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No. 18-6135 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
 
Title: James K. Kahler, Petitioner
v.
Kansas
Docketed: September 28, 2018
Linked with: 18A12
Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Kansas
   Case Numbers: (106,981)
   Decision Date: February 9, 2018
   Rehearing Denied: May 1, 2018
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 29 2018 Application (18A12) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 30, 2018 to September 28, 2018, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service Main Document
Jul 02 2018 Application (18A12) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 28, 2018.
Sep 28 2018 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 29, 2018)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service
Oct 16 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 29, 2018 to November 28, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Oct 18 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 28, 2018.
Nov 28 2018 Brief of respondent Kansas in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Dec 12 2018 Reply of petitioner James Kraig Kahler filed.
Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 13 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
Jan 03 2019 Rescheduled.
Jan 07 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.
Jan 14 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
Jan 15 2019 Record Requested.
Jan 29 2019 Record received from the Supreme Court of Kansas (5 boxes).
Feb 04 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
Feb 19 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
Feb 25 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.
Mar 11 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
Mar 18 2019 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Apr 16 2019 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Kansas
Blanket Consent
Apr 17 2019 Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Main Document
Apr 23 2019 Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 31, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 2, 2019. Petitioner will file the reply brief on the merits on or before August 30, 2019.
Apr 29 2019 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, James Kraig Kahler.
Blanket Consent Proof of Service
May 31 2019 Brief of petitioner James Kraig Kahler filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 31 2019 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Main Document
Jun 03 2019 Brief amici curiae of Philosophy Professors filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 06 2019 Brief amici curiae of 290 Criminal Law and Mental Health Law Professors filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 07 2019 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 07 2019 Brief amicus curiae of John F. Stinneford in support of neither party filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 07 2019 Brief amici curiae of the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Kansas filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 07 2019 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 07 2019 Brief amici curiae of Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 07 2019 Brief amici curiae of American Psychiatic Association et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 07 2019 Brief amici curiae of Legal Historians and Sociologists filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 01 2019 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 7, 2019.
Aug 01 2019 CIRCULATED
Aug 02 2019 Brief of respondent Kansas filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 09 2019 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count
Aug 09 2019 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Proof of Service Main Document
Aug 09 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Lynn Denton, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 09 2019 Brief amici curiae of State of Utah, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 16 2019 Record requested form the Supreme Court of Kansas.
Aug 30 2019 Reply of petitioner James Kraig Kahler filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 11 2019 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 07 2019 Argued. For petitioner: Sarah Schrup, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Toby Crouse, Solicitor General, Topeka, Kan.; and Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Mar 23 2020 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.
Apr 24 2020 MANDATE ISSUED.
Apr 24 2020 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
May 20 2021 Record returned to the Supreme Court of Kansas (5 boxes).
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Sarah O'Rourke Schrup
Counsel of Record
Northwestern Supreme Court Practicum
357 East Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
s-schrup@law.northwestern.edu
Ph: (312) 503-0063
Party name: James Kraig Kahler


Jeffrey T. Green
Sidley Austin
1501 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
jgreen@sidley.com
Ph: 202 736 8291
Party name: James Kraig Kahler


Attorneys for Respondents
Toby Crouse
Counsel of Record
Office of Attorney General Derek Schmidt
120 S.W. 10th Avenue
2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
toby.crouse@ag.ks.gov
Ph: 785.368.6693
Party name: Kansas


Other Attorneys
Richard Jeffrey Bonnie
Counsel of Record
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
rbonnie@virginia.edu
Ph: (434) 924-3209
Party name: 290 Criminal Law and Mental Health Law Professors


Robert M. Carlson
Counsel of Record
Corette Pohlman, et al.
129 W. Park
Butte, MT 59701
abapresident@americanbar.org
Ph: 312-988-5000
Party name: American Bar Association


Eugene R. Fidell
Counsel of Record
Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP
1129 20th Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
efidell@gmail.com
Ph: 2022568675
Party name: Philosophy Professors


Noel John Francisco
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SUPREMECTBRIEFS!USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Tyler Green
Counsel of Record
Utah Solicitor General
350 N. State Street, Suite 230
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2320
tylergreen@agutah.gov
Ph: (801) 538-9600
Party name: State of Utah


Caitlin Joan Halligan
Counsel of Record
Selendy & Gay PLLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104
challigan@selendygay.com
Ph: (212) 390-9000
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Kansas


Allyson Ho
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
2100 McKinney Avenue
Suite 1100
Dallas, TX 75201
aho@gibsondunn.com
Ph: 214-698-3233
Party name: Lynn Denton, Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, Inc., and Utah Crime Victims Legal Clinic


Jonah Joshua Horwitz
Counsel of Record
Federal Defender Services of ldaho
702 W. ldaho St. Ste. 900
Boise, ID 83702
Jonah_Horwitz@fd.org
Ph: 208 331 5530
Party name: Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al.


Jonathan L. Marcus
Counsel of Record
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
1440 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20005
jonathan.marcus@skadden.com
Ph: 202-371-7000
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers


Allison R. McLaughlin
Counsel of Record
Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP
370 17th Street
Suite 4500
Denver, CO 80202
mclaughlin@wtotrial.com
Ph: 303-244-1800
Party name: Legal Historians and Sociologists


Aaron M. Panner
Counsel of Record
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.
1615 M Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036-3209
apanner@kellogghansen.com
Ph: 2023267900
Party name: American Psychiatic Association, et al.


Andrew Timothy Tutt
Counsel of Record
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
601 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
andrew.tutt@arnoldporter.com
Ph: 9196995905
Party name: John F. Stinneford

 

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