Vega v. Tekoh

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
21-499	9th Cir.	Apr 20, 2022	Jun 23, 2022	6-3	Alito	OT 2021

Holding: A violation of the prophylactic rules described in Miranda v. Arizona does not provide a basis for a claim under 42 U.S.C. " 1983.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Alito on June 23, 2022. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer and Sotomayor joined.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

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Announcement of opinions for Thursday, June 23 (complete) (Angie Gou, June 23, 2022)
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Texting in the car, surveillance of a home, and Section 1983 for Miranda (Andrew Hamm, October 22, 2021)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/01/2021	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 3, 2021)
10/29/2021	Waiver of right of respondent Terence B. Tekoh to respond filed.
11/02/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021.
11/03/2021	Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
11/03/2021	Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed.
11/03/2021	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Police Organizations filed.
11/04/2021	Response Requested. (Due December 6, 2021)
12/06/2021	Brief of respondent Terence B. Tekoh in opposition filed.
12/22/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
12/22/2021	Reply of petitioner Carlos Vega filed. (Distributed)
01/10/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
01/14/2022	Petition GRANTED.
02/16/2022	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Terence B. Tekoh
02/16/2022	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Carlos Vega
02/28/2022	Brief of petitioner Carlos Vega filed.
02/28/2022	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
03/07/2022	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
03/07/2022	Brief amici curiae of Local Government Organizations (IMLA) filed.
03/07/2022	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Police Organizations filed.
03/07/2022	Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed.
03/08/2022	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
03/15/2022	ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
03/16/2022	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
03/17/2022	The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer, with the exception of one Sealed document that has been electronically filed.
03/23/2022	CIRCULATED
03/30/2022	Brief of respondent Terence B. Tekoh filed. (Distributed)
04/04/2022	Brief amici curiae of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and Professor Charles D. Weisselberg filed. (Distributed)
04/06/2022	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
04/06/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
04/06/2022	Brief amici curiae of False Confession and Wrongful Conviction Scholars filed. (Distributed)
04/06/2022	Brief amici curiae of The American Civil Liberties Union and Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
04/06/2022	Brief amici curiae of Historians of Criminal Procedure filed. (Distributed)
04/06/2022	Brief amicus curiae of The National Police Accountability Project filed. (Distributed)
04/08/2022	Reply of petitioner Carlos Vega filed. (Distributed)
04/14/2022	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
04/20/2022	Argued. For petitioner: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C.; and Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Paul L. Hoffman, Hermosa Beach, Cal.
06/23/2022	Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.
07/25/2022	JUDGMENT ISSUED