| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 20 2008 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 24, 2008) |
| Dec 23 2008 |
Brief of respondent Norman Carpenter in opposition filed. |
| Jan 6 2009 |
Reply of petitioner Mohawk Industries, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 7 2009 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 23, 2009. |
| Jan 26 2009 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 13 2009 |
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including April 13, 2009. |
| Apr 10 2009 |
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including April 27, 2009. |
| Apr 27 2009 |
Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs received. |
| Apr 27 2009 |
Brief of petitioner Mohawk Industries, Inc. filed. |
| May 4 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of DRI - Voice of the Defense Bar filed. |
| May 4 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. |
| May 4 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
| May 6 2009 |
The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 26, 2009. |
| Jun 23 2009 |
The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including July 6, 2009. |
| Jul 6 2009 |
Brief of respondent Norman Carpenter filed. |
| Jul 13 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Jul 13 2009 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jul 13 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Former Article III Judges and Law professors filed. |
| Jul 16 2009 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, October 5, 2009. |
| Jul 17 2009 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 5 2009 |
Reply of petitioner Mohawk Industries, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 17 2009 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Sep 1 2009 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. (1 Box) |
| Oct 5 2009 |
Argued. For petitioner: Randall L. Allen, Atlanta, Ga. For respondent: Judith Resnik, New Haven, Conn.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Oct 19 2009 |
Letter, dated October 15, 2009, received from counsel for the respondents. (Distributed). |
| Dec 8 2009 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined, as to Part II-C. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. |
| Jan 11 2010 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |