JUDGMENT ISSUED

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J. delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined, and in which Barrett, J., joined as to Parts I–A, I–B, and II. VIDED.

Argued. For petitioner in 20-1410: Lawrence S. Robbins, Washington, D. C. For petitioner in 21-5261: Beau B. Brindley, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. VIDED.

Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners GRANTED, and the time is divided as follows: 15 minutes for petitioner in in No. 20-1410 and 15 minutes for petitioner in No. 21-5261. VIDED.

Reply of petitioner Xiulu Ruan filed (in 20-1410). (Distributed)

Reply of petitioner Shakeel Kahn filed (in 21-5261). (Distributed)

Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners. VIDED.

Brief of respondent United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Brief amicus curiae of Physicians Against Abuse filed (in 20-1410) (1/15/2022). (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed (in 20-1410).

Brief amicus curiae of Due Process Institute filed (in 20-1410).

Amicus brief of Physicians Against Abuse not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted - February 15, 2022).

Brief amici curiae of Stephen J. Ziegler, et al. filed (in 20-1410).

Brief amicus curiae of Anmol Singh Kamra filed. VIDED.

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

Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of neither party filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Chain Drug Stores in support of neither party filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of National Pain Advocacy Center filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Association of American Physicians and Surgeons and Jeffrey A. Singer, M.D. filed (in 20-1410).

Brief amici curiae of Professors of Health Law and Policy filed (in 20-1410).

The record from the U.S.C.A 11th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer

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

Brief of petitioner Xiulu Ruan filed (in 20-1410).

Brief of petitioner Shakeel Kahn filed (in 21-5261).

Joint appendix filed (in 21-5261). (Statement of costs filed)

Joint appendix filed (in 20-1410). (Statement of costs filed)

Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed (in 20-1410).

ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, March 1, 2022. VIDED.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Xiulu Ruan

Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 20-1410. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 20-1410. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”

Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 21-5261 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.

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DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.

Reply of petitioner Xiulu Ruan filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Professors of Health Law and Policy filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 7, 2021.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 7, 2021 to June 7, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 7, 2021)

Shakeel Kahn, Petitioner, represented by Beau B. Brindley

Xiulu Ruan, Petitioner, represented by Lawrence Saul Robbins

United States, Respondent, represented by Elizabeth B. Prelogar

Anmol Singh Kamra, Amicus Curiae, represented by Peter Goldberger

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons and Jeffrey A. Singer, M.D., Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew L. Schlafly

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael R. Dreeben

Compassion & Choices, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven M. Wilker

Due Process Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew Devin Prins

National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Amicus Curiae, represented by Trevor Stephen Cox

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey Steven Beelaert

National Pain Advocacy Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by H. Christopher Bartolomucci

Pacific Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Oliver James Dunford

Physicians Against Abuse, Amicus Curiae, represented by Sebastian Ohanian

Professors of Health Law and Policy, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jennifer D. Oliva

Stephen J. Ziegler, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Ronald William Chapman II

The Cato Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Clark M. Neily III