Record returned to the Supreme Court of Kansas.

Rehearing DENIED. (orders list)

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 18, 2009.

Petition for Rehearing filed.

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

Argued. For petitioner: Stephen R. McAllister, Solicitor General, Topeka, Kan.; and Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Matthew J. Edge,

Reply of petitioner Kansas filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. (orders list)

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Donnie Ray Ventris filed. (Distributed)

The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 19, 2008.

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Record received from the Supreme Court of Kansas. (1 box)

CIRCULATED.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amici curiae of New Mexico, et al. filed.

Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED. Matthew J. Edge, Esquire, of Topeka, Kansas, is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case. (orders list)

Brief of petitioner Kansas filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 21, 2009.

Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs received.

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2008.

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

Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent Donnie Ray Ventris.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2008.

Reply of petitioner Kansas filed.

Brief of respondent Donnie Ray Ventris in opposition filed.

Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Donnie Ray Ventris.

Brief amici curiae of New Mexico, et al. filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 30, 2008.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 29, 2008)

Kansas, Petitioner, represented by Stephen R. McAllister

Donnie Ray Ventris, Respondent, represented by Matthew J. Edge

Donnie Ray Ventris, Respondent, pro se

Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kent S. Scheidegger

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Amy Howe

New Mexico, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Joel Jacobsen

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elena Kagan