BOND v. U.S.

No. 09-1227.

131 S.Ct. 2355 (2011)

564 U.S. 211

180 L.Ed.2d 269

Carol Anne BOND, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Michael R. Dreeben , for Respondent.

Stephen R. McAllister , as amicus curiae, appointed by this Court, supporting the judgment below.

Neal Kumar Katyal , Acting Solicitor General, Washington, D.C., for Respondent, supporting Petitioner.

Robert E. Goldman , Robert E. Goldman LLP, Fountainville, PA, Paul D. Clement , Ashley C. Parrish , Candice Chiu , Paul A. Mezzina , King & Spalding LLP, Washington, DC, Eric E. Reed , Fox Rothschild LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioner.

Neal Kumar Katyal , Acting Solicitor General, David S. Kris , Lanny A. Breuer , Assistant Attorneys General, Roy W. McLeese III , Acting Deputy Solicitor General, Nicole A. Saharsky , Assistant to the Solicitor General, John F. De Pue , Kirby A. Heller , Virginia M. Vander Jagt , Washington, D.C., for United States supporting Petitioner.


Justice KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents the question whether a person indicted for violating a federal statute has standing to challenge its validity on grounds that, by enacting it, Congress exceeded its powers under the Constitution, thus intruding upon the sovereignty and authority of the States.

The indicted defendant, petitioner here, sought to argue the invalidity of the statute...

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