JUDGMENT ISSUED

MANDATE ISSUED

Judgment REVERSED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined as to Parts I, II, and III. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Tyler R. Green, Solicitor General, Salt Lake City, Utah; and John F. Bash, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Joan C. Watt, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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

Reply of petitioner Utah filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amici curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and Twenty-One Technical Experts and Legal Scholars filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Tracy E. Labrusciano, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Edward Joseph Strieff, Jr. filed. (Distributed)

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

CIRCULATED

Record received from the Supreme Court of Utah, the record is electronic.

Record requested from the Supreme Court of Utah.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, February 22, 2016.

Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amici curiae of Michigan, and Twenty-Nine Other States filed.

Brief of petitioner Utah filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 4, 2015.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 22, 2016.

Petitioner will file a reply brief on the merits on or before February 9, 2016.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015.

Reply of petitioner Utah filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Edward Joseph Strieff, Jr. in opposition filed.

Brief amici curiae of Michigan, and Ten Other States filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 20, 2015.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 18, 2015)

Application (14A1025) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until May 18, 2015.

Application (14A1025) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 16, 2015 to May 18, 2015, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Utah, Petitioner, represented by Tyler R. Green

Utah, Petitioner, represented by Jeffrey S. Gray

Edward Joseph Strieff, Jr., Respondent, represented by Joan C. Watt

American Civil Liberties Union, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael B. Kimberly

Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kent S. Scheidegger

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and Twenty-One Technical Experts and Legal Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Marc Rotenberg

Michigan, and Ten Other States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron D. Lindstrom

Michigan, and Twenty-Nine Other States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron David Lindstrom

Tracy E. Labrusciano, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Norman M Garland

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by John F. Bash

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