Decided

No. 18-5924

Evangelisto Ramos v. Louisiana

from the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit

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Docket Entries

Record returned to the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit (1 box of filings, 1 box of posterboard exhibits, and 2 CD's of exhibits in electronic format).

MANDATE ISSUED

JUDGMENT ISSUED

Judgment REVERSED. Gorsuch, J., announced the judgment of the Court, and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II–A, III, and IV–B–1, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, an opinion with respect to Parts II–B, IV–B–2, and V, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part IV–A, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring as to all but Part IV–A. Kavanaugh, J., filed an opinion concurring in part. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., joined, and in which Kagan, J., joined as to all but Part III–D.

Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent: Elizabeth Murrill, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La.

Record received from the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit (1 box of filings, 1 box of posterboard exhibits, and 2 CD's of exhibits in electronic format).

Reply of petitioner Evangelisto Ramos filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief of respondent Louisiana filed. (Distributed)

Record requested from the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit.

CIRCULATED

Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.

Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana filed (To be recovered-- case No. noted should read 18-5924 rather than 18-5942.)

Brief amici curiae of Innocence Project New Orleans and The Innocence Project filed.

Brief amici curiae of State of New York et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Prominent Current and Former State Executive and Judicial Officers, Law Professors, and the OCDLA filed.

Amicus brief of Prominent Current and Former State Executive and Judicial Officers, Law Professors, and the OCDLA not accepted for filing. (June 20, 2019)(Corrected version submitted)

Brief amici curiae of Law Professors and Social Scientists filed.

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

Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.

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

Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioner Evangelisto Ramos filed.

Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED, and G. Ben Cohen, Esq., of New Orleans, Louisiana, is appointed to serve as counsel for petitioner in this case.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.

Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 11, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 16, 2019.

Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.

Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Evangelisto Ramos.

Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.

Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed.

Response Requested. (Due November 8, 2018)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 11, 2018)

Parties

Evangelisto Ramos, Petitioner, represented by G. Ben Cohen

Louisiana, Respondent, represented by Elizabeth Baker Murrill

Amici Curiae

American Bar Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert M. Carlson

American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana, Amicus Curiae, represented by David D. Cole

Innocence Project New Orleans and The Innocence Project, Amicus Curiae, represented by Emily L.A. Maw

Institute for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Wesley Patrick Hottot

Law Professors and Social Scientists, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brianne Jenna Gorod

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel Scott Harawa

Prominent Current and Former State Executive and Judicial Officers, Law Professors, and the OCDLA, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey Erwin Ellis

State of New York et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Barbara Dale Underwood

State of Oregon, Amicus Curiae, represented by Benjamin Noah Gutman

State of Utah, Amicus Curiae, represented by Tyler Green

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Timothy Patrick O'Toole

The Rutherford Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael J. Lockerby

 
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