| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Feb 8 2011 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 14, 2011) |
| Feb 24 2011 |
Waiver of right of respondents Court of Appeals of Maryland, et al. to respond filed. |
| Mar 9 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 25, 2011. |
| Mar 23 2011 |
Response Requested . (Due April 22, 2011) |
| Apr 8 2011 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 13, 2011. |
| May 11 2011 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 27, 2011. |
| May 25 2011 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 31, 2011. |
| May 31 2011 |
Brief of respondents Court of Appeals of Maryland, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Jun 3 2011 |
Reply of petitioner Daniel Coleman filed. |
| Jun 7 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 23, 2011. |
| Jun 27 2011 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 8 2011 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 20, 2011. |
| Aug 12 2011 |
Blanket consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the respondents. |
| Sep 20 2011 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Sep 20 2011 |
Brief of petitioner Daniel Coleman filed. |
| Sep 27 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed. |
| Sep 27 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
| Sep 27 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of National Partnership for Women & Families, et al. filed. |
| Sep 27 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Senator Tom Harkin, et al. filed. |
| Oct 17 2011 |
The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including November 21, 2011. |
| Nov 14 2011 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 11, 2012. |
| Nov 15 2011 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Nov 18 2011 |
The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is further extended to and including November 25, 2011. |
| Nov 25 2011 |
The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is further extended to and including November 28, 2011. The Clerk will entertain no further requests for extensions of time from counsel for the respondents. |
| Nov 28 2011 |
Brief of respondents Court of Appeals of Maryland, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 5 2011 |
Motion of Senator Tom Harkin, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Dec 5 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 7 2011 |
Response to motion of Senator Harkin, et al. for divided argument from counsel for respondents' |
| Dec 12 2011 |
Motion of Senator Tom Harkin, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Dec 14 2011 |
Application (11A578) to extend the time to file a reply brief on the merits from December 28, 2011 to December 30, 2011, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Dec 16 2011 |
Application (11A578) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 29, 2011. The brief is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel by 2 p.m. |
| Dec 28 2011 |
Reply of petitioner Daniel Coleman filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 11 2012 |
Argued. For petitioner: Michael L. Foreman, University Park, Pa. For respondents: John B. Howard, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, Baltimore, Md. |
| Mar 20 2012 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, J., joined, and in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined as to all but footnote 1. |
| Apr 23 2012 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| May 2 2012 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for District of Maryland. |
| May 2 2012 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 4th Circuit. |