| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jul 6 2010 |
Application (10A20) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 21, 2010 to August 20, 2010, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Jul 7 2010 |
Application (10A20) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 20, 2010. |
| Aug 10 2010 |
Application (10A20) to extend further the time from August 20, 2010 to September 19, 2010, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Aug 10 2010 |
Application (10A20) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 19, 2010. |
| Sep 20 2010 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2010) |
| Sep 20 2010 |
Appendix of United States filed. |
| Oct 8 2010 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 3, 2010. |
| Nov 19 2010 |
Brief of respondent Jicarilla Apache Nation in opposition filed. |
| Dec 1 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 7, 2011. |
| Dec 3 2010 |
Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 7 2011 |
Petition GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Feb 7 2011 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, April 20, 2011. |
| Feb 22 2011 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| Feb 22 2011 |
Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Mar 8 2011 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 24 2011 |
Brief of respondent Jicarilla Apache Nation filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 30 2011 |
Letter of petitioner in response to lodging proposal. |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of National Congress of American Indians, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of The Navajo Nation and the Pueblo of Laguna filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Lodging proposal (dated 3/16/11) from counsel for amici curiae The Navajo Nation and The Pueblo of Laguna. |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Letter from amici The Navajo Nation and the Pueblo of Laguna. |
| Apr 12 2011 |
Letter from amici The Navajo Nation and the Pueblo of Laguna. |
| Apr 13 2011 |
Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 20 2011 |
Argued. For petitioner: Pratik A. Shah, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Steven D. Gordon, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 13 2011 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J.,. filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Breyer, J., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Kagan, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
| Jul 15 2011 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jul 19 2011 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit. |