Record returned to the U.S.D.C. Court fo the District of Oregon.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Souter and Ginsburg, JJ., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Neal Katyal, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Janet A. Metcalf, Assistant Attoreny General, Salem, Ore.; and Lisa S. Blatt, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amic

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. (orders list)

Reply of petitioner Anup Engquist filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Pennsylvania, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of League of California Cities, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislatures, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National School Boards Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Oregon Department of Agriculture, et al. filed. (Distributed).

CIRCULATED.

Brief amici curiae of Professor Richard Epstein, and Rutherford Institute filed.

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of National Education Association, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Employment Lawyers Association filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Meir J. Westreich filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Fraternal Order of Police filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received)

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party, or neither party, received from counsel for petitioner.

Brief of petitioner Anup Engquist filed.

Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the District of Oregon. (2 boxes)

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party, or neither party, received from counsel for the respondents.

Record received from U.S.C.A. for the Ninth Circuit. (1 envelope)

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, April 21, 2008.

Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. The brief of petitioner is to be filed on or before Wednesday, February 20, 2008. The brief of respondents is to be filed on or before Wednesday, March 19, 2008. A reply brief, if any, i (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 11, 2008.

Reply of petitioner Anup Engquist filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Oregon Department of Agriculture, et al. in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 6, 2007.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2007)

Appendix of Anup Engquist filed (2 Volumes).

Anup Engquist, Petitioner, represented by David H. Remes

Anup Engquist, Petitioner, represented by Neal Katyal

Anup Engquist, Petitioner, represented by Stephen L. Brischetto

Oregon Department of Agriculture, et al., Respondent, represented by Mary H. Williams

Oregon Department of Agriculture, et al., Respondent, represented by Janet A. Metcalf

Anup Engquist v. Oregon Department of Agriculture, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Lisa S. Blatt

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by William M. Hohengarten

League of California Cities, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Brian P. Walter

Meir J. Westreich, Amicus Curiae, represented by Meir J. Westreich

National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by J. Michael McGuinness

National Conference of State Legislatures, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard Ruda

National Education Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by John M. West

National Employment Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kathleen Eldergill

National Fraternal Order of Police, Amicus Curiae, represented by Larry H. James

National School Boards Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Francisco M. Negron Jr.

Pennsylvania, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by John G. Knorr III

Professor Richard Epstein, and Rutherford Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron M. Panner

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory G. Garre