| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Sep 5 2006 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 10, 2006) |
| Sep 13 2006 |
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
| Sep 21 2006 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 6, 2006. |
| Oct 5 2006 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 27, 2006. |
| Dec 14 2006 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 5, 2007. |
| Jan 4 2007 |
Response Requested . (Due February 5, 2007) |
| Jan 31 2007 |
Memorandum of respondent United States filed. |
| Feb 7 2007 |
Reply of petitioner Derrick Kimbrough filed. |
| Feb 15 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 2, 2007. |
| Mar 8 2007 |
Letter of March 6, 2007, from counsel for petitioner received. |
| Jun 4 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 7, 2007. |
| Jun 11 2007 |
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. |
| Jul 10 2007 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Jul 10 2007 |
Motion to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal filed by petitioner Derrick Kimbrough. |
| Jul 24 2007 |
Joint appendix filed. (Volume I) |
| Jul 26 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Sentencing Project, and the Center for the Study of Race and Law at the University of Virginia School of Law |
| Jul 26 2007 |
Brief of petitioner Derrick Kimbrough filed. |
| Jul 26 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed. |
| Jul 26 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. VIDED. |
| Jul 26 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Liberties Union filed. |
| Jul 26 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Federal Public and Community Defenders, et al. filed. |
| Jul 31 2007 |
Statement of cost for printing the joint appendix received pursuant to Rule 26. |
| Aug 8 2007 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for Fourth Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Aug 10 2007 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of Virginia. (Norfolk) (1 envelope) |
| Aug 14 2007 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT Tuesday, October 2, 2007. |
| Aug 16 2007 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 20 2007 |
Motion to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal GRANTED. |
| Aug 30 2007 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 25 2007 |
Reply brief on the merits of petitioner Derrick Kimbrough filed. |
| Oct 2 2007 |
Argued. For petitioner: Michael S. Nachmanoff, Federal Public Defender for E. Dist. of Va., Alexandria, Va. For respondent: Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., and Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jan 11 2008 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Feb 4 2008 |
Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the 4th Circuit. |
| Feb 4 2008 |
Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of Virginia. |