No. 16-1348
 
Title: Michael Nelson Currier, Petitioner
v.
Virginia
Docketed: May 8, 2017
Linked with: 16A810
Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Virginia
   Case Numbers: (160102)
   Decision Date: December 8, 2016
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Feb 09 2017 Application (16A810) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 8, 2017 to May 7, 2017, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Feb 14 2017 Application (16A810) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 7, 2017.
May 08 2017 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 7, 2017)
May 25 2017 Waiver of right of respondent Virginia to respond filed.
Jun 06 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017.
Jun 07 2017 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Jun 13 2017 Response Requested. (Due July 13, 2017)
Jun 21 2017 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 10, 2017.
Aug 04 2017 Brief of respondent Virginia in opposition filed.
Aug 15 2017 Reply of petitioner Michael N.Currier filed.
Aug 16 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/25/2017.
Sep 25 2017 Record Requested.
Sep 29 2017 Record received from the Supreme Court of Virginia (4 volumes).
Oct 02 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017.
Oct 10 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2017.
Oct 16 2017 Petition GRANTED.
Nov 13 2017 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Michael N.Currier
Nov 16 2017 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Virginia
Nov 30 2017 Brief of petitioner Michael N.Currier filed.
Nov 30 2017 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Dec 07 2017 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Dec 07 2017 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Dec 20 2017 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Jan 02 2018 Brief of respondent Virginia filed.
Jan 05 2018 CIRCULATED
Jan 09 2018 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Jan 09 2018 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jan 09 2018 Brief amici curiae of State of Indiana, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 10 2018 Record requested from the Supreme Court of Virginia
Jan 22 2018 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Feb 01 2018 Reply of petitioner Michael N.Currier filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2018 Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent: Matthew R. McGuire, Deputy Solicitor General of Virginia, Richmond, Va.; and Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae).
Jun 22 2018 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Gorsuch, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I and II, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part III, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., fled an opinion concurring in part. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Jun 28 2018 Record returned to the Supreme Court of Virginia (4 volumes).
Jul 24 2018 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 24 2018 MANDATE ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Jeffrey L. Fisher
Counsel of Record
Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305

jlfisher@law.stanford.edu
Ph: (650) 7254851
Party name: Michael N.Currier


Attorneys for Respondents
Matthew Robert McGuire
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
202 North Ninth Street
Richmond, VA 23219

mmcguire@oag.state.va.us
Ph: 8047867773
Party name: Virginia


Other Attorneys
David John Debold
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1700 M Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

DDEBOLD@GIBSONDUNN.COM
Ph: (202) 955-8500
Party name: Cato Institute


Thomas M. Fisher
Counsel of Record
EdChoice, Inc.
111 Monument Circle
Suite 2650
Indianapolis, IN 46204

tfisher@edchoice.org
Ph: 317-681-0745
Party name: State of Indiana


Noel John Francisco
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

NJFRANCISCO@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: (202) 879-3939
Party name: United States


R. Stanton Jones
Counsel of Record
601 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001

stanton.jones@apks.com
Ph: 202-942-5000
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers


R. Stanton Jones
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP
601 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3743

stanton.jones@apks.com
Ph: (202) 942-5000
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers