| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Apr 25 2007 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 29, 2007) |
| May 3 2007 |
Waiver of right of respondent Hedrick G. Humphries to respond filed. |
| May 8 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 24, 2007. |
| May 17 2007 |
Response Requested . (Due June 18, 2007) |
| May 24 2007 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 18, 2007. |
| Jul 18 2007 |
Brief of respondent Hedrick G. Humphries in opposition filed. |
| Jul 27 2007 |
Reply of petitioner CBOCS West, Inc. filed. |
| Aug 1 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2007. |
| Sep 25 2007 |
Petition GRANTED. The brief of petitioner is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, November 5, 2007. The brief of respondent is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, December 3, 2007. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, December 28, 2007. Briefs of amici curiae are to be filed with the Clerk and served upon counsel for the parties on or before 2 p.m., 7 days after the brief for the party supported is filed, or if in support of neither party, within 7 days after the petitioner's brief is filed. |
| Oct 5 2007 |
The time within which to file petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including November 15, 2007. |
| Nov 15 2007 |
Brief of petitioner CBOCS West, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 15 2007 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.) |
| Nov 16 2007 |
The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 27, 2007. |
| Nov 21 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Equal Employment Advisory Council, et al. filed. |
| Nov 21 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed. |
| Dec 19 2007 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondents. |
| Dec 21 2007 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 20, 2008. |
| Dec 27 2007 |
Brief of respondent Hedrick G. Humphries filed. |
| Jan 2 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed. |
| Jan 3 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of Members of Congress filed. |
| Jan 3 2008 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jan 3 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, et al. filed. |
| Jan 3 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Jan 3 2008 |
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Historians, et al.. |
| Jan 3 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Employment Lawyers Association filed. |
| Jan 15 2008 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for the 7th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Jan 16 2008 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 22 2008 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Jan 23 2008 |
Reply of petitioner CBOCS West, Inc. filed. (Distributed). |
| Feb 8 2008 |
Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Illinois. (1 box) |
| Feb 14 2008 |
Letter, dated February 8, 2008, from counsel for the petitioner received. (Distributed). |
| Feb 15 2008 |
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Historians, et al. GRANTED. |
| Feb 20 2008 |
Argued. For petitioner: Michael W. Hawkins, Cincinnati, Ohio. For respondent: Cynthia H. Hyndman, Chicago, Ill.; and Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| May 27 2008 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined. |
| Jun 30 2008 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jul 9 2008 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (07/03/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit received. |
| Jul 29 2008 |
Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the 7th Circuit. |
| Jul 29 2008 |
Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Illinois. |