GOLAN v. HOLDER

No. 10-545.

132 S.Ct. 873 (2012)

181 L.Ed.2d 835

Lawrence GOLAN, et al., Petitioners v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 18, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony T. Falzone , Sanford, CA, for Petitioners.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Thomas C. Goldstein , Amy Howe , Kevin K. Russell , Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD, Pamela S. Karlan , Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Stanford, CA, Anthony T. Falzone , Counsel of Record, Julie A. Ahrens , Daniel K. Nazer , Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society, Stanford, CA, Hugh Q. Gottschalk , Carolyn J. Fairless , Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP, Denver, CO, for Petitioners.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Malcolm L. Stewart , Deputy Solicitor General, Melissa Arbus Sherry , Assistant to the Solicitor General, William Kanter , John S. Koppel , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondents.


Justice GINSBURG delivered the opinion of the Court.

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