| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Aug 18 2016 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 23, 2016) |
| Sep 6 2016 |
Waiver of right of respondent Massachusetts to respond filed. |
| Sep 23 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, et al. filed. |
| Sep 28 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 14, 2016. |
| Oct 3 2016 |
Response Requested . (Due November 2, 2016) |
| Oct 27 2016 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 2, 2016. |
| Dec 2 2016 |
Brief of respondent Massachusetts in opposition filed. |
| Dec 20 2016 |
Reply of petitioner Kentel Myrone Weaver filed. |
| Dec 21 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017. |
| Jan 9 2017 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 13, 2017. |
| Jan 13 2017 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 17 2017 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, April 19, 2017. |
| Feb 24 2017 |
Record requested from the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. |
| Feb 27 2017 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Feb 27 2017 |
Brief of petitioner Kentel Myrone Weaver filed. |
| Mar 1 2017 |
Record received from the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. The record is electronic. |
| Mar 3 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| Mar 6 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Society of Professional Journalists filed. |
| Mar 6 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Massachusetts filed. |
| Mar 6 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| Mar 6 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of The Stein Center for Law and Ethics, et al. filed. |
| Mar 22 2017 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 29 2017 |
Brief of respondent Massachusetts filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 4 2017 |
Brief amici curiae of Arkansas, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 5 2017 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 5 2017 |
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Apr 5 2017 |
Letter received from Counsel for Respondents. (Distributed) |
| Apr 10 2017 |
Reply of petitioner Kentel Myrone Weaver filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 13 2017 |
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Apr 19 2017 |
Argued. For petitioner: Michael B. Kimberly, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Randall E. Ravitz, Assistant Attorney General, Boston, Mass.; and Ann O'Connell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Jun 22 2017 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan, J., joined. |
| Jul 24 2017 |
MANDATE ISSUED. |
| Jul 24 2017 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |