Decided

No. 14-378

Stephen Dominick McFadden v. United States

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.

Argued. For petitioner: Kevin K. Russell, Bethesda, Md. For respondent: Sarah E. Harrington, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Reply of petitioner Stephen Dominick McFadden filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent the United States filed. (Distributed)

Record requested from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.

Record received from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. Also sent electronically from the 4th Circuit a SEALED Appendix.

CIRCULATED.

Brief amici curiae of Expert Forensic Scientists filed.

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

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, April 21, 2015

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

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)

Brief of petitioner Stephen Dominick McFadden filed.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015.

Reply of petitioner Stephen Dominick McFadden filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015.

Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. (To be reprinted).

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 15, 2014.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 3, 2014.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 3, 2014)

Application (14A199) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 14, 2014.

Application (14A199) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 15, 2014 to October 14, 2014, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Parties

Stephen Dominick McFadden, Petitioner, represented by Kevin K. Russell

United States, Respondent, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

United States, Respondent, represented by Sarah Elaine Harrington

Amici Curiae

Expert Forensic Scientists, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gerald Michael Finkel

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey T. Green

 
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