| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 
| Jan 18 2010 | Argued.  For petitioners:  Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C.  For respondent:  Neal Kumar Katyal, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. | 
| Jan 20 2010 | Application (09A678) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 22, 2010 to March 24, 2010, submitted to The Chief Justice. | 
| Jan 22 2010 | Application (09A678) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 24, 2010. | 
| Mar 11 2010 | Application (09A678) to extend further the time from March 24, 2010 to April 23, 2010, submitted to The Chief Justice. | 
| Mar 12 2010 | Application (09A678) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 23, 2010. | 
| Apr 23 2010 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 27, 2010) | 
| Apr 23 2010 | Appendix of The Boeing Company filed. | 
| May 18 2010 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 28, 2010. | 
| May 27 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of National Defense Industrial Association filed. VIDED. | 
| May 27 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. VIDED. | 
| Jun 18 2010 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including July 28, 2010. | 
| Jul 7 2010 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including August 20, 2010. | 
| Aug 20 2010 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.  VIDED. | 
| Aug 31 2010 | Reply of petitioner The Boeing Company filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Sep 1 2010 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2010. | 
| Sep 28 2010 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 2 presented by the petition.  The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 09-1298 is granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.  The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. | 
| Oct 5 2010 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner General Dynamics Corp.  VIDED. | 
| Oct 11 2010 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner Boeing Company. VIDED. | 
| Oct 12 2010 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent.  VIDED. | 
| Nov 8 2010 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 18, 2011. | 
| Nov 12 2010 | Brief of General Dynamics Corporation filed. VIDED. | 
| Nov 12 2010 | Joint appendix filed (3 volumes).  Statement of costs filed.  VIDED. | 
| Nov 12 2010 | Brief of petitioner The Boeing Company filed. VIDED. | 
| Nov 17 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc., et al. filed.  VIDED. | 
| Nov 19 2010 | CIRCULATED. | 
| Nov 19 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitution Project filed. VIDED. (Distributed) | 
| Nov 19 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. VIDED. (Distributed) | 
| Nov 19 2010 | Brief amici curiae of National Defense Industrial Association filed. VIDED. (Distributed) | 
| Nov 23 2010 | Letter dated, November 23, 2010,  notifying the Court that Carter pPhillips has been engaged to represent petitioners in oral argument received. | 
| Dec 13 2010 | Brief of respondent United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed) | 
| Dec 13 2010 | Record received from U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit.  (1 box) | 
| Jan 4 2011 | Reply of General Dynamics Corporation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) | 
| Jan 4 2011 | Reply of petitioner The Boeing Company filed. VIDED. (Distributed) | 
| Feb 2 2011 | Record received from U.S. Court of Federal Claims.  (36 boxes) | 
| May 23 2011 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED Scalia, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. | 
| Jun 24 2011 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. | 
| Jun 28 2011 | Record returned 10 U.S.C.A for Federal Circuit. | 
| Jun 28 2011 | Record returned to U.S. Court of Federal Claims. |