| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Mar 9 2011 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 11, 2011) |
| Mar 29 2011 |
Letter of March 29, 2011, from counsel for respondent The GEO Group, Inc. received. |
| Apr 11 2011 |
Brief of respondent Richard Lee Pollard in opposition filed. |
| Apr 11 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of DRI filed. |
| Apr 26 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 12, 2011. |
| Apr 26 2011 |
Reply of petitioners Margaret Minneci, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| May 16 2011 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| May 27 2011 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 22, 2011. |
| May 27 2011 |
The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 12, 2011. |
| Jul 22 2011 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Jul 22 2011 |
Brief of petitioners Margaret Minneci, et al. filed. |
| Jul 29 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. |
| Jul 29 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of DRI filed. |
| Aug 8 2011 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, November 1, 2011 |
| Aug 10 2011 |
CIRCULATED |
| Aug 15 2011 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Aug 22 2011 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. for Eastern District of California. (1 envelope) |
| Sep 12 2011 |
Brief of respondents Richard Lee Pollard, et al. filed. |
| Sep 16 2011 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Sep 19 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 19 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 19 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of United Mexican States filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 7 2011 |
Reply of petitioners Margaret Minneci, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 11 2011 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Nov 1 2011 |
Argued. For petitioners: Jonathan S. Franklin, Washington, D. C.; and Pratik A. Shah, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: John F. Preis, Richmond, Va. |
| Jan 10 2012 |
Judgment REVERSED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Feb 13 2012 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| May 22 2012 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of California - 1 envelope. |