| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Sep 10 2012 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2012) |
| Oct 23 2012 |
Waiver of right of respondent United States Steel Corporation to respond filed. |
| Oct 29 2012 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 20, 2012. |
| Nov 13 2012 |
Response Requested . (Due December 13, 2012) |
| Nov 19 2012 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 14, 2013. |
| Jan 14 2013 |
Brief of respondent United States Steel Corporation in opposition filed. |
| Jan 30 2013 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2013. |
| Jan 30 2013 |
Reply of petitioners Clifton Sandifer, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 19 2013 |
Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| Mar 5 2013 |
Record from U.S.C.A. for 7th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Mar 5 2013 |
Record from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Nevada is electronic and located on PACER, with the exception of 1 box of exhibits. |
| Mar 11 2013 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Mar 25 2013 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including May 13, 2013. |
| Mar 25 2013 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 12, 2013. |
| May 13 2013 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| May 13 2013 |
Brief of petitioner Clifton Sandifer, et al. filed. |
| May 20 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, et al. filed. |
| Jul 10 2013 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including July 19, 2013. |
| Jul 19 2013 |
Brief of respondent United States Steel Corporation filed. |
| Jul 26 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. |
| Jul 26 2013 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jul 26 2013 |
Brief of amicus curiae Grocery Manufacturers Association filed. |
| Jul 26 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
| Jul 26 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of American Meat Institute, et al. filed. |
| Aug 19 2013 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 19 2013 |
Reply of petitioners Clifton Sandifer, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 20 2013 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 4, 2013. |
| Oct 7 2013 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Nov 4 2013 |
Argued. For petitioners: Eric Schnapper, Seattle, Wash. For respondent: Lawrence C. DiNardo, Chicago, Ill.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Jan 27 2014 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined, and in which Sotomayor, J., joined except as to footnote 7. |
| Feb 28 2014 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Aug 5 2014 |
Record returned for U.S.D.C. Northern District of Indiana (Hammond Division of Lafayette) has been returned. |