Record returned to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 7th Circut.

Acknowledgement of receipt (08/01/06) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit received.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Souter, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C.J., and Stevens, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined, and in which Scalia, J., joined as to Parts I, III, and IV. Scalia, J., f

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2006.

Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by respondents GRANTED. (orders list)

Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by petitioners GRANTED. (orders list)

Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by petitioners. (Distributed)

Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by respondents. (Distributed)

Argued. For petitioners: David Frederick, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Mark A. Perry, Washington, D.C.

Letter from counsel for respondent Columbia Wanger Asset Management received. (Distributed).

Reply of petitioners Carl Kircher, et al. filed. (Distributed).

Brief amici curiae of Securities Industry Association and the Bond Market Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Putnam Funds Trust, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Record received from U.S.D.C. for Southern District of Illinois. (1 box containing 3 volumes and 1 loose document)

CIRCULATED.

Record received from U.S.C.A. for 7th Circuit. (1 envelope)

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April, 24 2006.

Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Arthur R. Miller, E. Farish Percy, Michael E. Solimine, and Jill E. Fisch filed.

Brief of petitioners Carl Kircher, et al. filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Jt. appendix in two volumes).

Petition GRANTED limited to Question one presented by the petition. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2006.

Reply of petitioners Carl Kircher, et al. filed.

Brief of respondents Putnam Funds Trust, et al. in opposition filed.

Brief amici curiae of Arthur R. Miller and E. Farish Percy filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 29, 2005, for all respondents.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 31, 2005)

Application (05A73) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until September 29, 2005.

Application (05A73) to extend further the time from August 30, 2005 to September 29, 2005, submitted to Justice Stevens.

Application (05A73) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until August 30, 2005.

Application (05A73) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 31, 2005 to August 30, 2005, submitted to Justice Stevens.

Carl Kircher, et al., Petitioner, represented by David C. Frederick

Putnam Funds Trust, et al., Respondent, represented by Mark A. Perry

Arthur R. Miller and E Farish Percy, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stuart W. Emmons

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles A. Rothfeld

Law Professors Arthur R. Miller, E. Farish Percy, Michael E. Solimine, and Jill E. Fisch, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brian * Wolfman

Securities Industry Association and the Bond Market Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard D. Bernstein

Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by W. Reece Bader