Record returned to the U.S.D.C. Montana Second Judicial District. (3-Boxes)

JUDGMENT ISSUED

MANDATE ISSUED

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, Parts I and II–A of which were unanimous, Part II–B of which was joined by Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., and Part III of which was joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Thomas, J., joined.

Record material from the Supreme Court of Montana received electronically.

Argued. For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.; and Christopher G. Michel, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Joseph R. Palmore, Washington, D. C.

Record received from the U.S.D.C. Montana Second Judicial District. (3-Boxes)

Reply of petitioner Atlantic Richfield Co. filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

The Record from the Supreme Court of Montana is electronic and can be found on their docket (No. OP 16-0555). Go to supremecourtdocket.mt.gov.

Record requested from the Supreme Court of Montana.

Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation and Property and Environment Research Center filed.

Brief amici curiae of Clark Fork Coalition and Montana Environmental Information Center filed.

Brief amici curiae of Virginia, et al. filed.

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

Brief of respondents Gregory A. Christian, et al. filed.

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

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.

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

Brief amici curiae of Treasure State Resources Association of Montana, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Joint appendix filed.

Brief of petitioner Atlantic Richfield Co. filed.

Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 21, 2019. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 15, 2019. The reply brief is to be filed in compliance with Rule 25.3.

Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

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

Reply of petitioner Atlantic Richfield Co. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Gregory A. Christian, et al. in opposition filed.

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

Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amici curiae of Treasure State Resources Association of Montana, et al. filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 31, 2018)

Application (17A872) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until April 30, 2018.

Application (17A872) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 29, 2018 to April 30, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Atlantic Richfield Co., Petitioner, represented by Lisa Schiavo Blatt

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron Michael Streett

Clark Fork Coalition and Montana Environmental Information Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Caleb Adam Jaffe

Pacific Legal Foundation and Property and Environment Research Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan Calvin Wood

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

Treasure State Resources Association of Montana, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kyle Anne Gray

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Noel John Francisco

Virginia, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Toby Jay Heytens

Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Corbin Knight Barthold

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