JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Breyer, Alito, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Ishan Bhabha, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Reply of petitioner Michael J. Biestek filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Brief of respondent Nancy A. Berryhill, Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Social Security Administration filed. (10/16/18)

Record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.

Brief of Nancy A. Berryhill, Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Social Security Administration not accepted for filing. (Revised brief submitted - 10/16/18)

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.

Brief amici curiae of National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, et al. filed.

Brief of petitioner Michael J. Biestek filed.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Michael J. Biestek.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Michael J. Biestek

As Rule 34.6 provides, “If the Court schedules briefing and oral argument in a case that was governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c) or Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(c), the parties shall submit electronic versions of all prior and subsequent filings with this Court in the case, subject to [applicable] redaction rules.” Subsequent party and amicus filings in the case should now be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system, with any necessary redactions.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.

Reply of petitioner Michael J. Biestek filed.

Brief of respondent Nancy A. Berryhill, Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Social Security Administration in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 25, 2018.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2018 to April 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2018)

Michael J. Biestek, Petitioner, represented by Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha

Nancy A. Berryhill, Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Social Security Administration, Respondent, represented by Noel J. Francisco