Judgment REVERSED and REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Matthew T. Findley, Anchorage, Alaska; and Ruth Botstein, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, Alaska (for Alaska, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Reply of petitioner John Sturgeon filed.

Reply of John Sturgeon submitted.

Reply of petitioner John Sturgeon filed. (Distributed)

Motion of State of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

Motion of State of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

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

Record received from the U.S.D.C. District of Alaska is electronic and located on PACER with the exception of 1 envelope of Clerk's Files.

Amicus brief of National Parks Conservation Association, Defenders of Wildlife, The Wilderness Society, American Rivers, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Wilderness Watch, Denali Citizens Council, Copper Country Alliance, Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition, Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, Alaska Wilderness League submitted.

Brief amici curiae of Alaska Native Subsistence Users filed. (Distributed)

Amicus brief of Alaska Native Subsistence Users submitted.

Amicus brief of Law Professors submitted.

Brief amici curiae of National Parks Conservation Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Brief of Bert Frost, et al. submitted.

Brief of respondents Bert Frost, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.

Motion of State of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.

Motion of State of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Ahtna, Inc. in support of neither party filed.

Brief amici curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation and Central New York Fair Business Association filed.

Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of State of Idaho, et al. filed.

Brief of petitioner John Sturgeon filed.

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

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, John Sturgeon

Motion to extend the time to file the opening 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 7, 2018. The time to file respondents brief on the merits is extended to and including September 11, 2018.

Motion for an extension of time to file the opening briefs on the merits filed.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.

Reply of petitioner John Sturgeon filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 7, 2018

Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 6, 2018 to May 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 6, 2018.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 7, 2018 to April 6, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 7, 2018.

Amicus brief of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation not accepted for filing. (February 09, 2018)

Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2018 to March 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2018)

John Sturgeon, Petitioner, represented by Matthew Todd Findley

Bert Frost, et al., Respondent, represented by Noel J. Francisco

Ahtna, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan William Katchen

Alaska Native Subsistence Users, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert T. Anderson

Citizens Equal Rights Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by James J Devine Jr.

Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Justin R. Pidot

Pacific Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Anthony Lee Francois

Safari Club International, Amicus Curiae, represented by Anna M. Seidman

State of Alaska, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kathryn Rebecca Vogel

State of Alaska, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ruth Botstein