Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined, as to all but Part III-B.

Argued. For petitioner: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Paul Hughes, Washington, D. C.; and Jeffrey E. Sandberg, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)

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

Reply of petitioner Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Honorable Eugene Wedoff (Ret.), et al. filed. (Distributed)

Record requested from U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit.

Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Richard Aaron, Laura Bartell, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent R. Scott Appling filed. (Distributed)

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.

Second supplemental brief of respondent R. Scott Appling filed. (Distributed)

Supplemental brief of respondent R. Scott Appling filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.

The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.

Reply of petitioner Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 15, 2017.

Brief of respondent R. Scott Appling in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 25, 2017.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 11, 2017)

Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP, Petitioner, represented by Gregory George Garre

R. Scott Appling, Respondent, represented by Paul Whitfield Hughes

Honorable Eugene Wedoff, Amicus Curiae, represented by David R. Kuney

LAW PROFESSORS RICHARD AARON, LAURA BARTELL, ET AL., Amicus Curiae, represented by John Collen