No. 10-9647
Title:
Kuntrell Jackson, Petitioner
v.
Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Docketed:March 23, 2011
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Arkansas
  Case Nos.:(09-145)
  Decision Date:February 9, 2011
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 21 2011 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 22, 2011)
Apr 6 2011 Waiver of right of respondent Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction to respond filed.
Apr 20 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 12, 2011.
May 2 2011 Response Requested . (Due June 1, 2011)
Jun 1 2011 Brief of respondent Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction in opposition filed.
Jun 13 2011 Reply of petitioner Kuntrell Jackson filed.
Jun 16 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2011.
Oct 3 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 7, 2011.
Oct 11 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 14, 2011.
Oct 24 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 28, 2011.
Oct 31 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 4, 2011.
Nov 7 2011 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. The case is to be argued in tandem with No. 10-9646, Miller v. Alabama.
Dec 7 2011 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 9, 2012.
Dec 9 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the respondent.
Dec 19 2011 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 20, 2012.
Jan 4 2012 Record from Supreme Court of Arkansas available electronically
Jan 5 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Jan 9 2012 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Jan 9 2012 Brief of petitioner Kuntrell Jackson filed.
Jan 13 2012 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including February 14, 2012.
Jan 13 2012 Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 16 2012 Brief amici curiae of Amnesty International, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 17 2012 Brief amici curiae of Former Juvenile Court Judges filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 17 2012 Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 17 2012 Brief amici curiae of American Probation and Parole Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 17 2012 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 17 2012 Brief amici curiae of American Psychological Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 17 2012 Brief amici curiae of Certain Family Members of Victims Killed by Youths filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 17 2012 Brief amici curiae of Jeffrey Fagan, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 17 2012 Brief amici curiae of Professor of Law and His Students from Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 17 2012 Brief amici curiae of J. Lawrence Aber, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 17 2012 Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 31 2012 CIRCULATED.
Feb 14 2012 Brief of respondent Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction filed. (Distributed)
Feb 21 2012 Brief amicus curiae of National District Attorneys Association filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 21 2012 Brief amicus curiae of National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Lifers filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 21 2012 Brief amici curiae of Michigan, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 24 2012 Motion of Michigan, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
Mar 5 2012 Motion of Michigan, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument DENIED. VIDED.
Mar 12 2012 Reply of petitioner Kuntrell Jackson filed. (Distributed)
Mar 20 2012 Argued. For petitioner: Bryan A. Stevenson, Montgomery, Ala. For respondent: Kent G. Holt, Assistant Attorney General, Little Rock, Ark.
Jun 25 2012 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, j., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined. VIDED
Jul 27 2012 MANDATE ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Bryan A. Stevenson Equal Justice Initiative (334) 269-1803
    Counsel of Record122 Commerce Street
Montgomery, AL  36104
bstevenson@eji.org
Party name: Kuntrell Jackson
Attorneys for Respondent:
Kent G. Holt Assistant Attorney General(501) 682-5322
    Counsel of Record 323 Center Street, Suite 200
Catlett-Prien Tower
Little Rock, AR  72201
kent.holt@arkansasag.gov
Party name: Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
 
Danielle Spinelli Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20006
danielle.spinelli@wilmerhale.com
Party name: American Psychological Association, et al.
Other:
Douglas A. Berman Moritz College of Law(614)-688-8690
Ohio State University
55 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH  43210
berman.43@osu.edu
Party name: Professor of Law and His Students from Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University
 
John J. Bursch Michigan Solicitor General(517) 373-1124
Michigan Department of Attorney General
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI  48909
BurschJ@michigan.gov
Party name: Michigan, et al.
 
Constance De la Vega University of San Francisco School of Law(415) 422-2296
Frank C. Newman International Human Rights Law Clinic
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA  94117
delavega@usfca.edu
Party name: Amnesty International, et al.
 
Jonathan D. Hacker O'Melveny & Myers LLP(202) 383-5300
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
jhacker@omm.com
Party name: Former Juvenile Court Judges
 
Christopher Landau Kirkland & Ellis LLP(202) 879-5087
655 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
clandau@kirkland.com
Party name: National District Attorneys Association
 
Marsha L. Levick Juvenile Law Center(800) 875-8887
1315 Walnut Street
4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA  19107
mlevick@jlc.org
Party name: Juvenile Law Center, et al.
 
Thomas R. McCarthy George Mason University School of Law(202)-719-7476
1776 K St NW
Washington, DC  20006
tmccarthy@wileyrein.com
Party name: National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Lifers
 
Carl Micarelli Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP(212) 909-6000
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY  10022
cmicarelli@dedevoise
Party name: Jeffrey Fagan, et al.
 
Stephen M. Nickelsburg Clifford Chance US LLP(202) 912-5000
2001 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006-1001
steve.nickelsburg@cliffordchance.com
Party name: J. Lawrence Aber, et al.
 
William T. Robinson III. President(312) 988-5000
American Bar Association
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60654-7598
abapresident@americanbar.org
Party name: American Bar Association
 
E. Joshua Rosenkranz Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP(212) 506-5380
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY  10019-6142
jrosenkranz@orrick.com
Party name: American Medical Association, et al.
 
Clifford M. Sloan Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP(202) 371-7000
1440 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
cliff.sloan@skadden.com
Party name: American Probation and Parole Association, et al.
 
Vincent M. Southerland 99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600(212)-965-2260
New York, NY  10013
vsoutherland@naacpldf.org
Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., et al.
 
Angela C. Vigil Baker & McKenzie LLP(305) 789-8904
Sabadell Financial Center
1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1700
Miami, FL  33131
angela.vigil@bakermckenzie.com
Party name: Certain Family Members of Victims Killed by Youths