JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined.

Letter, dated January 20,2012, received from counsel for the respondents in response to the State of California's letter of January 17, 2012. (Distributed) VIDED.

Letter, dated January 17,2012, received from Attorney General of California informing the Court of recent preliminary injunctions. (Distributed) VIDED.

Supplemental brief of Verrilli, Donald B. United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Supplemental brief of respondents Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Supplemental brief of petitioner Toby Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Supplemental brief of respondents' counsel Carter Phillips, Deanne E. Maynard, and Stephen P. Berzon filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Supplemental brief of United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Supplemental brief of respondent Carter Phillips, Deanne E. Maynard, and Stephen P. Berzon filed. VIDED.

The parties and the Solicitor General are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing the following question: "What should be the effect, if any, of the developments discussed in the letter submitted by the Solicitor General on October 28, 2011, ...

Letter with attachments received from the Solicitor General. VIDED. (Distributed)

Argued. For petitioner: Karin S. Schwartz, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, San Francisco, Cal.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: ...

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

Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)

Record from U.S.D.C. for Central District of California is electronic.

Reply of petitioners Toby Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

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

Brief amici curiae of Former HHS Officials filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of American Health Care Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

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

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Chain Drug Stores, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents California Pharmacists, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief of respondents Dominguez, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, October 3, 2011.

CIRCULATED.

Brief amici curiae of Michigan and 30 Other States filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of APA Watch filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed. VIDED.

Joint appendix filed. VIDED. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioner Toby Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services filed. VIDED.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits is further extended to and including May 19, 2011. VIDED.

The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is further extended to and including July 29, 2011. VIDED.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits is extended to and including April 14, 2011. VIDED.

The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including June 24, 2011. VIDED.

Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petitions. The petitions for certiorari in No. 09-958 and No. 10-283 are granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. (orders list)

Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petitions. The petitions for certiorari in No. 09-958 and No. 10-283 are granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petitions. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted... (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 14, 2011.

Supplemental brief of petitioners David Maxwell-Jolly, Director, California Department of Health Care Services, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Joint supplemental brief of respondents California Pharmacists Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 7, 2011.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 24, 2010.

Reply of petitioners David Maxwell-Jolly, Director, California Department of Health Care Services, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Lydia Dominguez, et al in opposition filed.

Brief of respondents California Pharmacists Association, et al. in opposition filed.

Brief of respondents Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 27, 2010.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 24, 2010, for all respondents.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 23, 2010)

David Maxwell-Jolly, Director, California Department of Health Care Services, et al., Petitioner, represented by Karin S. Schwartz

Toby Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services, Petitioner, represented by Karin S. Schwartz

California Pharmacists Association, Respondent, represented by Craig J. Cannizzo

California Pharmacists Association, et al., Respondent, represented by Deanne E. Maynard

California Pharmacists, et al., Respondent, represented by Deanne E. Maynard

Dominguez, et al., Respondent, represented by Stephen P. Berzon

Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Lynn S Carman

Lydia Dominguez, et al, Respondent, represented by Stacey M. Leyton

Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, et al., Respondent, represented by Carter G. Phillips

American Civil Liberties Union, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul R.Q. Wolfson

American Health Care Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas Hallward-Driemeier

American Medical Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Louis W. Bullock

APA Watch, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lawrence J. Joseph

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Alan E. Untereiner

Former HHS Officials, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen I. Vladeck

Members of Congress, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul M. Smith

Michigan and 30 Other States, Amicus Curiae, represented by John J. Bursch

National Association of Chain Drug Stores, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Frederick R. Ball

National Governors Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael W. McConnell

the United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

the United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Neal Kumar Katyal

Toby Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services v. California Pharmacists Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Edwin S. Kneedler