Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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13-7211 | 5th Cir. _ | Oct 15, 2015 | Jan 14, 2015 | 6-3 | Scalia | OT 2014 |
Holding: A prisoner who sought federal habeas relief based on three theories of ineffective assistance of counsel and prevailed in the district court on two of them is not required to file a cross-appeal or seek a certificate of appealability on the third theory to rely on it as part of his defense against the state’s appeal.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Scalia on January 14, 2015. Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Kennedy and Justice Alito joined.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Oct 28 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 4, 2013) |
Dec 5 2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 3, 2014. |
Dec 26 2013 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 3, 2014. |
Feb 3 2014 | Brief of respondent William Stephens, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division in opposition filed. |
Feb 20 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 7, 2014. |
Mar 10 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 21, 2014. |
Mar 24 2014 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis GRANTED. Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to Question 4 presented by the petition. |
Apr 1 2014 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Robert Mitchell Jennings. |
Apr 14 2014 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 10, 2014. |
Apr 14 2014 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 12, 2014. |
Apr 16 2014 | Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 2, 2014. |
May 5 2014 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED. Randolph L. Schaffer, Jr., Esquire, of Houston, Texas is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case |
Jun 6 2014 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
Jun 6 2014 | Brief of petitioner Robert Mitchell Jennings filed. |
Jun 17 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in support of neither party filed. |
Jul 9 2014 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. |
Jul 18 2014 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
Jul 22 2014 | Record received from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
Jul 29 2014 | Record received from U.S.D.C. Southern District of Texas Houston Division. (2 - Box) |
Aug 12 2014 | Brief of respondent William Stephens, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division filed. |
Aug 14 2014 | CIRCULATED. |
Sep 11 2014 | Reply of petitioner Robert Mitchell Jennings filed. (Distributed) |
Oct 15 2014 | Argued. For petitioner: Randolph L. Schaffer, Jr., Houston, Tex. For respondent: Andrew S. Oldham, Deputy Solicitor General, Austin, Tex. |
Jan 14 2015 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy and Alito, JJ., joined. |
Feb 18 2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
Feb 20 2015 | Record returned to U.S.D.C. Southern District of Texas Houston Division. 2 Boxes. |
Wait wut.. RBG ghost-wrote the equal protection bits of Obergefell?!
And I learned this on @SCOTUSblog’s TikTok?! https://www.tiktok.com/@scotusblog/video/6922179577724931333
"This is not our first commission rodeo” says Levy. 😉
Love this write up of the @BrookingsInst's panel yesterday with @Susan_Hennessey, @danepps,@cdkang76, and @mollyereynolds.
Thanks, @SCOTUSblog and Kalvis Golde!
https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/01/with-democrats-in-control-supreme-court-reform-proposals-reclaim-center-stage/
Spilling SCOTUS tea on TikTok today. Well, actually, @eskridgebill spilled the tea, we just tok’d about it. 🍵
https://balkin.blogspot.com/2021/01/marriage-equality-and-sex.html
The Supreme Court got rid of several cases this morning -- in one fell swoop. Read @AHoweBlogger's latest coverage of the emoluments cases, spiritual advisers at Texas executions, Texas abortion policies, COVID restrictions, and NY political corruption.
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In this morning's orders list, SCOTUS took no action on pending cert petitions involving:
- Mississippi's near-ban on abortions after 15 weeks,
- a Trump rule banning Title X clinics from providing abortion referrals,
- the Trump administration's "public charge" immigration rule.
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