Decided

No. 18-6135

James K. Kahler v. Kansas

from the Supreme Court of Kansas

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Docket Entries

Record returned to the Supreme Court of Kansas (5 boxes).

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

MANDATE ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Sarah Schrup, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Toby Crouse, Solicitor General, Topeka, Kan.; and Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)

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

Reply of petitioner James Kraig Kahler filed. (Distributed)

Record requested form the Supreme Court of Kansas.

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

Brief amicus curiae of Lynn Denton, et al. filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Kansas filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 7, 2019.

Brief amici curiae of Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Kansas filed.

Brief amici curiae of Legal Historians and Sociologists filed.

Brief amici curiae of American Psychiatic Association et al. filed.

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

Brief amicus curiae of John F. Stinneford in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of 290 Criminal Law and Mental Health Law Professors filed.

Brief amici curiae of Philosophy Professors filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioner James Kraig Kahler filed.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, James Kraig Kahler.

Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 31, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 2, 2019. Petitioner will file the reply brief on the merits on or before August 30, 2019.

Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Kansas

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.

Record received from the Supreme Court of Kansas (5 boxes).

Record Requested.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.

Rescheduled.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.

Reply of petitioner James Kraig Kahler filed.

Brief of respondent Kansas in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 29, 2018)

Application (18A12) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 28, 2018.

Application (18A12) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 30, 2018 to September 28, 2018, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Parties

James Kraig Kahler, Petitioner, represented by Sarah O'Rourke Schrup

James Kraig Kahler, Petitioner, represented by Jeffrey T. Green

Kansas, Respondent, represented by Toby Crouse

Amici Curiae

290 Criminal Law and Mental Health Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard Jeffrey Bonnie

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

John F. Stinneford, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew Timothy Tutt

Legal Historians and Sociologists, Amicus Curiae, represented by Allison R. McLaughlin

Lynn Denton, Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, Inc., and Utah Crime Victims Legal Clinic, Amicus Curiae, represented by Allyson Ho

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan L. Marcus

State of Utah, Amicus Curiae, represented by Tyler Green

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Noel John Francisco

 
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