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Docket for 18-1109 *** CAPITAL CASE ***

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No. 18-1109 * CAPITAL CASE *
Title:	James Erin McKinney, Petitioner v. Arizona
Docketed:	February 26, 2019
Linked with 18A580
Lower Ct:	Supreme Court of Arizona
Case Numbers:	(CR-93-362-AP)
Decision Date:	September 27, 2018
Rehearing Denied:	October 23, 2018
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Dec 07 2018	Application (18A580) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 21, 2019 to February 21, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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Dec 10 2018	Application (18A580) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 21, 2019.

Feb 21 2019	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2019)
	Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 07 2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 28, 2019 to April 29, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Mar 11 2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 29, 2019.

Mar 28 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Phillips Black, Inc. filed.
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Mar 28 2019	Brief amici curiae of The Promise of Justice Initiative, et al. filed.
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Mar 28 2019	Brief amici curiae of The Arizona Capital Representation Project and Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice filed.
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Apr 25 2019	Brief of respondent State of Arizona in opposition filed.
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May 09 2019	Reply of petitioner James Erin McKinney filed.
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May 14 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2019.

Jun 03 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019.

Jun 10 2019	Petition GRANTED.

Jun 18 2019	Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
	Main Document
Jun 25 2019	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, State of Arizona.
	Blanket Consent
Jun 26 2019	Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 14, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 3, 2019.

Jun 26 2019	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, James Erin McKinney.
	Blanket Consent
Jul 10 2019	Joint motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
	Main Document
Jul 17 2019	Joint motion to extend the time to file to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including August 21, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including October 17, 2019.

Aug 21 2019	Brief of petitioner James Erin McKinney filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 21 2019	Joint appendix filed.
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Aug 23 2019	Brief amicus curiae of The Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed.
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Aug 28 2019	Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 28 2019	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 28 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Capital Punishment Center of The University of Texas School of Law filed.
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Aug 28 2019	Brief amici curiae of The Advocates for Human Rights and The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty filed.
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Aug 28 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed.
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Aug 28 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Arizona Capital Representation Project filed.
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Sep 13 2019	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 11, 2019.

Sep 24 2019	Motion of respondent for a further extension of time to file the brief on the merits filed.
	Main Document
Sep 26 2019	Motion of respondent to further extend the time to file respondent's brief on the merits is granted and the time is extended to and including October 25, 2019.

Oct 23 2019	Record requested from the Supreme Court of Arizona.

Oct 25 2019	CIRCULATED

Oct 25 2019	Brief of respondent State of Arizona filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 31 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Arizona Voice for Crime Victims filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 01 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys’ Advisory Council filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 01 2019	Brief amici curiae of State of Utah, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 01 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 01 2019	Motion for enlargement of time for oral argument, for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed by Criminal Justice Legal Foundation.
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Nov 14 2019	The record received from the Supreme Court of Arizona the record is complete. A portion of the record is Sealed. (2 Boxes)

Nov 18 2019	Motion of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation for enlargement of time for oral argument, for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, and for divided argument DENIED.

Nov 25 2019	Reply of petitioner James Erin McKinney filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 11 2019	Argued. For petitioner: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Oramel H. Skinner, Solicitor General, Phoenix, Ariz.

Feb 25 2020	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.

Mar 30 2020	MANDATE ISSUED.

Mar 30 2020	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Jun 18 2020	The record from the Supreme Court of Arizona has been returned.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Neal Kumar Katyal Counsel of Record	Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth St., N.W. Washington, DC 20004 neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com	202 637 5600
Party name: James Erin McKinney
Attorneys for Respondent
Oramel Horace Skinner Counsel of Record	Arizona Attorney General's Office 2005 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004 o.h.skinner@azag.gov	6025428327
Party name: State of Arizona
Other
Amir H. Ali Counsel of Record	Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center 777 6th St. NW 11th Floor Washington, DC 20001 amir.ali@macarthurjustice.org	202-869-3434
Party name: The Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center
Amy Bergquist Counsel of Record	Attorney at Law 330 Second Avenue South Suite 800 Minneapolis, MN 55401 abergquist@advrights.org	6123413302
Party name: The Advocates for Human Rights and The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
Lisa Schiavo Blatt Counsel of Record	Williams & Connolly LLP 725 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 lblatt@wc.com	202-434-5050
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
Colleen Clase Counsel of Record	Arizona Voice for Crime Victims 111 East Taylor Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 colleen.avcv@gmail.com	480-600-2661
Party name: Arizona Voice for Crime Victims
G. Ben Cohen Counsel of Record	The Promise of Justice Initiative 1024 Elysian Fields New Orleans, LA 70117 benc@thejusticecenter.org	504-529-5955
Party name: The Promise of Justice Initiative
David Joseph Euchner Counsel of Record	Pima County Public Defender's Office 33 N. Stone Ave. #2100 Tucson, AZ 85701 david.euchner@pima.gov	5207246800
Party name: The Arizona Capital Representation Project and Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice
John Howard Fleming Counsel of Record	Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP 1114 Avenue of the Americas The Grace Building, 40th Floor New York, NY 10036 johnfleming@eversheds-sutherland.com	(212) 389-5000
Party name: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Tyler Green Counsel of Record	Utah Solicitor General 350 N. State Street, Suite 230 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2320 tylergreen@agutah.gov	(801) 538-9600
Party name: State of Utah, et al.
John Robert Mills Counsel of Record	Phillips Black 1721 Broadway Suite 201 Oakland, CA 94612 j.mills@phillipsblack.org	888-532-0897
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Sheila Sullivan Polk Counsel of Record	Yavapai County Attorney 1951 W. Camelback Road Suite 202 Phoenix, AZ 85015 sheila.polk@yavapai.us	928-777-7495 602-542-7222
Party name: Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys’ Advisory Council
Natman Schaye Counsel of Record	Arizona Capital Representation Project 1201 E. Jefferson St. #5 Phoenix, AZ 85034 natman@azcapitalproject.org	5209070457
Party name: Arizona Capital Representation Project
Kent S. Scheidegger Counsel of Record	Criminal Justice Legal Fdtn. 2131 L Street Sacramento, CA 95816 briefs@cjlf.org	9164460345
Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
Jordan M. Steiker Counsel of Record	Univ. of Texas School of Law 727 East Dean Keeton Street Austin, TX 78705 jsteiker@law.utexas.edu	5122321346
Party name: Capital Punishment Center of The University of Texas School of Law