| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 9 2015 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 12, 2015) |
| Oct 21 2015 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 14, 2015. |
| Dec 1 2015 |
Brief of respondent Hillary Bouldin in opposition filed. |
| Dec 15 2015 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 8, 2016. |
| Dec 15 2015 |
Reply of petitioner Rocky Dietz filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 11 2016 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 15, 2016. |
| Jan 19 2016 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 29 2016 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Feb 29 2016 |
Brief of petitioner Rocky Dietz filed. |
| Mar 4 2016 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tueasday, April 26, 2016 |
| Mar 14 2016 |
Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Mar 15 2016 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 30 2016 |
Brief of respondent Hillary Bouldin filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 6 2016 |
Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 6 2016 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Apr 8 2016 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 15 2016 |
Reply of petitioner Rocky Dietz filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 26 2016 |
Argued. For petitioner: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C.; and John F. Bash, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae). |
| Jun 9 2016 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy, J., joined. |
| Jul 12 2016 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED |