| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 
| Mar 14 2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 16, 2012) | 
| Mar 22 2012 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. | 
| Mar 29 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2012. | 
| Apr 10 2012 | Response Requested . (Due May 10, 2012) | 
| Apr 10 2012 | Record Requested . | 
| Apr 16 2012 | Record received from US Court of Appeals for the the Fourth Circuit (one envelope containing joint appendices; including one sealed envelope).  Remaining record is on PACER. | 
| Apr 16 2012 | Record of the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia - (Richmond) on PACER. | 
| May 1 2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 11, 2012. | 
| Jun 11 2012 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. | 
| Jun 20 2012 | Reply of petitioner Allen Ryan Alleyne filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Jun 21 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2012. | 
| Oct 1 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 5, 2012. | 
| Oct 5 2012 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. | 
| Oct 31 2012 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, January 14, 2013. | 
| Nov 19 2012 | Joint appendix filed.  (Statement of costs filed) | 
| Nov 19 2012 | Brief of petitioner Allen Ryan Alleyne filed. | 
| Nov 21 2012 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. | 
| Nov 26 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of New York Council of Defense Lawyers filed. | 
| Nov 26 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Center on the Administration of Criminal Law filed. | 
| Nov 26 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Sentencing Project, and The American Civil Liberties Union filed. | 
| Nov 26 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Families Against Mandatory Minimums filed. | 
| Dec 6 2012 | CIRCULATED | 
| Dec 19 2012 | Brief of respondent United States filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Dec 26 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Jan 7 2013 | Reply of petitioner Allen Ryan Alleyne filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Jan 14 2013 | Argued.   For petitioner:  Mary E. Maguire, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Richmond, VA.  For respondent:  Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. | 
| Jun 17 2013 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED Thomas, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, III-B, III-C, and IV, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respet to Parts II and III-A, in which Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.  Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg and Kagan, JJ., joined.  Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.  Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia and Kennedy, JJ., joined.  Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion. | 
| Jul 19 2013 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |