Decided

No. 17-9572

Curtis Giovanni Flowers v. Mississippi

from the Supreme Court of Mississippi

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Docket Entries

MANDATE ISSUED.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

MANDATE ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined as to Parts I, II, and III.

Argued. For petitioner: Sheri Lynn Johnson, Ithaca, N. Y. For respondent: Jason Davis, Special Assistant Attorney General, Jackson, Miss.

Reply of petitioner Curtis Flowers filed. (Distributed)

Record received from the Supreme Court of Mississippi is electronic and complete.

CIRCULATED

Brief of respondent State of Mississippi filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Motion to extend the time to file respondent's brief on the merits is granted to and including February 7, 2019.

Motion of respondent for an extension of time filed.

Brief amici curiae of Former Justice Department Officials filed.

Joint appendix filed (2 Volumes). (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioner Curtis Flowers filed.

Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed.

Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including December 27, 2018.

Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits filed.

Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether the Mississippi Supreme Court erred in how it applied Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. 79 (1986), in this case.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.

Reply of petitioner Curtis Flowers filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Mississippi in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 26, 2018.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 27, 2018 to September 26, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 26, 2018)

Application (17A1205) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 22, 2018.

Application (17A1205) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 23, 2018 to July 7, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.

Parties

Curtis Flowers, Petitioner, represented by Sheri Lynn Johnson

State of Mississippi, Respondent, represented by Jason Lewis Davis

Amici Curiae

Former Justice Department Officials, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher Eberhart Kemmitt

 
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