No. 10-1320
Title:
Alex Blueford, Petitioner
v.
Arkansas
Docketed:April 27, 2011
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Arkansas
  Case Nos.:(CR 10-554)
  Decision Date:January 20, 2011
  Rehearing Denied:February 24, 2011
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Apr 25 2011 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 27, 2011)
May 2 2011 Waiver of right of respondent Arkansas to respond filed.
May 17 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 2, 2011.
May 23 2011 Response Requested . (Due June 22, 2011)
May 25 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountabiity Center filed.
Jun 3 2011 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Jun 21 2011 Brief amici curiae of Criminal Law Professors filed.
Jun 22 2011 Brief of respondent Arkansas in opposition filed.
Jun 27 2011 Reply of petitioner Alex Blueford filed.
Jun 29 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2011.
Oct 3 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 7, 2011.
Oct 11 2011 Petition GRANTED.
Nov 25 2011 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Nov 25 2011 Brief of petitioner Alex Blueford filed.
Dec 2 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountabiity Center filed.
Dec 2 2011 Brief amici curiae of Criminal Law Professors filed.
Dec 2 2011 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Dec 19 2011 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 22, 2012.
Dec 21 2011 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 3, 2012.
Jan 3 2012 Brief of respondent Arkansas filed.
Jan 5 2012 Arkansas Supreme Court Record received (Electronic)
Jan 6 2012 Record from Supreme Court of Arkansas is electronic.
Jan 10 2012 Brief amici curiae of Michigan, et al. filed.
Jan 12 2012 CIRCULATED
Jan 17 2012 Motion of Michigan, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jan 25 2012 Reply of petitioner Alex Blueford filed. (Distributed)
Feb 17 2012 Motion of Michigan, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED.
Feb 22 2012 Argued. For petitioner: Clifford M. Sloan, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Dustin McDaniel, Attorney General, Little Rock, Ark.
May 24 2012 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Jun 25 2012 MANDATE ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Clifford M. Sloan Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP(202) 371-7000
    Counsel of Record1440 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
cliff.sloan@skadden.com
Party name: Alex Blueford
Attorneys for Respondent:
David R. Raupp Senior Assistant Attorney General(501) 682-3657
    Counsel of Record Office of the Attorney General
323 Center Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR  72201
david.raupp@arkansasag.gov
Party name: Arkansas
 
Dustin McDaniel Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
323 Center Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR  72201-2600
Party name: Arkansas
Other:
Lisa S. Blatt Arnold & Porter LLP(202) 942-5000
555 12th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
Lisa.Blatt@aporter.com
Party name: Criminal Law Professors
 
John J. Bursch Michigan Solicitor General(517) 373-1124
Michigan Department of Attorney General
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI  48909
BurschJ@michigan.gov
Party name: Michigan, et al.
 
Charles G. Curtis Jr. Arnold & Porter LLP(202) 942-5000
555 Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20004
Charles.Curtis@aporter.com
Party name: Criminal Law Professors
 
Christopher Egleson Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP (212)-872-1039
One Bryant Park
New York, NY  10036
cegleson@akingump.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
 
Elizabeth B. Wydra Constitutional Accountability Center(202) 296-6889
1200 18th St., N.W., Suite 501
Washington, DC  20036
elizabeth@theusconstitution.org
Party name: Constitutional Accountabiity Center