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Walker v. Texas

Petition for certiorari denied on April 24, 2017

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-636 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2016

Issue: (1) Whether, as Justices Ginsburg and Thomas suggested last term, this court should conduct a "fresh examination" of the "separate sovereigns" exception to the double jeopardy clause, Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle (Ginsburg, J., concurring); and (2) whether, as this court has previously suggested, the "separate sovereigns" exception at least should be inapplicable when state and federal prosecutors have worked so closely together that they are "in essential fact" one entity, Bartkus v. Illinois.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/17/2016Application (16A189) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 13, 2016 to November 12, 2016, submitted to Justice Thomas.
08/29/2016Application (16A189) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 12, 2016.
11/10/2016Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 12, 2016)
11/23/2016Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.
11/26/2016Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner.
12/12/2016Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center, et al. filed.
12/12/2016Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
12/12/2016Brief amicus curiae of Stuart Banner filed.
12/12/2016Brief amicus curiae of Center on the Administration of Criminal Law filed.
12/21/2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017.
12/27/2016Response Requested . (Due January 26, 2017)
01/24/2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 3, 2017.
03/02/2017Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 17, 2017.
03/17/2017Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
04/04/2017Reply of petitioner Calvin Gary Walker filed.
04/05/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 21, 2017.
04/24/2017Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.