Record returned to the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit (1 box of filings, 1 box of posterboard exhibits, and 2 CD's of exhibits in electronic format).

JUDGMENT ISSUED

MANDATE ISSUED

Judgment REVERSED. Gorsuch, J., announced the judgment of the Court, and delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-5924_n6io.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court with respect to Parts I, II–A, III, and IV–B–1, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, an opinion with respect to Parts II–B, IV–B–2, and V, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part IV–A, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring as to all but Part IV–A. Kavanaugh, J., filed an opinion concurring in part. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., joined, and in which Kagan, J., joined as to all but Part III–D.

Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent: Elizabeth Murrill, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La.

Record received from the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit (1 box of filings, 1 box of posterboard exhibits, and 2 CD's of exhibits in electronic format).

Reply of petitioner Evangelisto Ramos filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of State of Utah, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of State of Oregon filed. (Distributed)

Record requested from the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit.

Brief of respondent Louisiana filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 7, 2019.

Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana filed (To be recovered-- case No. noted should read 18-5924 rather than 18-5942.)

Brief amici curiae of Innocence Project New Orleans and The Innocence Project filed.

Brief amici curiae of State of New York et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.

Brief amici curiae of Prominent Current and Former State Executive and Judicial Officers, Law Professors, and the OCDLA filed.

Brief amici curiae of Law Professors and Social Scientists filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.

Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.

Brief of petitioner Evangelisto Ramos filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED, and G. Ben Cohen, Esq., of New Orleans, Louisiana, is appointed to serve as counsel for petitioner in this case.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.

Motion to extend the 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 11, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 16, 2019.

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

Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Evangelisto Ramos.

Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.

Reply of petitioner Evangelisto Ramos filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed.

Response Requested. (Due November 8, 2018)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.

Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 11, 2018)