No. 12-207
Title:Maryland, Petitioner
v.
Alonzo Jay King, Jr.
Docketed:August 16, 2012
Linked with 12A48
Lower Ct:Court of Appeals of Maryland
   Case Numbers:(68, September Term, 2011)
   Decision Date:April 24, 2012
   Rehearing Denied:May 18, 2012
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Analyst:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Jul 13 2012Application (12A48) for a stay of the judgment and mandate pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Jul 18 2012UPON CONSIDERATION of the application of counsel for the applicant, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment and mandate of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, case No. 68, is hereby stayed pending receipt of a response, due on or before Wednesday, July 25, 2012, by 4 p.m., and further order of the undersigned or of the Court.
Jul 20 2012Response to application from respondent Alonzo Jay King, Jr. filed.
Jul 23 2012Reply of applicant Maryland filed.
Jul 26 2012Letter submitted by respondent
Jul 30 2012Application (12A48) granted by The Chief Justice. (In Chambers Opinion)
Aug 14 2012Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 17, 2012)
Sep 04 2012Brief amici curiae of Maryland Chiefs of Police Association, Inc., et al. filed.
Sep 11 2012Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 17, 2012.
Sep 12 2012Brief amicus curiae of Steve Cooley, District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles filed.
Sep 17 2012Brief amicus curiae of DNA Saves filed.
Sep 17 2012Brief amici curiae of Maryland Legislators filed.
Sep 17 2012Brief amicus curiae of National District Attorneys Association filed.
Oct 12 2012Brief of respondent Alonzo Jay King, Jr. in opposition filed.
Oct 24 2012DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 9, 2012.
Oct 24 2012Reply of petitioner Maryland filed. (Distributed)
Nov 09 2012Petition GRANTED.
Nov 21 2012Record Received from the Maryland Court of Appeals. 2 volumes.
Nov 27 2012Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Dec 04 2012Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Dec 18 2012SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Dec 26 2012Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Dec 26 2012Brief of petitioner Maryland filed.
Dec 28 2012Brief amici curiae of Genetics, Genomics and Forensic Science Researchers in support of neither party filed.
Dec 28 2012Brief amicus curiae of National District Attorneys Association filed.
Jan 02 2013Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
Jan 02 2013Brief amicus curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed.
Jan 02 2013Brief amicus curiae of Los Angeles County District Attorney on behalf of Los Angeles County filed.
Jan 02 2013Brief amicus curiae of Global Alliance for Rapid DNA Testing filed.
Jan 02 2013Brief amici curiae of DNA Saves, et al. filed.
Jan 02 2013Brief amici curiae of Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc., et al. filed.
Jan 02 2013Brief amicus curiae of Susana Martinez, Governor of the State of New Mexico filed.
Jan 02 2013Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed.
Jan 02 2013Brief amicus curiae of Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault filed.
Jan 02 2013Brief amici curiae of Maryland Chiefs of Police Association, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 09 2013Additional record received from the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Part of this record is electronic.
Jan 10 2013CIRCULATED.
Jan 25 2013Brief of respondent Alonzo Jay King, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Feb 01 2013brief amicus curiae of Veterans for Common Sense filed. (Distributed)
Feb 01 2013Brief amicus curiae of Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic filed. (Distributed)
Feb 01 2013Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center and twenty-six technical experts and legal scholars filed. (Distributed)
Feb 01 2013Brief amicus curiae of Public Defenders Service for the District of Columbia filed. (Distributed)
Feb 01 2013Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed. (Distributed)
Feb 01 2013Brief amici curiae of Genetic Scientists Robert Nussbaum and Sara H. Katsanis filed. (Distributed)
Feb 01 2013Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Feb 01 2013Brief amicus curiae of Council for Responsible Genetics filed. (Distributed)
Feb 01 2013Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 01 2013Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Feb 01 2013Brief amici curiae of 14 Scholars of Forensic Evidence filed. (Distributed)
Feb 15 2013Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Feb 19 2013Reply of petitioner Maryland filed. (Distributed)
Feb 26 2013Argued. For petitioner: Katherine Winfree, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Baltimore, Md.; and Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C.
Jun 03 2013Judgment REVERSED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Jul 05 2013MANDATE ISSUED.
Jul 05 2013Record returned to Court of Appeals of Maryland.
Jul 05 2013Record returned to Circuit Court fo Wicomico County.

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Brian S. Kleinbord
    Counsel of Record
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
200 St. Paul Place, 17th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202

bkleinbord@oag.state.md.us
(410) 576-6435
Party name: Maryland
Katherine WinfreeChief Deputy Attorney General
200 Saint Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202

kwinfree@oag.state.md.us
(410) 576-6300
Party name: Maryland
Attorneys for Respondent
Kannon K. Shanmugam
    Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005

kshanmugam@wc.com
(202) 434-5000
Party name: Alonzo Jay King, Jr.
Stephen B. MercerChief Attorney, Forensics Division
Office of the Public Defender
6 Saint Paul St.
Suite 1400
Baltimore, MD 21202

smercer@opd.state.md.us
(410) 767-5541
Party name: Alonzo Jay King, Jr.
Other
Lisa S. BlattArnold & Porter LLP
601 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001

lisa.blatt@aporter.com
(202) 942-5000
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Jeffrey S. BucholtzKing & Spalding LLP
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

jbucholtz@kslaw.com
(202) 626-0500
Party name: Susana Martinez, Governor of the State of New Mexico
Enid A. Camps455 Golden Gate Avenue Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA 94102

Enid.Camps@doj.ca.gov
(415)-703-5976
Party name: California, et al.
Michael R. DreebenDeputy Solicitor General
Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530

michael.r.dreeben@usdoj.gov
(202) 514-2201
Party name: Maryland v. Alonzo Jay King, Jr.
Michael L. ForemanPennsylvania State University, Civil Rights Appellate Clinic
329 Innovation Blvd., Suite 118
University Park, PA 16803

mlf25@psu.edu
(814) 865-3832
Party name: Genetics, Genomics and Forensic Science Researchers in support of neither party
Aderson B. FrancoisSupervising Attorney Civil Rights Clinic
Howard University School of Law
2900 Van Ness Street NW
Washington, DC 20008

afrancois@law.howard.edu
(202) 806-8065
Party name: Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic
Jonathan S. FranklinNorton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Suite 1000
799 9th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001

jonathan.franklin@nortonrosefulbright.com
(202) 662-0466
Party name: DNA Saves
Matthew S. HellmanJenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Ave., N.W, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001

mhellman@jenner.com
(202) 639-6861
Party name: Council for Responsible Genetics
William M. JayGoodwin Procter LLP
901 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001

wjay@goodwinlaw.com
(202) 346-4000
Party name: National Association of Federal Defenders
Neal Kumar KatyalHogan Lovells US LLP
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004

neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com
(202) 637-5600
Party name: Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc., et al.
Prashant Kumar KhetanTroutman Sanders LLP
401 9th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004

prashant.khetan@troutmansanders.com
(202) 274-2950
Party name: National Governors Association, et al.
Karen J. KrugerFunk & Bolton, P.A.
Twelfth Floor, 36 South Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21222

kkruger@fblaw.com
(410) 659-7700
Party name: Maryland Chiefs of Police Association, Inc., et al.
Sandra K. LevickPublic Defender Service for District of Columbia
633 Indiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004

slevick@pdsdc.org
(202) 628-1200
Party name: Public Defenders Service for the District of Columbia
Albert C. LocherNational District Attorneys Assn.
44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 110
Alexandria, VA 22314

lochera@sacda.org
(703) 549-9222
Party name: National District Attorneys Association
Jennifer LynchElectronic Frontier Foundation
815 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

jlynch@eff.org
(415)-436-9333
Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Eric D. MillerPerkins Coie, LLP
1201 Third Ave., Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101

emiller@perkinscoie.com
(206) 359-8000
Party name: Veterans for Common Sense
Erin Elizabeth MurphyNYU School of Law
40 Washington Sqyare South
New York, NY 10012

erin.murphy@nyu.edu
(212) 998-6672
Party name: 14 Scholars of Forensic Evidence
Theodore B. OlsonGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-5306

tolson@gibsondunn.com
(202) 955-8500
Party name: Global Alliance for Rapid DNA Testing
Michael T. Risher39 Drumm St.
San Fransico, CA 94111

mrisher@aclunc.org
(415)-293-6373
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
Marc RotenbergElectronic Privacy Information Center
1718 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20009

rotenberg@epic.org
(202) 483-1140
Party name: Electronic Privacy Information Center and twenty-six technical experts and legal scholars
William C. SammonsTydings & Rosenberg LLP
100 East Pratt Street
26th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202

wsammons@tydingslaw.com
(410) 752-9700
Party name: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Roberta T. SchwartzDeputy District Attorney
LA County DA's Office
320 W. Temple Street, Suite 540
Los Angeles, CA 90012

(213) 974-1616
Party name: Los Angeles County District Attorney on behalf of Los Angeles County
Clifford M. SloanSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
1440 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005

cliff.sloan@skadden.com
(202) 371-7000
Party name: Maryland Legislators
Danielle SpinelliWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

danielle.spinelli@wilmerhale.com
(202) 663-6000
Party name: Genetic scientists Robert Nussbaum and Sara H. Katsanis
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
(202) 514-2217
Party name: the United States