| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 18 2010 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 27, 2010) |
| Dec 15 2010 |
Brief of respondent Randall Lee Fields in opposition filed. |
| Dec 15 2010 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent . |
| Dec 29 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 14, 2011. |
| Dec 29 2010 |
Reply of petitioner Carol Howes, Warden filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 10 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 14, 2011. |
| Jan 18 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 21, 2011. |
| Jan 24 2011 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Jan 24 2011 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Mar 1 2011 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 9, 2011. |
| Mar 1 2011 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 8, 2011. |
| Apr 15 2011 |
Further extension of time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including May 23, 2011. |
| May 11 2011 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Carol Howes, Warden. |
| May 23 2011 |
Brief of petitioner Carol Howes, Warden filed. |
| May 31 2011 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| May 31 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. |
| May 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed. |
| Jul 7 2011 |
Brief of respondent Randall Lee Fields filed. |
| Jul 12 2011 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jul 14 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Donovan E. Simpson filed. |
| Jul 19 2011 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, October 4, 2011. |
| Aug 2 2011 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 8 2011 |
Reply of petitioner Carol Howes, Warden filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 9 2011 |
Record from U.S.C.A. for 6th Circuit is electronic. |
| Aug 9 2011 |
Record from U.S.D.C. fo Eastern District of Michigan is electronic. |
| Aug 15 2011 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 4 2011 |
Argued. For petitioner: John J. Bursch, Solicitor General, Lansing, Mich.; and Ginger D. Anders, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Elizabeth L. Jacobs, Detroit, Mich. |
| Feb 21 2012 |
Judgment REVERSED. Alito, J. delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Breyer and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. |
| Mar 26 2012 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |