PRETERM-CLEVELAND v. McCLOUD

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED EN BANC: Benjamin M. Flowers , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellants. B. Jessie Hill , ACLU OF OHIO FOUNDATION, INC., Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees. Alexander V. Maugeri , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae. ON SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF: Benjamin M. Flowers , Stephen P. Carney , Tiffany L. Carwile , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellants. B. Jessie Hill , Freda J. Levenson , ACLU OF OHIO FOUNDATION, INC., Cleveland, Ohio, Alexa Kolbi-Molinas , AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION, New York, New York, Jennifer L. Branch , GERHARDSTEIN & BRANCH CO. LPA, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellees. Alexander V. Maugeri , Eric S. Dreiband , Thomas E. Chandler , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., Thomas M. Fisher , OFFICE OF THE INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL, Indianapolis, Indiana, Chris A. Hollinger , O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP, San Francisco, California, Ruth Colker , THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio, Samuel Bagenstos, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Kimberly A. Parker , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP, Washington, D.C., Devi M. Rao , JENNER & BLOCK LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae.

BATCHELDER, J., delivered the opinion of the court comprising Parts I-IV, V-A, V-C, and VII, in which SUTTON, GRIFFIN, KETHLEDGE, THAPAR, BUSH, LARSEN, NALBANDIAN, and READLER, JJ., joined, delivered a lead opinion comprising Parts V-B, V-D, and VI in which SUTTON, GRIFFIN, THAPAR, BUSH, and READLER, JJ., joined, and announced the judgment of the court. SUTTON, J. (pp. 535-38), GRIFFIN, J. (pp. 538-40), and BUSH, J. (pp. 540-50), delivered separate concurring opinions. KETHLEDGE, J. (pg. 550), in which LARSEN and NALBANDIAN, JJ., joined, delivered a separate opinion concurring in the opinion of the court and in the judgment. COLE, C.J. (pp. 550-51), in which MOORE, CLAY, GIBBONS, WHITE, STRANCH, and DONALD, JJ., joined, MOORE, J. (pp. 551-63), in which COLE, C.J., CLAY, STRANCH, WHITE, and DONALD, JJ., joined, CLAY, J. (pp. 563-68), in which COLE, C.J., MOORE, GIBBONS, WHITE, STRANCH, and DONALD, JJ., joined, GIBBONS, J. (pp. 568-69), in which COLE, C.J., MOORE, CLAY, WHITE, STRANCH, and DONALD, JJ., joined, WHITE, J. (pg. 569), in which COLE, C.J., and STRANCH, J., joined, and DONALD, J. (pp. 569-91), in which COLE, C.J., MOORE, CLAY, GIBBONS, WHITE, and STRANCH, JJ., joined, delivered separate dissenting opinions.