Judgment and mandate issued.

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/22-138_43j7.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Kavanaugh, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Gorsuch, J., joined as to Parts I, II, III–A, and III–B. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Barrett, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: John P. Elwood, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Philip J. Weiser, Attorney General, Denver, Colo.; and Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Reply of petitioner Billy Raymond Counterman filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of First Amendment Scholars, Evelyn Douek, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Coles Whalen filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of First Amendment Scholars, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of National Family Violence Law Center; et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Legal Momentum, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Colorado filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Jack Jordan in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Human Rights for Kids filed.

Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed (Mar. 8, 2023).

Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed.

Brief amici curiae of Southwestern law student Elena Cordonean, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.

Electronic record transmitted from Arapahoe Combined Court (Colorado).

Joint appendix (3 volumes) filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioner Billy Raymond Counterman filed.

Register of actions and briefs received from Court of Appeals of Colorado. Record request also transmitted to trial court.

Record requested from the Court of Appeals of Colorado.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/13/2023.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022.

Reply of petitioner Billy Raymond Counterman filed.

Brief of respondent Colorado in opposition filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 12, 2022.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 12, 2022 to October 12, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 12, 2022)

Application (21A873) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until August 9, 2022.

Application (21A873) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 10, 2022 to September 8, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.