| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Mar 11 2009 |
Application (08A806) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 22, 2009 to April 22, 2009, submitted to Justice Stevens. |
| Mar 12 2009 |
Application (08A806) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until April 22, 2009. |
| Apr 22 2009 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 26, 2009) |
| May 21 2009 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 25, 2009. |
| Jun 17 2009 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including July 24, 2009. |
| Jul 20 2009 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including August 7, 2009. |
| Aug 6 2009 |
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Aug 19 2009 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2009. |
| Aug 19 2009 |
Reply of petitioner Thomas Carr filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 30 2009 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 4 2009 |
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 3, 2009. |
| Nov 4 2009 |
The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 15, 2010. |
| Nov 30 2009 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 24, 2010. |
| Dec 3 2009 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Thomas Carr. |
| Dec 3 2009 |
Brief of petitioner Thomas Carr filed. |
| Dec 10 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| Dec 10 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. |
| Dec 26 2009 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 30 2009 |
Record for U.S.C.A. for 7th Circuit is electronic. |
| Jan 6 2010 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Indiana. (1 envelope) |
| Jan 11 2010 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Jan 14 2010 |
The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including January 19, 2010. |
| Jan 19 2010 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 25 2010 |
Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 16 2010 |
Reply of petitioner Thomas Carr filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 24 2010 |
Argued. For petitioner: Charles A. Rothfeld, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Curtis E. Gannon, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 1 2010 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Kennedy, and Breyer, JJ., joined, and in which Scalia, J., joined except for Part III-C. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 6 2010 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jul 6 2010 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Indiana (Fort Wayne). (1-envelope) |