| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 9 2008 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2008) |
| Nov 3 2008 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 15, 2008. |
| Nov 13 2008 |
Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed. |
| Dec 11 2008 |
Brief of respondent April Redding in opposition filed. |
| Dec 23 2008 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2009. |
| Dec 24 2008 |
Reply of petitioners Safford Unified School District #1, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 16 2009 |
Petition GRANTED The brief of petitioners is to be filed on or before Wednesday, February 25, 2009. The brief of respondent is to be filed on or before Wednesday, March 25, 2009. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this Court. |
| Feb 23 2009 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT Tueasday, April 21, 2009. |
| Feb 25 2009 |
Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs received. |
| Feb 25 2009 |
Brief of petitioners Safford Unified School District #1, et al. filed. |
| Mar 4 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Mar 4 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed. |
| Mar 10 2009 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Mar 10 2009 |
Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the District of Arizona from Judge Wardlaw. (1 box) |
| Mar 13 2009 |
DISTRIBUTED. |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief of respondent April Redding filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 30 2009 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Apr 1 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Social Workers, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 1 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Rutherford Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 1 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 1 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Urban Justice Center, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2009 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 14 2009 |
Reply of petitioners Safford Unified School District #1, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 21 2009 |
Argued. For petitioners: Matthew W. Wright, Phoenix, Ariz. For United States as amicus curiae: David O'Neil, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Adam B. Wolf, Santa Cruz, Cal. |
| Jun 25 2009 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, and case REMANDED. Souter, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined, and in which Stevens and Ginsburg, JJ., joined as to Parts I-III. Stevens, J.,. filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part. |
| Jul 27 2009 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Aug 3 2009 |
Record for the U.S.D.C. for the District of Arizona returned to the Chambers of Judge Kim Wardlaw of the U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit. |