| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jan 5 2009 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 9, 2009) |
| Feb 4 2009 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 11, 2009, for all respondents. |
| Feb 9 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed. |
| Feb 9 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. |
| Feb 9 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
| Feb 27 2009 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 10, 2009, for all respondents. |
| Apr 10 2009 |
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Apr 10 2009 |
Brief of respondents Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Apr 21 2009 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 14, 2009. |
| Apr 22 2009 |
Reply of petitioners Free Enterprise Fund, and Beckstead and Watts, LLP filed. (Distributed) |
| May 18 2009 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Jun 3 2009 |
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 27, 2009. |
| Jul 23 2009 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the Federal Respondent. |
| Jul 27 2009 |
Joint appendix filed (statment of costs received). |
| Jul 27 2009 |
Brief of petitioners Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts, LLP filed. |
| Jul 31 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Individual Rights filed. |
| Aug 3 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Law Professors, Steven Calabresi, et al. filed. |
| Aug 3 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of The Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
| Aug 3 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Rights Union, et al. filed. |
| Aug 3 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. |
| Aug 3 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of William P. Barr, et al. filed. |
| Aug 3 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. |
| Aug 3 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports filed. |
| Aug 3 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Law Professors, Stephen Bainbridge, et al filed. |
| Aug 4 2009 |
The time within which to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including September 29, 2009. |
| Sep 28 2009 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, December 7, 2009. |
| Sep 28 2009 |
The time within which to file respondents' briefs on the merits is further extended to and including October 13, 2009. |
| Sep 29 2009 |
CIRCULATED |
| Oct 13 2009 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed). |
| Oct 13 2009 |
Brief of respondents Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 15 2009 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for the D.C. Circuit. (1 box) |
| Oct 16 2009 |
Application (09A354) to extend the time to file a reply brief on the merits from November 12, 2009 to November 25, 2009, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Oct 19 2009 |
Application (09A354) granted by The Chief Justice for an extension of time within which to file petitioner's reply brief on the merits to and including November 23, 2009. |
| Oct 19 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Council of Institutional Investors, et al. filed. (Distributed). |
| Oct 20 2009 |
Motion for divided argument filed by respondent United States. |
| Oct 20 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Former Chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 20 2009 |
Additional Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the District of Columbia. (1 envelope) |
| Oct 20 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Audit Quality filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 20 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of State Boards of Accountancy filed.(Distributed). |
| Oct 20 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Constitutional and Administrative Law Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 2 2009 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Nov 23 2009 |
Reply of petitioners Free Enterprise Fund, and Beckstead and Watts, LLP filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 7 2009 |
Argued. For petitioners: Michael A. Carvin, Washington, D.C. For respondent United States: Elena Kagan, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondents Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, et al.: Jeffrey A. Lamken, Washington. D.C. |
| Jun 28 2010 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 30 2010 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Aug 13 2010 |
Record returned to U.S.Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. |