Recor returned to U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of West Virginia.

Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 4th Circuit.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined as to all but Part III. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion,

Argued. For petitioner: Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Troy N. Giatras, Charleston, W.Va.

Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Second Amendment Foundation, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Gun Owners Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund in opposition filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Randy Edward Hayes filed. (Distributed)

The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including September 19, 2008.

The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including September 16, 2008.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, November 10, 2008

Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of West Virginia (Clarksburg).

Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the 4th Circuit. (1 envelope) There are sealed documents in this record.

CIRCULATED.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 25, 2008.

Brief amici curiae of National Network to End Domestic Violence, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Senators Frank R. Lautenberg, Dianne Feinstein, and Patty Murray filed.

Brief amici curiae of Professors of Linguistics and Cognitive Science filed.

Brief of petitioner United States filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.)

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 9, 2008.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 21, 2008.

Brief of respondent Randy Edward Hayes in opposition filed.

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 19, 2008.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 7, 2008.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 7, 2007)

Application (07A301) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 7, 2007.

Application (07A301) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 18, 2007 to November 17, 2007, submitted to The Chief Justice.

United States, Petitioner, represented by Edwin S. Kneedler

United States, Petitioner, represented by Nicole A. Saharsky

Randy Edward Hayes, Respondent, represented by Troy N. Giatras

Randy Edward Hayes, Respondent, represented by Michael F. Smith

Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Bert H. Deixler

Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas G. Smith

Gun Owners Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Herbert W. Titus

National Network to End Domestic Violence, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Helen Gerostathos Guyton

Professors of Linguistic and Cognitive Science, Amicus Curiae, represented by Neal Goldfarb

Second Amendment Foundation, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Alan Gura

Senators Frank R. Lautenberg, Dianne Feinstein, and Patty Murray, Amicus Curiae, represented by Betty Jo Christian