JUDGMENT ISSUED.

MANDATE ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/18-1259_8njq.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Kagan, JJ., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: David M. Shapiro, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Krissy C. Nobile, Deputy Solicitor General, Jackson, Miss.; and Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)

Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Reply of petitioner Brett Jones filed. (Distributed)

Record of the Supreme Court of Mississippi electronically received (includes circuit court record).

CIRCULATED

Record requested from the Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief amici curiae of State of Indiana, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Populi filed.

Brief amici curiae of National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Murderers, et al. filed. (9/4/2020) (Distributed)

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

Brief of respondent Mississippi filed.

Brief amici curiae of Madge Jones, Tony Jones, Marty Jones and Nicolle Olson filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The American Bar Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Prosecutors, Department of Justice Officials, and Judges filed.

Brief amici curiae of Erwin Chemerinsky, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Jonathan F. Mitchell & Adam K. Mortara in support of neither party filed.

Brief amici curiae of The ACLU Foundation, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.

Brief of petitioner Brett Jones filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 5, 2020. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 14, 2020. Petitioner's reply brief on the merits is due pursuant to Rule 25.3.

Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.

Reply of petitioner Brett Jones filed.

Brief of respondent Mississippi in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 11, 2019.

Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Criminal Law filed. (5/31/2019)

Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 22, 2019 to June 11, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.

Response Requested. (Due May 22, 2019)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.

Waiver of right of respondent Mississippi to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 29, 2019)

Application (18A840) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 29, 2019.

Application (18A840) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 27, 2019 to March 29, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.