| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 
| Jul 3 2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 2, 2012) | 
| Jul 20 2012 | Brief of respondent Commonwealth of Massachusetts in support filed.  VIDED. | 
| Jul 24 2012 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. | 
| Jul 30 2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 31, 2012. | 
| Aug 2 2012 | Brief of respondent Nancy Gill, et al. in opposition filed.  VIDED. | 
| Aug 31 2012 | Brief of respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives in opposition filed. | 
| Oct 29 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 20, 2012. | 
| Nov 8 2012 | Reply of Federal Petitioners filed.  (Distributed)  TBP | 
| Nov 13 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 30, 2012. | 
| Dec 3 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 7, 2012. | 
| Jun 25 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2013. | 
| Jun 27 2013 | Petition DENIED.  Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |