Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the Eighth Circuit.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in w... (orders list)

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which (orders list)

Argued. For petitioner: Kevin K. Russell, Bethesda, Md. For respondent: Toby J. Heytens, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Motion of Professors of Linguistics in support of neither party for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument DENIED. (orders list)

Reply of petitioners Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa filed.

Brief amici curiae of Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of Professors of Linguistics in support of neither party for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed.)

Record for the U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of Iowa is Electronically filed.

CIRCULATED.

Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the 8th Circuit. (1 envelope)

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.

Brief amici curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Professors of Linguistics in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Professors of Criminal Law filed.

Brief amici curiae of Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Advocates for Human Rights, et al. filed.

Brief of petitioner Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa filed.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. (orders list)

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

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa.

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 15, 2008.

The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 23, 2009.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 17, 2008.

Reply of petitioner Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent United States filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 24, 2008.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2008)

Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa, Petitioner, represented by Kevin K. Russell

United States, Respondent, represented by Elena Kagan

United States, Respondent, represented by Toby Jay Heytens

Advocates for Human Rights, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Nancy Morawetz

Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Marc Rotenberg

Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen V. Masterson

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Lois D. Thompson

National Association of Criminal Defense, Amicus Curiae, represented by Sri Srinivasan

Professors of Criminal Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by Iris E. Bennett

Professors of Linguistics in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Neal Goldfarb