Judgment and Mandate Issued.

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Barrett, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-1074_bqmd.pdf'>opinion</a> for a unanimous Court. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Jackson, J., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a concurring opinion. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Kagan and Jackson, JJ., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Paul J. Beard, II, Los Angeles, Cal. For respondent: Aileen M. McGrath, San Francisco, Cal.; and Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the 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 George Sheetz 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 Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Clean Water Agencies, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of City And County Of San Francisco, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of California State Association of Counties, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent County of El Dorado, California filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Record received from the Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District. The record is electronic and is available with the Clerk.

Brief amici curiae of Charles Gardner, et al. filed.

Record requested from the Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District.

Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Planning Association in support of neither party filed.

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

Brief amici curiae of Hotel Des Arts, LLC, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Citizen Action Defense Fund, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of California Housing Defense Fund, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Realtors, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Bay Area Council filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.

Brief amici curiae of California Building Industry Association, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Building Industry Association of the Greater Valley filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.

Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation, et al. filed.

Brief of petitioner George Sheetz filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.

Reply of petitioner George Sheetz filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent County of El Dorado, California in opposition filed.

Brief amici curiae of California Building Industry Association and National Association of Home Builders filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Buckeye Institute filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Texas Public Policy Foundation, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 5, 2023.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 5, 2023 to July 5, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 5, 2023)