Acknowledgement of receipt (04/25/08) of judgment from Clerk, Supreme Court of Louisiana received.

Record returned to the Supreme Court of Louisiana.

MANDATE ISSUED. (orders list)

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Stephen B. Bright, Atlanta, Ga. For respondent: Terry M. Boudreaux, Assistant Attorney General, Gretna, La.

Record received from Supreme Court of Louisiana. ( 1 box)

Reply of petitioner Allen Snyder filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Louisiana filed. (Distributed)

SET FOR ARGUMENT Tuesday, December 4, 2007.

CIRCULATED.

The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including November 5, 2007.

Brief amicus curiae of Constitution Project filed.

Joint appendix filed. (2 Volumes) (Statement of costs received)

Brief of petitioner Allen Snyder filed.

Brief amici curiae of Nine Jefferson Parish Ministers filed.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either or neither party received from counsel for the petitioner.

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 5, 2007.

Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. (orders list)

Reply of petitioner Allen Snyder filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 21, 2007.

Brief amicus curiae of Cornell Death Penalty Project filed.

Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondent.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 21, 2007.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 19, 2007)

Allen Snyder, Petitioner, represented by Stephen B. Bright

Allen Snyder, Petitioner, represented by Marcia A. Widder

Louisiana, Respondent, represented by Terry M. Boudreaux

Constitution Project, Amicus Curiae, represented by Seth P. Waxman

Cornell Deaths Penalty Project, Amicus Curiae, represented by Sheri Lynn Johnson

Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Timothy A. Meche

Nine Jefferson Parish Ministers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Samuel Sevier Dalton

Nine Jefferson Parish Ministers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Samuel Dalton