Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Central District of California.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joine...

Argued. For petitioners: Neal K. Katyal, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Dan Stormer, Pasadena, Cal.

Justice Kagan is recused in this case.

Reply of petitioners National Aeronautics and Space Administration, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of California Employment Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Union of Concerned Scientists filed. (Distributed).

Brief amicus curiae of American Astronomical Society filed. (Distributed).

Brief amicus curiae of Drug Policy Alliance filed. (Distributed)

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

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

Brief of respondents Robert M. Nelson, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Central District of CA. (1 box)

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

CIRCULATED.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, October 5, 2010.

Further extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including August 2, 2010.

Brief amici curiae of Consumer Data Industry Association, et al. filed.

Brief of petitioners National Aeronautics and Space Administration, et al. filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Further extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including July 19, 2010.

Further extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including May 20, 2010.

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

The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 6, 2010.

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including May 13, 2010.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

Reply of petitioners National Aeronautics and Space Administration, et al. filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 5, 2010.

Brief of respondents Robert M. Nelson, et al. in opposition filed.

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 3, 2010.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 4, 2010.

Appendix of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, et al. filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 2, 2009)

Application (09A198) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until November 1, 2009.

Application (09A198) to extend further the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 2, 2009 to November 1, 2009, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Application (09A198) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until October 2, 2009.

Application (09A198) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 2, 2009 to October 2, 2009, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, et al., Petitioner, represented by Neal Kumar Katyal

Robert M. Nelson, et al., Respondent, represented by Dan Stormer

Robert M. Nelson, et al., Respondent, represented by Paul R.Q. Wolfson

American Astronomical Society, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey F. Pryce

American Civil Liberties UnionFoundation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Aden J. Fine

Califoronia Employment Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Marc A. Coleman

Consumer Data Industry Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher A. Mohr

Drug Policy Alliance, Amicus Curiae, represented by David T. Goldberg

Electronic Frontier Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jennifer Stisa Granick

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

Union of Concerned Scientists, Amicus Curiae, represented by Diane J. Curran