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Hall v. Florida

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
12-10882 Fla. Mar 3, 2014 May 27, 2014 5-4 Kennedy OT 2013

Holding: Florida's threshold requirement, as interpreted by the Florida Supreme Court, that defendants show an IQ test score of 70 or below before being permitted to submit additional intellectual disability evidence is unconstitutional because it creates an unacceptable risk that persons with intellectual disabilities will be executed.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Kennedy on May 27, 2014. Justice Alito filed a dissenting opinion in which Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Scalia and Justice Thomas joined.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/06/2013Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 22, 2013)
07/18/2013Brief of respondent Florida in opposition filed.
08/01/2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013.
10/07/2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 11, 2013.
10/15/2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 18, 2013.
10/21/2013Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
11/21/2013The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 16, 2013.
11/21/2013The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 27, 2014.
11/25/2013SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 3, 2014
12/16/2013Joint appendix filed (2 volumes.) (Statement of costs filed.)
12/16/2013Brief of petitioner Freddie Lee Hall filed.
12/19/2013Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Professors Adam Lamparello and Charles MacLean in support of neither party.
12/23/2013Brief amici curiae of American Psychological Association, et al. filed.
12/23/2013Brief amici curiae of Former Judges, and Law Enforcement Officials filed.
12/23/2013Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
12/23/2013Brief amici curiae of The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, et al. filed.
01/08/2014Record received from the Supreme Court of Florida. (1 Box)
01/09/2014CIRCULATED
01/13/2014Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Professors Adam Lamparello and Charles MacLean in support of neither party GRANTED.
01/27/2014Brief of respondent Florida filed. (Distributed)
02/03/2014Brief amici curiae of States of Arizona, et al. filed. (Distributed)
02/03/2014Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
02/24/2014Reply of petitioner Freddie Lee Hall filed. (Distributed)
03/03/2014Argued. For petitioner: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Allen Winsor, Solicitor General, Tallahassee, Fla.
05/22/2014Record received from U.S.D.C. Middle District of Florida. The record is electronic and not available on PACER
05/27/2014Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined.
06/30/2014MANDATE ISSUED.
07/02/2014Record Returned for Supreme Court of Florida.