| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 9 2001 | Application (A01-388) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ |
| | of certiorari from November 20, 2001 to December 20, 2001, |
| | submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Nov 14 2001 | Application (A01-388) granted by the Chief Justice extending the |
| | time to file until December 20, 2001. |
| Dec 10 2001 | Application (A01-388) to extend further the time to file a |
| | petition for a writ of certiorari from December 20, 2001 to |
| | January 19, 2002, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Dec 11 2001 | Application (A01-388) granted by the Chief Justice extending the |
| | time to file until January 19, 2002. |
| Jan 22 2002 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 22, 2002) |
| Feb 1 2002 | Order extending time to file response to petition until March 22, |
| | 2002. |
| Mar 22 2002 | Brief of respondent White Mountain Apache Tribe in opposition filed. |
| Mar 26 2002 | LODGING consisting of ten bound copies of related material |
| | submitted by counsel for the respondent. |
| Apr 3 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 19, 2002 |
| Apr 5 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Apr 22 2002 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT December 2, 2002. |
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| May 30 2002 | Order extending time for filing the joint appendix and |
| | petitioner's brief on the merits to and including July 8, 2002. |
| Jul 5 2002 | Order extending time to file respondent's brief on the merits to |
| | and including September 9, 2002. |
| Jul 5 2002 | Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Jul 8 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General to dispense with printing the |
| | joint appendix filed. |
| Aug 26 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General to dispense with printing the |
| | joint appendix GRANTED. |
| Aug 26 2002 | Order further extending the time to file respondent's brief on the |
| | merits to and including September 18, 2002. |
| Sep 18 2002 | Brief of respondent White Mountain Apache Tribe filed. |
| Sep 18 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed. |
| Sep 20 2002 | LODGING consisting of tweny bound copies of related material |
| | submitted by counsel for respondent |
| Oct 24 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Nov 7 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Nov 29 2002 | Record filed. |
| Dec 2 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Mar 4 2003 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. and REMANDED. Souter, J., delivered the |
| | opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, and |
| | Breyer, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a concurring opinion, in |
| | which Breyer, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, |
| | in which Rehnquist, C.J., and Scalia and Kennedy, JJ., joined. |
| Apr 3 2003 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Apr 7 2003 | Record returned to U.S.C.A. for the Federal Circuit. |
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