Supreme Court of the United States

United States v. Tinklenberg

May 26, 2011131 S. Ct. 2007

Summary

The Court held that the Speedy Trial Act's exclusion for pretrial motions applies automatically without a causation requirement, but affirmed the Sixth Circuit's judgment because the lower court correctly excluded holidays and weekends when calculating transportation delays under a different provision. Justice Scalia concurred in part and in the judgment, emphasizing the textual clarity of the Act.