| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 
| Jan 18 2011 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 22, 2011) | 
| Feb 10 2011 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 25, 2011. | 
| Feb 21 2011 | Brief amici curiae of Utah, et al. filed. | 
| Apr 25 2011 | Brief of respondent Ernest Valencia Gonzales in opposition filed. | 
| May 9 2011 | Reply of petitioner Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections filed.  (Distributed) | 
| May 10 2011 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 26, 2011. | 
| May 31 2011 | The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. | 
| Feb 9 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. | 
| Feb 20 2012 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Feb 22 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 16, 2012. | 
| Mar 14 2012 | Supplemental brief of respondent Ernest Valencia Gonzales filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Mar 19 2012 | Petition GRANTED. | 
| Apr 20 2012 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 25, 2012. | 
| Apr 20 2012 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 20, 2012. | 
| May 25 2012 | Brief of petitioner Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections filed. | 
| May 25 2012 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections. | 
| May 31 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Arizona Voice for Crime Victims filed. | 
| Jun 1 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed (also in 11-218) | 
| Jun 1 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Utah, et al. filed (also in 11-218). | 
| Jun 11 2012 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. | 
| Jul 20 2012 | Brief of respondent Ernest Valencia Gonzales filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Jul 23 2012 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, October 9, 2012 | 
| Jul 24 2012 | CIRCULATED. | 
| Jul 25 2012 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. | 
| Jul 26 2012 | Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit.  (1 box) | 
| Jul 27 2012 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. (also in 11-218) | 
| Jul 27 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Retired Federal Judges filed. VIDED. (Distributed) | 
| Jul 27 2012 | Brief amici curiae of American Psychiatric Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) | 
| Jul 27 2012 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. VIDED. | 
| Jul 27 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.  VIDED. | 
| Aug 2 2012 | Record received from U.S.D.C. for District of Arizona.  (3 boxes) | 
| Aug 13 2012 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. | 
| Aug 20 2012 | Reply of petitioner Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Oct 9 2012 | Argued.  For petitioner:  Thomas C. Horne, Attorney General, Phoenix, Ariz.  For United States, as amicus curiae supporting petitioners in Nos. 11-218 & 10-930:  Ann O'Connell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent:  Leticia Marquez, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Tucson, Ariz. | 
| Jan 8 2013 | Judgment REVERSED.  Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.  (Decided together with No. 11-218) | 
| Feb 11 2013 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |