Brumfield v. Cain

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
13-1433	5th Cir.	Mar 30, 2015 Tr.Aud.	Jun 18, 2015	5-4	Sotomayor	OT 2014

Holding: Because the inmate’s evidence of intellectual disability satisfied the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(2), he was entitled to have his claim based on Atkins v. Virginia, in which the Court held that the Constitution prohibits the execution of the mentally disabled, considered on the merits in federal court.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on June 18, 2015. Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion in all but Part I-C, of which Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Scalia, and Justice Alito joined. Justice Alito filed a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Justice Roberts joined.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
May 29 2014	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 2, 2014)
Jul 2 2014	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 9, 2014.
Jul 3 2014	Brief of respondent Burl Cain, Warden in opposition filed.
Jul 22 2014	Reply of petitioner Kevan Brumfield filed.
Jul 23 2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
Sep 30 2014	Record Requested .
Oct 2 2014	Record received from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. The record is electronic.
Oct 6 2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 10, 2014.
Oct 6 2014	Record received from the U.S.D.C. Middle District of Louisiana (5 boxes). The remaining record is electronic.
Oct 6 2014	Record received from U.S.D.C. Middle District of Louisiana. (5 Boxes)
Oct 14 2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 17, 2014.
Oct 27 2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2014.
Nov 3 2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2014.
Nov 10 2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2014.
Nov 17 2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2014.
Dec 1 2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 5, 2014.
Dec 5 2014	Petition GRANTED.
Jan 20 2015	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Jan 20 2015	Brief of petitioner Kevan Brumfield filed.
Jan 27 2015	Brief amici curiae of Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., et al. filed.
Feb 2 2015	SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 30, 2015
Feb 12 2015	CIRCULATED
Feb 19 2015	Brief of respondent Burl Cain, Warden filed. (Distributed)
Mar 17 2015	Reply of petitioner Kevan Brumfield filed. (Distributed)
Mar 30 2015	Argued. For petitioner: Michael B. DeSanctis, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Premila Burns, Baton Rouge, La.
Jun 18 2015	Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in all but Part I-C of which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Alito, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., joined.
Jul 20 2015	JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 21 2015	Records from U.S.D.C. Middle Dist. of Louisiana has been returned.

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