No. 18-1109 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
 
Title: James Erin McKinney, Petitioner
v.
Arizona
Docketed: February 26, 2019
Linked with: 18A580
Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Arizona
   Case Numbers: (CR-93-362-AP)
   Decision Date: September 27, 2018
   Rehearing Denied: October 23, 2018
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Dec 07 2018 Application (18A580) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 21, 2019 to February 21, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Dec 10 2018 Application (18A580) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 21, 2019.
Feb 21 2019 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2019)
Mar 07 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 28, 2019 to April 29, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 11 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 29, 2019.
Mar 28 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Phillips Black, Inc. filed.
Mar 28 2019 Brief amici curiae of The Promise of Justice Initiative, et al. filed.
Mar 28 2019 Brief amici curiae of The Arizona Capital Representation Project and Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice filed.
Apr 25 2019 Brief of respondent State of Arizona in opposition filed.
May 09 2019 Reply of petitioner James Erin McKinney filed.
May 14 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2019.
Jun 03 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019.
Jun 10 2019 Petition GRANTED.
Jun 18 2019 Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Jun 25 2019 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, State of Arizona.
Jun 26 2019 Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 14, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 3, 2019.
Jun 26 2019 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, James Erin McKinney.
Jul 10 2019 Joint motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Jul 17 2019 Joint motion to extend the time to file to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including August 21, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including October 17, 2019.
Aug 21 2019 Brief of petitioner James Erin McKinney filed.
Aug 21 2019 Joint appendix filed.
Aug 23 2019 Brief amicus curiae of The Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed.
Aug 28 2019 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
Aug 28 2019 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Aug 28 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Capital Punishment Center of The University of Texas School of Law filed.
Aug 28 2019 Brief amici curiae of The Advocates for Human Rights and The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty filed.
Aug 28 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed.
Aug 28 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Arizona Capital Representation Project filed.
Sep 13 2019 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 11, 2019.
Sep 24 2019 Motion of respondent for a further extension of time to file the brief on the merits filed.
Sep 26 2019 Motion of respondent to further extend the time to file respondent's brief on the merits is granted and the time is extended to and including October 25, 2019.
Oct 23 2019 Record requested from the Supreme Court of Arizona.
Oct 25 2019 CIRCULATED
Oct 25 2019 Brief of respondent State of Arizona filed. (Distributed)
Oct 31 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Arizona Voice for Crime Victims filed. (Distributed)
Nov 01 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys’ Advisory Council filed. (Distributed)
Nov 01 2019 Brief amici curiae of State of Utah, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 01 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Nov 01 2019 Motion for enlargement of time for oral argument, for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed by Criminal Justice Legal Foundation.
Nov 14 2019 The record received from the Supreme Court of Arizona the record is complete. A portion of the record is Sealed. (2 Boxes)
Nov 18 2019 Motion of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation for enlargement of time for oral argument, for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, and for divided argument DENIED.
Nov 25 2019 Reply of petitioner James Erin McKinney filed. (Distributed)
Dec 11 2019 Argued. For petitioner: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Oramel H. Skinner, Solicitor General, Phoenix, Ariz.
Feb 25 2020 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Mar 30 2020 MANDATE ISSUED.
Mar 30 2020 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jun 18 2020 The record from the Supreme Court of Arizona has been returned.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Neal Kumar Katyal
Counsel of Record
Milbank LLP
1850 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006

nkatyal@milbank.com
Ph: 202-835-7505
Party name: James Erin McKinney


Attorneys for Respondents
Oramel Horace Skinner
Counsel of Record
Arizona Attorney General's Office
2005 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004

o.h.skinner@azag.gov
Ph: 6025428327
Party name: State of Arizona


Other Attorneys
Amir H. Ali
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center
501 H St. NE Suite 275
Washington, DC 20002

amir.ali@macarthurjustice.org
Ph: 202-869-3434
Party name: The Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center


Amy Bergquist
The Advocates for Human Rights
330 Second Avenue South Suite 800
Minneapolis, MN 55401

abergquist@advrights.org
Ph: 612-341-3302
Party name: The Advocates for Human Rights and The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty


Lisa S. Blatt
Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024

LBLATT@WC.COM
Ph: 202-434-5050
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.


Colleen Clase
Arizona Voice for Crime Victims
111 East Taylor Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004

colleen.avcv@gmail.com
Ph: 4806002661
Party name: Arizona Voice for Crime Victims


G. Ben Cohen
The Orleans Parish District Attorney's OFfice
619 S. White Street
New Orleans, LA 70119

bcohen@orleansda.com
Ph: 504-322-4690
Party name: The Promise of Justice Initiative


David Joseph Euchner
Pima County Public Defender's Office
33 N. Stone Avenue
Suite 2100
Tucson, AZ 85701

DAVID.EUCHNER@PIMA.GOV
Ph: 520-724-9107
Party name: The Arizona Capital Representation Project and Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice


John Howard Fleming
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
999 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 2300
Atlanta, GA 30309-3996

johnfleming@eversheds-sutherland.com
Ph: (404) 853-8000
Party name: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law


Tyler Green
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209

TYLER@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM
Ph: (703) 243-9423
Party name: State of Utah, et al.


John Robert Mills
Phillips Black, Inc.
1721 Broadway
Suite 201
Oakland, CA 94612

J.MILLS@PHILLIPSBLACK.ORG
Ph: 888-532-0897
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers


Sheila Sullivan Polk
Yavapai County Attorney
1951 W. Camelback Road
Suite 202
Phoenix, AZ 85015

sheila.polk@yavapai.us
Ph: 928-777-7495 602-542-7222
Party name: Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys’ Advisory Council


Natman Schaye
Arizona Capital Representation Project
1201 E. Jefferson Suite 5
Phoenix, AZ 85034

natman@azcapitalproject.org
Ph: 6023884023
Party name: Arizona Capital Representation Project


Kent S. Scheidegger
Criminal Justice Legal Fdtn.
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816

briefs@cjlf.org
Ph: 9164460345
Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation


Jordan M. Steiker
Univ. of Texas School of Law
727 East Dean Keeton Street
Austin, TX 78705

jsteiker@law.utexas.edu
Ph: 5122321346
Party name: Capital Punishment Center of The University of Texas School of Law