ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATURE v. AIRC

No. 13-1314.

135 S.Ct. 2652 (2015)

192 L.Ed.2d 704

ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATURE, Appellant v. ARIZONA INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 29, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Clement , Washington, DC, for Appellant.

Eric J. Feigin for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the appellees.

Seth P. Waxinan , Washington, DC, for Appellees.

Joseph A. Kanefield , Brunn W. Roysden III , Ballard Spahr LLP, Phoenix, AZ, Mary R. O'Grady , Counsel of Record, Joseph N. Roth , Osborn Maledon, P.A., Phoenix, AZ, for Appellees.

Peter A. Gentala , Pele Peacock Fischer , Lesli M. H. Sorensen , Office of the Speaker, Arizona House of Representatives, Phoenix, AZ, Gregrey G. Jernigan , Office of the President, Arizona State Senate, Phoenix, AZ, Paul D. Clement , Counsel of Record, George W. Hicks, Jr. , Taylor Meehan , Raymond P. Tolentino , Bancroft Pllc, Washington, DC, Joshua W. Carden , Marshall R. Hunt , Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, PLLC, Tempe, AZ, for Appellant.

Joshua W. Carden , Marshall R. Hunt , Davis Miles McGuire , Gardner PLLC, Tempe, Arizona, Gregrey G. Jernigan , Office of the President, Arizona State Senate, Phoenix, AZ, Peter A. Gentala , Counsel of Record, Pele Peacock Fischer , Lesli M. H. Sorensen , Office of the Speaker, Arizona House of Representatives, Phoenix, Arizona, for Appellant.


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