| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Dec 30 2010 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2011) |
| Jan 27 2011 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 7, 2011. |
| Feb 28 2011 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 6, 2011. |
| Mar 30 2011 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 6, 2011. |
| May 2 2011 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 13, 2011. |
| May 13 2011 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. |
| May 20 2011 |
Reply of petitioner Lynwood D. Hall, and Brenda A. Hall filed. (Distributed) |
| May 24 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 9, 2011. |
| Jun 13 2011 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 1 2011 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 17, 2011. |
| Aug 17 2011 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Aug 17 2011 |
Brief of petitioners Lynwood D. Hall, and Brenda Hall filed. |
| Aug 24 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Professors Neil E. Harl, et al. filed. |
| Aug 24 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Donald W. Dawes and Phyllis C. Dawes filed. |
| Sep 12 2011 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday November 29, 2011. |
| Sep 14 2011 |
CIRCULATED |
| Sep 16 2011 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed). |
| Sep 23 2011 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope). |
| Sep 23 2011 |
Record from U.S.D.C. for the District of Arizona (Tuscon) is electronic. |
| Oct 14 2011 |
Reply of petitioners Lynwood D. Hall, et ux. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 29 2011 |
Argued. For petitioners: Susan M. Freeman, Phoenix, Ariz. For respondent: Pratik A. Shah, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| May 14 2012 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Jun 15 2012 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |