| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Apr 26 2004 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 1, 2004) |
| May 19 2004 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 1, 2004. |
| Jul 1 2004 |
Brief of respondent Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. in opposition filed. |
| Jul 13 2004 |
Reply of petitioners Ulysses Tory and Ruth Craft filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 14 2004 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2004. |
| Sep 28 2004 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 1 2004 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party recieved from counsel for the petitioners |
| Nov 9 2004 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondents. |
| Nov 12 2004 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| Nov 12 2004 |
Brief of petitioners Ulysses Tory and Ruth Craft filed. |
| Nov 12 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, et al. filed. |
| Nov 12 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of Thomas Jefferson Center for Protection of Free Expression filed. |
| Nov 12 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of
Historians Alfred Brophy, Paul Finkelman, Kermit Hall, Michael Meyerson and Stephen Siegel
filed. |
| Nov 12 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of AFL/CIO filed. |
| Nov 12 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Michelangelo Delfino and Mary Day filed. |
| Dec 17 2004 |
Brief of respondent Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. filed. |
| Jan 19 2005 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 22, 2005. |
| Jan 20 2005 |
Reply of petitioners Ulysses Tory and Ruth Craft filed. |
| Feb 4 2005 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 1 2005 |
Record received from Court of Appeal of California. (1 box) |
| Mar 18 2005 |
Letter from counsel for the respondent received. (Distributed). |
| Mar 21 2005 |
Letter from counsel for the petitioners received. (Distributed). |
| Mar 22 2005 |
Argued. For petitioners: Erwin Chemerinsky, Durham, N.C. For respondent: Jonathan B. Cole, Sherman Oaks, Cal. |
| Apr 11 2005 |
Suggestion of death filed by counsel for the respondent Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. (Distributed) |
| Apr 13 2005 |
Response of petitioners Ulysses Tory and Ruth Craft filed. (Distributed) |
| May 31 2005 |
Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined. |
| Jul 1 2005 |
MANDATE ISSUED. |
| Jul 15 2005 |
Record returned to Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District. |