| No. 18-6135 *** CAPITAL CASE *** | |
| Title: | James K. Kahler, Petitioner v. Kansas |
| Docketed: | September 28, 2018 |
| Linked with 18A12 | |
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of Kansas |
| Case Numbers: | (106,981) |
| Decision Date: | February 9, 2018 |
| Rehearing Denied: | May 1, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jun 29 2018 | Application (18A12) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 30, 2018 to September 28, 2018, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. |
| Lower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Jul 02 2018 | Application (18A12) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 28, 2018. |
| Sep 28 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 29, 2018) |
| Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service | |
| Oct 16 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 29, 2018 to November 28, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Oct 18 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 28, 2018. |
| Nov 28 2018 | Brief of respondent Kansas in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Dec 12 2018 | Reply of petitioner James Kraig Kahler filed. |
| Main DocumentOtherCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 13 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019. |
| Jan 03 2019 | Rescheduled. |
| Jan 07 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019. |
| Jan 14 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019. |
| Jan 15 2019 | Record Requested. |
| Jan 29 2019 | Record received from the Supreme Court of Kansas (5 boxes). |
| Feb 04 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019. |
| Feb 19 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019. |
| Feb 25 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019. |
| Mar 11 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019. |
| Mar 18 2019 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. |
| Apr 16 2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Kansas |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Apr 17 2019 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Main Document | |
| Apr 23 2019 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 31, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 2, 2019. Petitioner will file the reply brief on the merits on or before August 30, 2019. |
| Apr 29 2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, James Kraig Kahler. |
| Blanket ConsentProof of Service | |
| May 31 2019 | Brief of petitioner James Kraig Kahler filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| May 31 2019 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Main Document | |
| Jun 03 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Philosophy Professors filed. |
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| Jun 06 2019 | Brief amici curiae of 290 Criminal Law and Mental Health Law Professors filed. |
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| Jun 07 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. |
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| Jun 07 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of John F. Stinneford in support of neither party filed. |
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| Jun 07 2019 | Brief amici curiae of the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Kansas filed. |
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| Jun 07 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
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| Jun 07 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 07 2019 | Brief amici curiae of American Psychiatic Association et al. filed. |
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| Jun 07 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Legal Historians and Sociologists filed. |
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| Jul 01 2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 7, 2019. |
| Aug 01 2019 | CIRCULATED |
| Aug 02 2019 | Brief of respondent Kansas filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Lynn Denton, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amici curiae of State of Utah, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 16 2019 | Record requested form the Supreme Court of Kansas. |
| Aug 30 2019 | Reply of petitioner James Kraig Kahler filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Sep 11 2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 07 2019 | Argued. For petitioner: Sarah Schrup, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Toby Crouse, Solicitor General, Topeka, Kan.; and Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Mar 23 2020 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. |
| Apr 24 2020 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
| Apr 24 2020 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| May 20 2021 | Record returned to the Supreme Court of Kansas (5 boxes). |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Sarah O'Rourke Schrup Counsel of Record | Northwestern Supreme Court Practicum 357 East Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 s-schrup@law.northwestern.edu | (312) 503-0063 |
| Party name: James Kraig Kahler | ||
| Jeffrey T. Green | Sidley Austin 1501 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 jgreen@sidley.com | 202 736 8291 |
| Party name: James Kraig Kahler | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Toby Crouse Counsel of Record | Office of Attorney General Derek Schmidt 120 S.W. 10th Avenue 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612 toby.crouse@ag.ks.gov | 785.368.6693 |
| Party name: Kansas | ||
| Other | ||
| Richard Jeffrey Bonnie Counsel of Record | University of Virginia School of Law 580 Massie Rd Charlottesville, VA 22903 rbonnie@virginia.edu | (434) 924-3209 |
| Party name: 290 Criminal Law and Mental Health Law Professors | ||
| Robert M. Carlson Counsel of Record | Corette Pohlman, et al. 129 W. Park Butte, MT 59701 abapresident@americanbar.org | 312-988-5000 |
| Party name: American Bar Association | ||
| Eugene R. Fidell Counsel of Record | Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP 1129 20th Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 efidell@gmail.com | 2022568675 |
| Party name: Philosophy Professors | ||
| Noel John Francisco | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 njfrancisco@jonesday.com | (202) 879-3939 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Tyler Green Counsel of Record | Utah Solicitor General 350 N. State Street, Suite 230 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2320 tylergreen@agutah.gov | (801) 538-9600 |
| Party name: State of Utah | ||
| Caitlin Joan Halligan Counsel of Record | Selendy & Gay PLLC 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 challigan@selendygay.com | (212) 390-9000 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Kansas | ||
| Allyson Ho Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 2100 McKinney Avenue Suite 1100 Dallas, TX 75201 aho@gibsondunn.com | 214-698-3233 |
| Party name: Lynn Denton, Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, Inc., and Utah Crime Victims Legal Clinic | ||
| Jonah Joshua Horwitz Counsel of Record | Federal Defender Services of ldaho 702 W. ldaho St. Ste. 900 Boise, ID 83702 Jonah_Horwitz@fd.org | 208 331 5530 |
| Party name: Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. | ||
| Jonathan L. Marcus Counsel of Record | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP 1440 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20005 jonathan.marcus@skadden.com | 202-371-7000 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | ||
| Allison R. McLaughlin Counsel of Record | Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP 370 17th Street Suite 4500 Denver, CO 80202 mclaughlin@wtotrial.com | 303-244-1800 |
| Party name: Legal Historians and Sociologists | ||
| Aaron M. Panner Counsel of Record | Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036-3209 apanner@kellogghansen.com | 2023267900 |
| Party name: American Psychiatic Association, et al. | ||
| Andrew Timothy Tutt Counsel of Record | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer 601 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 andrew.tutt@arnoldporter.com | 9196995905 |
| Party name: John F. Stinneford | ||