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YARBOROUGH v. ALVARADO

No. 02-1684.

541 U.S. 652 (2004)

YARBOROUGH, WARDEN v. ALVARADO

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 1, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah Jane Chuang, Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Manuel M. Medeiros, State Solicitor General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Donald E. De Nicola, Deputy Attorney General, and Kenneth C. Byrne, Supervising Deputy Attorney General.

John P. Elwood argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Olson, Assistant Attorney General Wray, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Deborah Watson.

Tara K. Allen, by appointment of the Court, 540 U.S. 1043, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the briefs were Thomas J. Phalen and John H. Blume.*

KENNEDY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which REHNQUIST, C. J., and O'CONNOR, SCALIA, and THOMAS, JJ., joined. O'CONNOR, J., filed a concurring opinion, p. 669. BREYER, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which STEVENS, SOUTER, and GINSBURG, JJ., joined, p. 669.

JUSTICE KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court.

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