Decided

No. 16-1348

Michael Nelson Currier v. Virginia

from the Supreme Court of Virginia

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Docket Entries

MANDATE ISSUED.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Record returned to the Supreme Court of Virginia (4 volumes).

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Gorsuch, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I and II, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part III, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., fled an opinion concurring in part. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent: Matthew R. McGuire, Deputy Solicitor General of Virginia, Richmond, Va.; and Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae).

Reply of petitioner Michael N.Currier filed. (Distributed)

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

Record requested from the Supreme Court of Virginia

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

Brief amici curiae of State of Indiana, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Brief of respondent Virginia filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, February 20, 2018

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

Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.

Brief of petitioner Michael N.Currier filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2017.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017.

Record received from the Supreme Court of Virginia (4 volumes).

Record Requested.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/25/2017.

Reply of petitioner Michael N.Currier filed.

Brief of respondent Virginia in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 10, 2017.

Response Requested. (Due July 13, 2017)

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

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017.

Waiver of right of respondent Virginia to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 7, 2017)

Application (16A810) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 7, 2017.

Application (16A810) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 8, 2017 to May 7, 2017, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Parties

Michael N.Currier, Petitioner, represented by Jeffrey L. Fisher

Virginia, Respondent, represented by Matthew Robert McGuire

Amici Curiae

Cato Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by David John Debold

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by R. Stanton Jones

State of Indiana, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas M. Fisher

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Noel J. Francisco

 
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