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No. 24-872 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
 
Title: John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Petitioner
v.
Joseph Clifton Smith
Docketed: February 14, 2025
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
   Case Numbers: (21-14519)
   Decision Date: November 14, 2024
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Feb 12 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 17, 2025)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 19 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 17, 2025 to April 16, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Feb 28 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 16, 2025 (30-day extension of time).
Mar 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of Idaho, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Apr 16 2025 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Joseph Clifton Smith.
Main Document Proof of Service
Apr 16 2025 Brief of respondent Joseph Clifton Smith in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
May 06 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025.
May 06 2025 Reply of petitioner John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Dept. of Corrections filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 27 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
Jun 02 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
Jun 06 2025 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Jun 06 2025 Petition GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether and how courts may consider the cumulative effect of multiple IQ scores in assessing an Atkins claim.
Jun 16 2025 Motion for an extension of time within which to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jun 24 2025 Motion to extend the time within which 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 4, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 17, 2025.
Aug 04 2025 Brief of petitioner Commissioner, Alabama Dept. of Corrections filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 04 2025 Joint appendix, Volume I and Volume II filed.
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Aug 04 2025 Motion to file Volume III of the joint appendix with redactions filed by petitioner Commissioner, Alabama Dept. of Corrections.
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Aug 11 2025 Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of petitioner filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Aug 11 2025 Brief amici curiae of State of Idaho, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 11 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Kentucky filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Aug 11 2025 Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Aug 11 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 12 2025 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
Aug 20 2025 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Aug 25 2025 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Aug 27 2025 Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama and available with the Clerk.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
501 Washington Ave
Montgomery, AL 36130
EDMUND.LACOUR@ALABAMAAG.GOV
Ph: 334-242-7300
Party name: Commissioner, Alabama Dept. of Corrections


Attorneys for Respondents
Kacey Keeton
Counsel of Record
Federal Defender, Middle District of Alabama
817 S. Court Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
kacey_keeton@fd.org
Ph: 334-834-2099
Party name: Joseph Clifton Smith


Other Attorneys
D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
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


Alan Michael Hurst
Counsel of Record
Idaho Office of the Attorney General
700 W. Jefferson Street
Boise, ID 83720
alan.hurst@ag.idaho.gov
Ph: 2083342400
Party name: State of Idaho, et al.


Matthew Franklin Kuhn
Counsel of Record
Office of Attorney General of Kentucky
700 Capital Avenue, Suite 118
Frankfort, KY 40601
MATT.KUHN@KY.GOV
Ph: (502) 696-5300
Party name: The Commonwealth of Kentucky


Christopher E. Mills
Counsel of Record
Spero Law LLC
557 East Bay Street #22251
Charleston, SC 29413
cmills@spero.law
Ph: 8436060640
Party name: America First Legal Foundation


Kent S. Scheidegger
Counsel of Record
Criminal Justice Legal Fdtn.
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
briefs@cjlf.org
Ph: 916-446-0345
Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation

 

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