| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Apr 7 2010 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 17, 2010) |
| Apr 7 2010 |
Appendix (Volume 1) of William Freeman filed. |
| May 4 2010 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 16, 2010. |
| Jun 16 2010 |
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Jul 1 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2010. |
| Jul 9 2010 |
Reply of petitioner William Freeman filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 28 2010 |
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. |
| Nov 1 2010 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including November 30, 2010. |
| Nov 30 2010 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Nov 30 2010 |
Brief of petitioner William Freeman filed. |
| Nov 30 2010 |
Motion for leave to file a volume of the joint appendix under seal filed by petitioner William Freeman. |
| Dec 8 2010 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 7, 2011. |
| Dec 21 2010 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 14, 2011. |
| Dec 23 2010 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 23, 2011. |
| Jan 10 2011 |
Motion for leave to file a volume of the joint appendix under seal GRANTED. |
| Jan 10 2011 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 14 2011 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 20 2011 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for Sixth Circuit. (1 binder) |
| Feb 14 2011 |
Reply of petitioner William Freeman filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 23 2011 |
Argued. For petitioner: Frank W. Heft, Jr., Louisville, Ky. For respondent: Curtis E. Gannon, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 23 2011 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kennedy, announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 25 2011 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED |