| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 6 2003 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 15, 2003) |
| Dec 30 2003 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2004. |
| Jan 8 2004 |
Response Requested . (Due February 9, 2004) |
| Feb 6 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of State of California ex rel Bill Lockyer, Attorney General filed. |
| Feb 10 2004 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 10, 2004. |
| Mar 10 2004 |
Brief of respondent Jerome Anthony Alford in opposition filed. |
| Mar 19 2004 |
Reply of petitioners Gerald Devenpeck, et al. filed. |
| Mar 24 2004 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 16, 2004. |
| Apr 19 2004 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| May 12 2004 |
Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including June 17, 2004. |
| Jun 16 2004 |
Brief of petitioners Gerald Devenpeck, et al. filed. |
| Jun 17 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of Center for the Community Interest filed. |
| Jun 17 2004 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| Jun 17 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Jun 17 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of National League of Cities, et al. filed. |
| Jun 17 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of State of California, et al filed. |
| Jul 16 2004 |
Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including August 23, 2004. |
| Aug 19 2004 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 23 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 23 2004 |
Further extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including August 27, 2004. |
| Aug 25 2004 |
Brief of respondent Jerome Anthony Alford filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 1 2004 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT Monday, November 8, 2004. |
| Sep 3 2004 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Sep 23 2004 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Sep 24 2004 |
Record receved from U.S.D.C. Western Dist. of Washington. (1 box) |
| Sep 28 2004 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Sep 29 2004 |
Reply of petitioners Gerald Devenpeck, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 19 2004 |
Motion of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Nov 1 2004 |
Motion of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Nov 8 2004 |
Argued. For petitioners: Maureen A. Hart, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, Wash., and for the United States, as amicus curiae, James B. Comey, Deputy Attorney General, Office of Deputy Attorney General, Washington, D.C. For respondent: R. Stuart Phillips, Poulsbo, Wash. |
| Dec 13 2004 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Rehnquist, C. J., who took no part in the decision of the case. |
| Jan 14 2005 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Feb 14 2005 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (01/18/05) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received. |
| Apr 12 2005 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the Western District of Washington. |
| Apr 12 2005 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. - 9th Circuit. |