Record returned to Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing DENIED. (orders list)

MANDATE ISSUED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED.

Petition for Rehearing filed.

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Kennedy, J., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenti (orders list)

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Kennedy, J., joined. Stevens, J., filed a diss... (orders list)

Motion of petitioner for reargument DENIED. (orders list)

Supplemental reply of respondent Louisiana filed. (Distributed)

Supplemental reply of petitioner Jesse Jay Montejo filed. (Distributed)

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 24, 2009.

Motion for reargument filed by petitioner Jesse Jay Montejo.

Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Institute of Harvard Law School filed. (Distributed)

Supplemental brief of petitioner filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Larry D. Thompson, William Sessions, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed).

Supplemental brief of respondent Louisiana filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of New Mexico, et al. filed. (Distributed)

The parties are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing the following question: Should Michigan v. Jackson, 475 U.S. 625 (1986), be overruled The briefs, not to exceed 6,000 words, are to be filed simultaneously with the Clerk and served upon o

The parties are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing the following question: Should Michigan v. Jackson, 475 U.S. 625 (1986), be overruled The briefs, not to exceed 6,000 words, are to be filed simultaneously with the Clerk and served up...

Argued. For petitioner: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Washington, D.C. For respondent: Kathryn W. Landry, Baton Rouge, La.

Record received from the Supreme Court of Louisiana. (2 boxes) This reord contains sealed documents

Reply of petitioner Jesse Jay Montejo filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of New Mexico, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Louisiana filed. (Distributed)

Motion for divided argument filed by respondent DENIED. (orders list)

Motion for divided argument filed by respondent Louisiana.

CIRCULATED.

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of National Legal Aid & Defender Association, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Louisiana Public Defenders Association filed.

Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs received.

Brief of petitioner Jesse Jay Montejo filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 13, 2009.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2008.

Reply of petitioner Jesse Jay Montejo filed.

Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 9, 2008)

Jesse Jay Montejo, Petitioner, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

Jesse Jay Montejo, Petitioner, represented by Paul M. Smith

Jesse Jay Montejo, Petitioner, represented by G. Ben Cohen

Louisiana, Respondent, represented by Kathryn Landry

Criminal Justice Institute of Harvard Law School, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ronald S. Sullivan Jr.

Larry Thompson, William Sessions, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert N. Weiner

Louisiana Public Defenders Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by G. Paul Marx

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan L. Marcus

National Legal Aid & Defender Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Catharine F. Easterly

New Mexico, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by M. Victoria Wilson

Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Sandra K. Levick

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elena Kagan