| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| May 29 2014 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 2, 2014) |
| Jul 2 2014 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 9, 2014. |
| Jul 3 2014 |
Brief of respondent Burl Cain, Warden in opposition filed. |
| Jul 22 2014 |
Reply of petitioner Kevan Brumfield filed. |
| Jul 23 2014 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014. |
| Sep 30 2014 |
Record Requested . |
| Oct 2 2014 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. The record is electronic. |
| Oct 6 2014 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 10, 2014. |
| Oct 6 2014 |
Record received from the U.S.D.C. Middle District of Louisiana (5 boxes). The remaining record is electronic. |
| Oct 6 2014 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. Middle District of Louisiana. (5 Boxes) |
| Oct 14 2014 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 17, 2014. |
| Oct 27 2014 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2014. |
| Nov 3 2014 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2014. |
| Nov 10 2014 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2014. |
| Nov 17 2014 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2014. |
| Dec 1 2014 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 5, 2014. |
| Dec 5 2014 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 20 2015 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Jan 20 2015 |
Brief of petitioner Kevan Brumfield filed. |
| Jan 27 2015 |
Brief amici curiae of Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., et al. filed. |
| Feb 2 2015 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 30, 2015 |
| Feb 12 2015 |
CIRCULATED |
| Feb 19 2015 |
Brief of respondent Burl Cain, Warden filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 17 2015 |
Reply of petitioner Kevan Brumfield filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 30 2015 |
Argued. For petitioner: Michael B. DeSanctis, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Premila Burns, Baton Rouge, La. |
| Jun 18 2015 |
Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in all but Part I-C of which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Alito, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., joined. |
| Jul 20 2015 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jul 21 2015 |
Records from U.S.D.C. Middle Dist. of Louisiana has been returned. |