U.S. v. BRYANT

No. 15-420.

136 S.Ct. 1954 (2016)

195 L. Ed. 2d 317

UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. Michael BRYANT, Jr.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 13, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth B. Prelogar , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Steven C. Babcock , Billings, MT, for Respondent.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Leslie R. Caldwell , Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Elizabeth B. Prelogar , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Demetra Lambros , Attorney, Department of justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Anthony R. Gallagher , Federal Defender, Michael Donahoe , Senior Litigator, Steven C. Babcock , Assistant Federal Defender, Joslyn Hunt , Research Attorney, Federal Defenders of Montana, Billings, MT, for Respondent.


In response to the high incidence of domestic violence against Native American women, Congress, in 2005, enacted 18 U.S.C. § 117(a), which targets serial offenders. Section 117(a) makes it a federal crime for any person to "commi[t] a domestic assault within ... Indian country" if the person...

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