Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the District of Utah.

Judgment Issued

Judgment REVERSED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. (orders list)

Argued. For petitioners: Peter Stirba, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Theodore P. Metzler, Jr., Washington, D.C.

Record received from U.S.D.C. for the District of Utah. (1 envelope containing 1 volume.) The remainder of this record is electronically filed.

Reply of petitioners Cordell Pearson, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Acting 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 amicus curiae of National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights filed. (Distributed).

Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Legal Institute filed. (Distributed).

Brief amici curiae of National Police Accountability Project, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of ACLU filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Afton Callahan filed. (Distributed)

Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the Tenth Circuit. (1 box)

CIRCULATED

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

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 6, 2008.

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Counties, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, October 14, 2008.

Brief of petitioners Cordell Pearson, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Texas Association of School Boards in support of neither party filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 6, 2008.

Petition GRANTED In addition to the questions presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following Question: "Whether the Court’s decision in Saucier v. Katz, 533 U. S. 194 (2001) should be overruled . (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 21, 2008.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 14, 2008.

Reply of petitioners Cordell Pearson, et al. filed.

Brief of respondent Afton Callahan in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 6, 2008.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 7, 2008)

Cordell Pearson, et al., Petitioner, represented by Peter Stirba

Afton Callahan, Respondent, represented by Robert A. Long Jr.

Afton Callahan, Respondent, represented by Theodore P. Metzler Jr.

ACLU, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven R. Shapiro

Cordell Pearson, et al. v. Afton Callahan, Amicus Curiae, represented by Malcolm L. Stewart

Illinois, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael A. Scodro

Liberty Legal Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kelly J. Shackelford

National Association of Counties, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard Ruda

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey A. Lamken

National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights, Amicus Curiae, represented by Seth M. Galanter

National Police Accountability Project, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael Avery

Texas Association of School Boards in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ramon G. Viada III

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Edwin S. Kneedler