| ~~~Date~~~  | ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 
| Mar 7 2014 | 
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 7, 2014)  | 
| Mar 28 2014 | 
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 7, 2014.  | 
| May 7 2014 | 
Brief of respondent Marlene June, Conservator in opposition filed.  | 
| May 27 2014 | 
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 12, 2014. | 
| May 29 2014 | 
Reply of petitioner United States filed.  VIDED. (Distributed) | 
| Jun 16 2014 | 
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2014. | 
| Jun 23 2014 | 
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2014. | 
| Jun 30 2014 | 
Petition GRANTED.  | 
| Jul 23 2014 | 
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 9, 2014. | 
| Jul 23 2014 | 
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including November 4, 2014. | 
| Sep 4 2014 | 
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. | 
| Sep 9 2014 | 
Joint appendix filed.  (Statement of costs filed.) | 
| Sep 9 2014 | 
Brief of petitioner United States filed.  | 
| Sep 22 2014 | 
Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. | 
| Sep 24 2014 | 
Record received from U.S.C.A. 9th Ciricuit is electronic and located on PACER. | 
| Nov 4 2014 | 
Brief of respondent Marlene June, Conservator filed.  | 
| Nov 7 2014 | 
CIRCULATED. | 
| Nov 10 2014 | 
Brief amicus curiae of Gregory C. Sisk filed.  VIDED. (Distributed) | 
| Nov 10 2014 | 
Brief amici curiae of National Center for Law and Economic Justice, et al. filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Nov 10 2014 | 
Brief amicus curiae of Arizona Association for Justice/Arizona Trial Lawyers Association filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Nov 12 2014 | 
Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed.  VIDED. (Distributed) | 
| Nov 12 2014 | 
Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Nov 12 2014 | 
Brief amicus curiae of Clinic for Legal Assistance to Servicemembers and Veterans filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Nov 12 2014 | 
Brief amici curiae of Paralyzed Veterans of America, et al. filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Dec 3 2014 | 
Reply of petitioner United States filed. | 
| Dec 10 2014 | 
Argued.  For petitioner:  Elizabeth Prelogar, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.  For respondent:  E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, N. Y. | 
| Apr 22 2015 | 
Judgment is AFFIRMED and CASE REMANDED.  Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.  Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined.  (Opinion also for No. 13-1074) | 
| May 26 2015 | 
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |