Ohio v. Clark

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
13-1352	Ohio	Mar 2, 2015	Jun 18, 2015	9-0	Alito	OT 2014

Holding: The introduction at trial of statements made by a three-year-old boy to his teachers identifying his mother"s boyfriend as the source of his injuries did not violate the Confrontation Clause, when the child did not testify at trial, because the statements were not made with the primary purpose of creating evidence for prosecution.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Alito on June 18, 2015. Justice Scalia filed an opinion concurring in the judgement, in which Justice Ginsburg joined. Justice Thomas filed an opinion concurring in the judgement.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Opinion analysis: Crawford narrowed, Atkins solidified (Lyle Denniston, June 18, 2015)
A view from the Courtroom: A bonus day for opinions (Mark Walsh, June 18, 2015)
Argument analysis: It was all about a child at risk (Lyle Denniston, March 2, 2015)
Argument preview: The Confrontation Clause, once more (Lyle Denniston, February 28, 2015)
Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, August 14, 2014)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/11/2013	Application (13A930) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 24, 2014 to May 8, 2014, submitted to Justice Kagan.
03/13/2014	Application (13A930) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 8, 2014.
05/08/2014	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 11, 2014)
05/08/2014	Appendix of Ohio filed.
05/30/2014	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 11, 2014.
06/05/2014	Brief amicus curiae of Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association filed.
06/09/2014	Brief amicus curiae of American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children filed.
06/11/2014	Brief amicus curiae of Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment & Appeals Project (DV LEAP) filed.
06/11/2014	Brief amici curiae of Washington, et al. filed.
07/01/2014	Brief of respondent Darius Clark in opposition filed.
07/01/2014	Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Darius Clark.
07/16/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
07/17/2014	Reply of petitioner Ohio filed. (Distributed)
10/02/2014	Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
10/02/2014	Petition GRANTED.
10/22/2014	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
10/22/2014	Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent Darius Clark.
10/22/2014	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
10/29/2014	Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2014.
11/17/2014	Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED. Jeffrey L. Fisher, Esquire, of Stanford, California, is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case.
11/17/2014	Brief of petitioner Ohio filed.
11/17/2014	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
11/21/2014	Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
11/21/2014	Brief amici curiae of New Mexico, and National District Attorneys Association filed.
11/24/2014	Brief amicus curiae of Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment & Appeals Project (DV LEAP) filed.
11/24/2014	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
11/24/2014	Brief amicus curiae of Child Justice, Inc. filed.
11/24/2014	Brief amici curiae of National Education Association, et al. filed.
11/24/2014	Brief amici curiae of Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association, et al. filed.
11/24/2014	Brief amici curiae of Fern L. Nesson and Charles R. Nesson filed.
11/24/2014	Brief amicus curiae of American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children filed.
11/24/2014	Brief amici curiae of Washington, et al. filed.
12/04/2014	The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 7, 2015.
12/11/2014	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
12/22/2014	SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 2, 2015
12/22/2014	Record requested from Supreme Court of Ohio.
01/07/2015	CIRCULATED.
01/07/2015	Brief of respondent Darius Clark filed. (Distributed)
01/12/2015	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
01/12/2015	Record received from Supreme Court of Ohio, the record is electronic.
01/14/2015	Brief amicus curiae of Innocence Network filed. (Distributed)
01/14/2015	Brief amici curiae of Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/14/2015	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
01/14/2015	Brief amici curiae of Family Defense Center and Other Advocates for Families filed. (Distributed)
01/14/2015	Brief amici curiae of Richard D.Friedman and Stephen J. Ceci filed. (Distributed)
01/14/2015	Brief amici curiae of Southwestern Law Student Bernadette M. Bolan, Professors Norman M Garland, and Michael M. Epstein, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/30/2015	Record received from Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals, Cuyahoga County. 1-Box.
02/04/2015	Reply of petitioner Ohio filed. (Distributed)
03/02/2015	Argued. For petitioner: Matthew Edmund Meyer, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Cleveland, Ohio; and Ilana Eisenstein, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal.
06/18/2015	Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment.
07/20/2015	MANDATE ISSUED.
07/21/2015	Record from Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals has been returned.