| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Dec 15 2015 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 19, 2016) |
| Jan 19 2016 |
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
| Jan 19 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of The National Religious Campaign Against Torture, et al. filed. |
| Jan 19 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of International Organizations Interested in Medical Expertise, Psychiatry and Criminal Justice filed. |
| Jan 19 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of International Law and Human Rights Institutes, Societies, Practitioners and Scholars filed. |
| Jan 19 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, et al. filed. |
| Jan 20 2016 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 18, 2016. |
| Feb 18 2016 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 18, 2016. |
| Mar 18 2016 |
Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed. |
| Apr 1 2016 |
Reply of petitioner Bobby James Moore filed. |
| Apr 6 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 22, 2016. |
| Apr 25 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 29, 2016. |
| Apr 27 2016 |
Record Requested . |
| May 6 2016 |
Record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas. The record is electronic. |
| May 9 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 12, 2016. |
| May 16 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 19, 2016. |
| May 23 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 26, 2016. |
| May 31 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 2, 2016. |
| Jun 6 2016 |
Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| Jun 14 2016 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. |
| Jun 28 2016 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Jul 11 2016 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 28, 2016. |
| Jul 11 2016 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 6, 2016. |
| Jul 28 2016 |
Brief of petitioner Bobby James Moore filed. |
| Jul 28 2016 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Aug 3 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Texas filed. |
| Aug 4 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of International Organizations and Individuals Interested in Medical Expertise and Psychiatry filed. |
| Aug 4 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of American Psychological Assocation, et al. filed. |
| Aug 4 2016 |
Brief amicus curiae of The American Bar Association filed. |
| Aug 4 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, et al. filed. |
| Aug 4 2016 |
Brief amicus curiae of The Constitution Project filed. |
| Sep 6 2016 |
Brief of respondent Texas filed. |
| Sep 13 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed. |
| Sep 13 2016 |
Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. |
| Oct 6 2016 |
Proposal of counsel for petitioner to lodge copies of opinions, cited in the reply brief, which are not available electronically. |
| Oct 6 2016 |
Reply of petitioner Bobby James Moore filed. |
| Oct 21 2016 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 |
| Oct 26 2016 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Nov 1 2016 |
Record requested from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas. |
| Nov 4 2016 |
Record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas is electronic. |
| Nov 29 2016 |
Argued. For petitioner: Clifford M. Sloan, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Scott A. Keller, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex. |
| Mar 28 2017 |
Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. |
| May 1 2017 |
MANDATE ISSUED. |
| May 1 2017 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |