TAYLOR v. McDONOUGH

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Mccloud , Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by Debmallo Shayon Ghosh , Anna Johns Hrom , Liam James Montgomery , Timothy M. Pellegrino ; Mark B. Jones , Mark B. Jones Attorney at Law, Sandpoint, ID.

William James Grimaldi , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by Brian M. Boynton , Patricia M. McCarthy , Loren Misha Preheim ; Christopher O. Adeloye , Brian D. Griffin , Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

Dror Ladin , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY, for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia. Also represented by Brett Max Kaufman ; Scott Michelman , Arthur B. Spitzer , ACLU Foundation of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC.

Glenn R. Bergmann , Bergmann Moore, LLC, Bethesda, MD, for amicus curiae American Legion. Also represented by Thomas Polseno , James Daniel Ridgway .

Melanie L. Bostwick , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, for amicus curiae Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc. Also represented by Thomas Mark Bondy ; Elizabeth Moulton , San Francisco, CA; John B. Wells , Law Office of John B. Wells, Slidell, LA.

Angela K. Drake , Veterans Clinic, University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia, MO, for amicus curiae National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium.

Jennifer Swan , Dechert LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for amici curiae National Veterans Legal Services Program, Swords to Plowshares. Also represented by Howard W. Levine , Washington, DC; Renee A. Burbank , National Veterans Legal Services Program, Arlington, VA; Emily Woodward Deutsch , Washington, DC.

Opinion dissenting in part and dissenting from the judgment filed by Circuit Judge Hughes, which Circuit Judge Lourie joins.