ORDER of the Supreme Court of Alaska received.

Record returned to the Trial Courts of Alaska.

Record returned to the Supreme Court of Alaska.

MANDATE ISSUED. (orders list)

Rehearing DENIED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED.

Petition for Rehearing filed.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II-A, and II-B-1, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined, and an opinion with res... (orders list)

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II-A, and II-B-1, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect (orders list)

Argued. For petitioner: Charles A. Rothfeld, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Theodore B. Olson, Washington, D.C.

Reply of petitioner Polar Tankers, Incorporated filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Multistate Tax Commission filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of States of Alaska, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Record received from the Supreme Court of Alaska. (1 box)

Brief of respondent City of Valdez, Alaska filed. (Distributed)

Record received from the Trial Courts of Alaska. (1 box)

Brief amicus curiae of Broadband Tax Institute filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Tropical Shipping and Construction Company Limited filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of World Shipping Council, and Cruise Lines International Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Council on State Taxation filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED.

Brief of petitioner Polar Tankers, Incorporated filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, April 1, 2009.

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

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 12, 2008.

Reply of petitioner Polar Tankers, Incorporated filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent City of Valdez, Alaska in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 10, 2008.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 9, 2008)

Application (08A46) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until September 8, 2008.

Application (08A46) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 24, 2008 to September 22, 2008, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Polar Tankers, Inc., Petitioner, represented by Charles A. Rothfeld

Polar Tankers, Incorporated, Petitioner, represented by Andrew L. Frey

City of Valdez, Alaska, Respondent, represented by William M. Walker

City of Valdez, Alaska, Respondent, represented by Theodore B. Olson

Broadband Tax Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jerome B. Libin

Council on State Taxation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Todd A. Lard

Multistate Tax Commission, Amicus Curiae, represented by Shirley K. Sicilian

National Federation of Independent Small Business Legal Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Karen R. Harned

States of Alaska, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by David C. Frederick

Tropical Shipping and Construction Company Limited, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan F. Mitchell

World Shipping Council & Cruise Lines International Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Marc J. Fink