Decided

No. 07-455

United States v. Ahmed Ressam

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Docket Entries

Acknowledgement of receipt (06/23/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received.

U.S.D.C. for the Western District of Washington record returned to Judge Pamela Rymer of the U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED. Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined, and in which Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined as to Part I. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part (orders list)

Argued. For petitioner: Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Thomas W. Hillier, II, Federal Public Defender, Seattle, Wash.

Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief of respondent Ahmed Ressam filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED.

U.S.D.C. for the Western District of Washington record received from the Chambers of Judge Pamela A. Rymer of the U.S.C.A. for the Ninth Circuit. (2 boxes)

Record received from U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)

Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs received.

Brief of petitioner United States filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 25, 2008.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 7, 2007.

Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Ahmed Ressam in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2007)

Application (07A144) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until October 4, 2007.

Application (07A144) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 4, 2007 to October 4, 2007, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Parties

United States, Petitioner, represented by Paul D. Clement

United States, Petitioner, represented by Michael B. Mukasey

Ahmed Ressam, Respondent, represented by Thomas W. Hillier II

Amici Curiae

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Ayer

 
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