WARGER v. SHAUERS

No. 13-517.

135 S.Ct. 521 (2014)

190 L.Ed.2d 422

Gregory P. WARGER, Petitioner v. Randy D. SHAUERS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 9, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kannon K. Shanmugam , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Sheila L. Birnbaum , New York, NY, for Respondent.

Sarah E. Harrington , for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the respondent.

Steven C. Beardsley , Gary D. Jensen , Beardsley, Jensen & Von Wald, P.L.L.C., Rapid City, SD, Kannon K. Shanmugam , Counsel of Record, James M. McDonald , Matthew B. Nicholson , Leslie Cooper Mahaffey , Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Ronald R. Kappelman , Gregory G. Strommen , Cassidy M. Stalley , Banks, Johnson, Kappelman & Becker, PLLC, Rapid City, SD, Sheila L. Birnbaum , Counsel of Record, Douglas W. Dunham , Ellen P. Quackenbos , Laurentia C. McKessar , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY, for Respondent.

SOTOMAYOR, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.


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