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

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy, J., joined, and in which Scalia, J., joined except for Part I-B.

Argued. For petitioners: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C. For respondent: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C.; and Melissa Arbus Sherry, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)

Reply of petitioners Amgen Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amici curiae of New York City Pension Funds, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of AARP filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Public Justice, P.C. filed. (Distributed)

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

Justice Breyer is no longer recused in this case.

Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of California Public Employees' Retirement System, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Financial Economists filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure and Securities Law Professors filed. (Distributed)

Brief of National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED.

Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Former SEC Commissioners, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed.

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

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

Brief of petitioners Amgen Inc., et al. filed.

Record recieved from U.S.D.C. for Central District of California. (2 boxes)

Record recieved from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 box)

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

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, November 5, 2012

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Amgen Inc., et al.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 20, 2012.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 8, 2012.

Petition GRANTED. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. (orders list)

Letter of petitioner Amgen Inc., et al. in response filed. (Distributed)

Letter and attachment of respondent Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 7, 2012.

Reply of petitioners Amgen Inc., et al. filed.

Brief of respondent Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds in opposition filed.

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 11, 2012.

Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.

Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Former SEC Commissioners, et al. filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 4, 2012.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 4, 2012)

Amgen Inc., et al., Petitioner, represented by Seth P. Waxman

Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, Respondent, represented by Christopher J. McDonald

Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, Respondent, represented by David C. Frederick

Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, Respondent, represented by Jonathan M. Plasse

AARP, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jay E. Sushelsky

Amgen Inc., et al. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, Amicus Curiae, represented by Melissa Arbus Sherry

California Public Employees' Retirement System, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jay W. Eisenhofer

Chamber of Commerce of the United jStates of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron M. Streett

Civil Procedure and Securities Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Eric Alan Isaacson

Financial Economists, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ernest A. Young

Former SEC Commissioners, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by James E. Nutt

Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by John P. Elwood

National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Curtis Fredericks

New York City Pension Funds, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen R. McAllister

Public Citizen, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Scott L. Nelson

Public Justice, P.C., Amicus Curiae, represented by Earl Landers Vickery

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by William F. Sullivan

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

Washington Legal Foundation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard A. Samp

Washington Legal Foundation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Cory L. Andrews