| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| May 18 2006 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 24, 2006) |
| Aug 9 2006 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2006. |
| Aug 28 2006 |
Response Requested . (Due September 27, 2006) |
| Sep 20 2006 |
Response of respondent Victor Harris filed. |
| Oct 4 2006 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 27, 2006. |
| Oct 27 2006 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Dec 8 2006 |
Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including December 13, 2006. |
| Dec 13 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Dec 13 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc. in support of neither party filed. |
| Dec 13 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Counties, et al. filed. |
| Dec 13 2006 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| Dec 13 2006 |
Brief of petitioner Timothy Scott filed. |
| Dec 13 2006 |
Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed. |
| Dec 18 2006 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, February 26, 2007. |
| Dec 18 2006 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jan 10 2007 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 15 2007 |
Brief of respondent Victor Harris filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 16 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Police Accountability Project filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 16 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 16 2007 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. for Northern District of Georgia. (1 box) |
| Jan 17 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Georgia filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 25 2007 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for Eleventh Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Feb 13 2007 |
Reply of petitioner Timothy Scott filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 16 2007 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Feb 26 2007 |
Argued. For petitioner: Philip W. Savrin, Atlanta, Ga.; and Gregory G. Garre, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Craig T. Jones, Atlanta, Ga. |
| Apr 30 2007 |
Judgment REVERSED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kenendy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., and Breyer, J., filed concurring opinions. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jun 1 2007 |
Judgment Issued |
| Jun 12 2007 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (06/04/07) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit received. |
| Aug 30 2007 |
Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the Eleventh Circuit. |
| Aug 30 2007 |
Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Georgia. |