| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jun 15 2010 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 16, 2010) |
| Jul 8 2010 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 16, 2010. |
| Aug 16 2010 |
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Sep 1 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2010. |
| Sep 1 2010 |
Reply of petitioner Frantz DePierre filed. (Distributed). |
| Oct 4 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 8, 2010. |
| Oct 12 2010 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 23 2010 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 10, 2010. |
| Nov 23 2010 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 18, 2011. |
| Dec 10 2010 |
Brief of petitioner Frantz DePierre filed. |
| Dec 17 2010 |
Brief amici curiae of Individual Physicians and Scientists Robert Booth, PhD, et al. filed. |
| Dec 23 2010 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, February 28, 2011. |
| Jan 3 2011 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 18 2011 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed). |
| Jan 31 2011 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 1st Circuit. (1 box) |
| Jan 31 2011 |
Record received from U.s.D.C. for District of Massachusetts. (1box) |
| Feb 17 2011 |
Reply of petitioner Frantz DePierre filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2011 |
Argued. For petitioner: Andrew J. Pincus, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Mar 15 2011 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Frantz DePierre. |
| Mar 15 2011 |
Letter received from counsel for the petitioner regarding filing of the motion for leave to dispense with printing the joint appendix. |
| Mar 28 2011 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Jun 9 2011 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined, and in which Scalia, J., joined except for Part III-A. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. |
| Jul 11 2011 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jul 22 2011 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 1st Circuit. |
| Jul 22 2011 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the District of Massachusetts. |