Record returned to the Department of the Air Force Headquarters Air Force Legal Operations Agency (3 boxes).

Record returned to the USCA for the Armed Forces (1 box).

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Barrett, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the cases. Gorsuch, J., filed a concurring opinion. VIDED.

Letter of October 13, 2020 from the Acting Solicitor General filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey B. Wall, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Stephen I. Vladeck, Austin, Tex. VIDED.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. VIDED.

Argument to be rescheduled for the October Term 2020. VIDED.

ORAL ARGUMENT POSTPONED. VIDED.

Reply of petitioner United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Record received from the Department of the Air Force Headquarters Air Force Legal Operations Agency (3 boxes).

Record received from the USCA for the Armed Forces (1 box). This record contains sealed material.

Letter from respondents, regarding relevance of 2003 amendment to Article 43(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of U.S. Army Defense Appellate Division filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Armed Forces.

Brief of respondents filed. VIDED.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 23, 2020. VIDED

Brief amici curiae of Harmony Allen and Protect Our Defenders filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. VIDED.

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

Brief of petitioner United States filed. VIDED.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner United States. VIDED.

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Michael J. D. Briggs. VIDED

Motion 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 January 6, 2020. The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including February 12, 2020.

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

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.

Rescheduled.

Reply of petitioner United States of America filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.

Brief of respondent Michael Briggs in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 21, 2019)

Application (18A1168) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 22, 2019.

Application (18A1168) to extend further the time from June 22, 2019 to July 22, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Application (18A1168) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 22, 2019.

Application (18A1168) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 23, 2019 to June 22, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.

United States, Petitioner, represented by Jeffrey B. Wall

Michael J. D. Briggs, et al., Respondent, represented by Stephen I. Vladeck

Harmony Allen and Protect Our Defenders, Amicus Curiae, represented by Peter Jeffrey Coote

Members of Congress, Amicus Curiae, represented by Allyson Ho

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey T. Green

U.S. Army Defense Appellate Division, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elizabeth Gabrielle Marotta