| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jul 22 2008 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2008) |
| Aug 19 2008 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 24, 2008. |
| Sep 19 2008 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. |
| Sep 30 2008 |
Reply of petitioner Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 1 2008 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 17, 2008. |
| Oct 20 2008 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 23 2008 |
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 15, 2008. |
| Oct 23 2008 |
The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 23, 2009. |
| Dec 2 2008 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa. |
| Dec 8 2008 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 25, 2009. |
| Dec 12 2008 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Dec 15 2008 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Dec 15 2008 |
Brief of petitioner Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa filed. |
| Dec 19 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of Advocates for Human Rights, et al. filed. |
| Dec 22 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. filed. |
| Dec 22 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of Professors of Linguistics in support of neither party filed. |
| Dec 22 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| Dec 22 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of Professors of Criminal Law filed. |
| Dec 22 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, et al. filed. |
| Jan 7 2009 |
Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the 8th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Jan 9 2009 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 22 2009 |
Record for the U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of Iowa is Electronically filed.
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| Jan 23 2009 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed.) |
| Jan 28 2009 |
Motion of Professors of Linguistics in support of neither party for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jan 30 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 17 2009 |
Reply of petitioners Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa filed. |
| Feb 20 2009 |
Motion of Professors of Linguistics in support of neither party for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Feb 25 2009 |
Argued. For petitioner: Kevin K. Russell, Bethesda, Md. For respondent: Toby J. Heytens, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
| May 4 2009 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. |
| Jun 5 2009 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jun 26 2009 |
Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the Eighth Circuit. |