DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE v. OSBORNE

No. 08-6.

129 S.Ct. 2308 (2009)

557 U.S. 52

174 L.Ed.2d 38

DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT et al., Petitioner, v. William G. OSBORNE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Rosenstein , for Petitioners.

Neal K. Katyal , for United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioners.

Peter Neufeld , for Respondent.

Roy T. Englert, Jr. , Alan E. Untereiner , Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP, Washington, D.C., Richard A. Svobodny , Acting Attorney General, Kenneth M. Rosenstein , Diane L. Wendlandt , Assistant Attorneys General, Anchorage, Alaska, for Petitioners.

Kannon K. Shanmugam , Anna-Rose Mathieson , Jaynie R. Lilley , Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington DC, Robert C. Bundy , David T. McGee , Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Anchorage, AK, Randall S. Cavanaugh , Kalamarides & Lambert, Anchorage, AK, Peter J. Neufeld , Barry C. Scheck , Nina R. Morrison , David Loftis , Colin P. Starger , New York, NY, David T. Goldberg , Donahue & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY, for Respondent.


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