| No. 18-1259 | |
| Title: | Brett Jones, Petitioner v. Mississippi |
| Docketed: | March 29, 2019 |
| Linked with 18A840 | |
| Lower Ct: | Court of Appeals of Mississippi |
| Case Numbers: | (2015-KA-00899-COA) |
| Decision Date: | December 14, 2017 |
| Discretionary Court Decision Date: | November 29, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Feb 15 2019 | Application (18A840) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 27, 2019 to March 29, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service | |
| Feb 19 2019 | Application (18A840) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 29, 2019. |
| Mar 29 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 29, 2019) |
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| Apr 03 2019 | Waiver of right of respondent Mississippi to respond filed. |
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| Apr 10 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019. |
| Apr 22 2019 | Response Requested. (Due May 22, 2019) |
| May 17 2019 | Motion of Mississippi for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (May 28, 2019) |
| May 17 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 22, 2019 to June 11, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| May 22 2019 | Motion of Scholars of Criminal Law for leave to file amicus brief not accepted for filing. (Corrected verison submitted). |
| May 22 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Criminal Law filed. (5/31/2019) |
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| Jun 03 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 11, 2019. |
| Jun 11 2019 | Brief of respondent Mississippi in opposition filed. |
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| Jun 25 2019 | Reply of petitioner Brett Jones filed. |
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| Jun 26 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019. |
| Feb 26 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020. |
| Mar 02 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020. |
| Mar 09 2020 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Mar 13 2020 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Mar 26 2020 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 5, 2020. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 14, 2020. Petitioner's reply brief on the merits is due pursuant to Rule 25.3. |
| Jun 05 2020 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Jun 05 2020 | Brief of petitioner Brett Jones filed. |
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| Jun 12 2020 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 12 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 12 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Madge Jones, Tony Jones, Marty Jones and Nicolle Olson filed. |
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| Jun 12 2020 | Brief amici curiae of The ACLU Foundation, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 12 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Jonathan F. Mitchell & Adam K. Mortara in support of neither party filed. |
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| Jun 12 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Erwin Chemerinsky, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 12 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Prosecutors, Department of Justice Officials, and Judges filed. |
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| Jun 12 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of The American Bar Association filed. |
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| Aug 14 2020 | Brief of respondent Mississippi filed. |
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| Aug 19 2020 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. |
| Aug 21 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Aug 21 2020 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Aug 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of State of Indiana, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 21 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Populi filed. |
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| Aug 21 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Aug 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Murderers, et al. filed. (9/4/2020) (Distributed) |
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| Aug 31 2020 | Record requested from the Supreme Court of Mississippi. |
| Sep 02 2020 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 09 2020 | Record of the Supreme Court of Mississippi electronically received (includes circuit court record). |
| Sep 14 2020 | Reply of petitioner Brett Jones filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 05 2020 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Nov 03 2020 | Argued. For petitioner: David M. Shapiro, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Krissy C. Nobile, Deputy Solicitor General, Jackson, Miss.; and Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Apr 22 2021 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| May 24 2021 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
| May 24 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| David Michael Shapiro Counsel of Record | Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center 375 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 david.shapiro@law.northwestern.edu | 312-503-0711 |
| Party name: Brett Jones | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Krissy Casey Nobile Counsel of Record | Mississippi Attorney General's Office 550 High Street, Suite 1100 Jackson, MS 39205 knobi@ago.ms.gov | 6013593824 |
| Party name: Mississippi | ||
| Other | ||
| Ginger D. Anders Counsel of Record | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 1155 F Street NW 7th Floor Washington, DC 20004 ginger.anders@mto.com | 2022201107 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Mississippi Office of State Public Defender, and the Mississippi Public Defenders Association | ||
| David D. Cole Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 915 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 dcole@aclu.org | 212-549-2611 |
| Party name: The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, The ACLU of Mississippi, The American Conservative Union Foundation, The Rutherford Institute, The R Street Institute, and Larry W. Yackle | ||
| Thomas M. Fisher Counsel of Record | Office of Indiana Attorney General IGC S., 5th Fl. 302 W. Washington Indianapolis, IN 46204 tom.fisher@atg.in.gov | 317-232-6255 |
| Party name: State of Indiana, et al. | ||
| Mitchell Keiter Counsel of Record | Keiter Appellate Law The Beverly Hills Law Building, 424 South Beverly Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212 mitchell.keiter@gmail.com | 13105538533 |
| Party name: Amicus Populi | ||
| Judy Perry Martinez Counsel of Record | American Bar Association 321 North Clark Street Chicago, IL 60654 AmicusBriefs@americanbar.org | 312-988-5000 |
| Party name: The American Bar Association | ||
| Mary B. McCord Counsel of Record | Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20001 mbm7@georgetown.edu | 202-661-6607 |
| Party name: Current and Former Prosecutors, Department of Justice Officials, and Judges | ||
| Taylor Ann Rausch Meehan Counsel of Record | Bartlit Beck LLP 54 W. Hubbard St. Ste. 300 Chicago, IL 60654 taylor.meehan@bartlit-beck.com | 3174083650 |
| Party name: Jonathan F. Mitchell & Adam K. Mortara | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar | Acting Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Nicole A. Saharsky Counsel of Record | Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 nsaharsky@mayerbrown.com | 202-263-3052 |
| Party name: Juvenile Law Center, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and 65 Other Organizations and Individuals | ||
| Harry Sandick Counsel of Record | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 hsandick@pbwt.com | (212)336-2000 |
| Party name: Erwin Chemerinsky, et al. | ||
| Harry Sandick Counsel of Record | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 hsandick@pbwt.com | (212)336-2000 |
| Party name: SCHOLARS OF CRIMINAL LAW | ||
| Kent S. Scheidegger Counsel of Record | Criminal Justice Legal Fdtn. 2131 L Street Sacramento, CA 95816 briefs@cjlf.org | 9164460345 |
| Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation | ||
| Kymberlee Claire Stapleton Counsel of Record | Criminal Justice Legal Foundation 2131 L Street Sacramento, CA 95816 kym.stapleton@cjlf.org | 916-446-0345 |
| Party name: National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Murderers and Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, Inc. | ||
| Angela C. Vigil Counsel of Record | Baker and McKenzie LLP Sabadell Financial Center 1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1700 Miami, FL 33131 angela.vigil@bakermckenzie.com | 305-789-8900 |
| Party name: Madge Jones, Tony Jones, Marty Jones and Nicolle Olson | ||