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The Gavel · 15-6418 · 578 U.S. 120

Welch v. United States

Welch v. United States

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Docket
15-6418
Term
OT 2015
Status
Decided
Decided
Apr 18, 2016

Why tracked

Ledger editorial note, not an official Court ranking of importance.

SCOTUS merits case argued in OT 2015.

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  • Mar 30, 2016

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  • Welch v. United States

    Apr 18, 2016 · Kennedy, Thomas · 578 U.S. 120

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    • Lead Opinion
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    Justice KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court. Last Term, this Court decided Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. ----, 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015). Johnson considered the re…

  • Welch v. United States

    Mar 18, 2016 · 136 S. Ct. 1407

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    • Lead Opinion

    Motion of respondent United States for divided argument granted.

  • Welch v. United States

    Jan 15, 2016 · 136 S. Ct. 892

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    Helgi C. Walker, Esq., of Washington, D.C., is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below. Briefs of other amici curiae in support of affirmance are to be filed within 7 days after the filing of the brief of the Court-appointed amicus curiae .…

  • Welch v. United States

    Jan 8, 2016 · 136 S. Ct. 790

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    • Lead Opinion

    Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted.