| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Apr 25 2011 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 27, 2011) |
| May 2 2011 |
Waiver of right of respondent Arkansas to respond filed. |
| May 17 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 2, 2011. |
| May 23 2011 |
Response Requested . (Due June 22, 2011) |
| May 25 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountabiity Center filed. |
| Jun 3 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| Jun 21 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Criminal Law Professors filed. |
| Jun 22 2011 |
Brief of respondent Arkansas in opposition filed. |
| Jun 27 2011 |
Reply of petitioner Alex Blueford filed. |
| Jun 29 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2011. |
| Oct 3 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 7, 2011. |
| Oct 11 2011 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 25 2011 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Nov 25 2011 |
Brief of petitioner Alex Blueford filed. |
| Dec 2 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountabiity Center filed. |
| Dec 2 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Criminal Law Professors filed. |
| Dec 2 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| Dec 19 2011 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 22, 2012. |
| Dec 21 2011 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 3, 2012. |
| Jan 3 2012 |
Brief of respondent Arkansas filed. |
| Jan 5 2012 |
Arkansas Supreme Court Record received (Electronic) |
| Jan 6 2012 |
Record from Supreme Court of Arkansas is electronic. |
| Jan 10 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Michigan, et al. filed. |
| Jan 12 2012 |
CIRCULATED |
| Jan 17 2012 |
Motion of Michigan, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jan 25 2012 |
Reply of petitioner Alex Blueford filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 17 2012 |
Motion of Michigan, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Feb 22 2012 |
Argued. For petitioner: Clifford M. Sloan, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Dustin McDaniel, Attorney General, Little Rock, Ark. |
| May 24 2012 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Jun 25 2012 |
MANDATE ISSUED. |