HEIEN v. NORTH CAROLINA

No. 13-604.

135 S.Ct. 530 (2014)

190 L.Ed.2d 475

Nicholas Brady HEIEN, Petitioner v. NORTH CAROLINA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Fisher , Stanford, CA, for Petitioner.

Rachel P. Kovner , for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Respondent.

Michele Goldman , Raleigh, NC, Donald B. Ayer , Jones Day, Washington, DC, Jeffrey L. Fisher , Counsel of Record, Stanford Law School, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Stanford, CA, for Petitioner.

Roy Cooper , Attorney General of North Carolina, John F. Maddrey , Solicitor General of North Carolina, Robert C. Montgomery , Counsel of Record, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Derrick C. Mertz , Assistant Attorney General, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, NC, for Respondent.

ROBERTS, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which SCALIA, KENNEDY, THOMAS, GINSBURG, BREYER, ALITO, and KAGAN, JJ., joined. KAGAN, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which GINSBURG, J., joined. SOTOMAYOR, J., filed a dissenting opinion.


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