jr., et al. filed. |
| Nov 2 2009 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 12, 2010. |
| Nov 2 2009 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Nov 4 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 4 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, and Professor Randy E. Barnett filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 4 2009 |
Motion of Kansas, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Nov 27 2009 |
Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 30 2009 |
Motion of Kansas, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Dec 8 2009 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. for Eastern District of North Carolina. (1 envelope) |
| Dec 10 2009 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. Fourth Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Jan 8 2010 |
Letter from counsel for the petitioner filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 12 2010 |
Argued. For petitioner: Elena Kagan, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondents: G. Alan DuBois, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, N.C. |
| May 17 2010 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., and Alito, J., filed opinions concurring in the judgment. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined in all but Part III-A-1-b. |
| Jun 18 2010 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jun 18 2010 |
Record returned to the USCA for the Fourth Circuit. 1-envelope |
| Jun 18 2010 |
Record returned to the USDC for the Eastern District of North Carolina. 1-envelope |