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

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Kagan, J., joined... (orders list)

Argued. For petitioner: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Jonathan D. Libby, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, Cal.

Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Lawyers Association filed.

Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Coalition filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jonathan D. Varat filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Sealed record from U.S.D.C. for Central District of California.

Brief of respondent Xavier Alvarez filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED.

The record from U.S.D.C. for District Court for the Central District of California is electronic.

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

SET FOR ARGUMNET ON Wednesday, February 22, 2012

SET FOR ARGUMNET ON Wednesday, February 22, 2012.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 22, 2012.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 13, 2012.

Brief amici curiae of Legion of Valor of the United States, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Clinic of the University of New Hampshire filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The American Legion filed.

Brief amici curiae of Professors Eugene Volokh and James Weinstein filed.

Brief amici curiae of Professors Eugene Volokh, and James Weinstein filed.

Joint appendix filed.

Brief of petitioner United States filed.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. (orders list)

Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 14, 2011.

Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Xavier Alvarez.

Brief of respondent Xavier Alvarez in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 19, 2011)

Application (10A1199) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until August 18, 2011.

Application (10A1199) to extend further the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 19, 2011 to August 18, 2011, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Application (10A1199) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until July 19, 2011.

Application (10A1199) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 19, 2011 to July 19, 2011, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

United States, Petitioner, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

Xavier Alvarez, Respondent, represented by Jonathan D. Libby

American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael A. Bamberger

American Civil Liberties Union, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jameel Jaffer

Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kevin N. Ainsworth

First Amendment Coalition, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jean-Paul Jassy

First Amendment Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Reed Lee

Intellectual Property Clinic of the University of New Hampshire, Amicus Curiae, represented by John M. Greabe

Legion of Valor of the United States, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kent S. Scheidegger

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael V. Schafler

Professor Jonathan D. Varat, Amicus Curiae, represented by Cary B. Lerman

Professors Eugene Volokh, and James Weinstein, Amicus Curiae, represented by Eugene Volokh

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert L. Corn-Revere

Texas, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Arthur C. D'Andrea

The American Legion, Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron M. Streett

Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, Amicus Curiae, represented by J. Joshua Wheeler

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael T. Morley