| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 
| Sep 26 2011 | Application (11A348) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 5, 2011 to October 27, 2011, submitted to Justice Thomas. | 
| Oct 5 2011 | Application (11A348) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until October 27, 2011. | 
| Oct 26 2011 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 5, 2011) | 
| Oct 26 2011 | Appendix of Florida filed. | 
| Dec 2 2011 | Brief of respondent Joelis Jardines in opposition filed. | 
| Dec 2 2011 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent. | 
| Dec 5 2011 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. | 
| Dec 14 2011 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2012. | 
| Dec 15 2011 | Reply of petitioner Florida filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Jan 6 2012 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. | 
| Jan 6 2012 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. | 
| Jan 23 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Wayne County, Michigan filed. | 
| Feb 17 2012 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including March 22, 2012. | 
| Mar 21 2012 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's  brief on the merits is further extended to and including April 26, 2012. | 
| Apr 26 2012 | Joint appendix filed.  (Statement of costs filed) | 
| Apr 26 2012 | Brief of petitioner Florida filed. | 
| Apr 27 2012 | Brief amici curiae of National Police Canine Association and Police K-9 Magazine filed. | 
| May 3 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. | 
| May 3 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. | 
| May 11 2012 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 25, 2012. | 
| Jun 25 2012 | Brief of respondent Joelis Jardines filed. | 
| Jul 2 2012 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. | 
| Jul 2 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. | 
| Jul 2 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Fourth Amendment Scholars filed. | 
| Jul 2 2012 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. | 
| Jul 2 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. | 
| Jul 16 2012 | Application (12A54) to extend the time to file a reply brief on the merits from July 25, 2012 to August 9, 2012, submitted to Justice Thomas. | 
| Jul 18 2012 | Application (12A54) denied by Justice Thomas. | 
| Jul 23 2012 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. | 
| Jul 23 2012 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, October 31, 2012 | 
| Jul 25 2012 | Reply of petitioner Florida filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Aug 2 2012 | CIRCULATED | 
| Aug 22 2012 | Record received from Supreme Court of Florida.  (1box) | 
| Oct 31 2012 | Argued.  For petitioner:  Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C.; and Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondent:  Howard K. Blumberg, Assistant Public Defender, Miami, Fla. | 
| Mar 26 2013 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED.  Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.  Kagan, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.  Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy and Breyer, JJ., joined. | 
| Apr 29 2013 | MANDATE ISSUED. | 
| Jun 3 2013 | Record returned to Supreme Court of Florida. |