| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 1 2010 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 2, 2010) |
| Nov 23 2010 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 3, 2011. |
| Dec 23 2010 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 2, 2011. |
| Jan 28 2011 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 4, 2011. |
| Mar 4 2011 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 4, 2011. |
| Apr 4 2011 |
Brief of respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General in opposition filed. tbp |
| Apr 5 2011 |
Motion to defer consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by petitioners. |
| Apr 18 2011 |
Reply of petitioners Akio and Fusako Kawashima filed. |
| Apr 19 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 12, 2011. |
| May 16 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 19, 2011. |
| May 23 2011 |
Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| Jun 17 2011 |
Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including August 5, 2011. |
| Jun 17 2011 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 29, 2011. |
| Jul 28 2011 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Akio Kawashima, et ux. |
| Aug 5 2011 |
Brief of petitioners Akio Kawashima, et ux. filed. |
| Aug 8 2011 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, November 7, 2011. |
| Aug 12 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of National Immigration and Criminal Defense Organizations filed. |
| Aug 12 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Johnnie M. Walters filed. |
| Aug 12 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Asian American Justice Center, et al. filed. |
| Aug 15 2011 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Aug 15 2011 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope). This record also includes the administrative record from the U.S. Department of Justice. |
| Aug 19 2011 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Sep 29 2011 |
Brief of respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 28 2011 |
Reply of petitioners Akio and Fusako Kawashima filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 7 2011 |
Argued. For petitioners: Thomas J. Whalen, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Curtis E. Gannon, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Feb 21 2012 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Mar 16 2012 |
Petition for Rehearing filed. |
| Mar 21 2012 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2012. |
| Apr 16 2012 |
Rehearing DENIED. |
| Apr 16 2012 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |