MYERS v. SCHNEIDERMAN

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York City ( Edwin G. Schallert , Jared I. Kagan and Olena Ripnick-O'Farrell of counsel), and Kathryn L. Tucker , End of Life Liberty Project, of the Washington bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, for appellants.

Eric T. Schneiderman , Attorney General, New York City ( Anisha S. Dasgupta , Barbara D. Underwood and Valerie Figueredo of counsel), for respondent.

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, New York City ( Robert E. Crotty of counsel), for Michael R. Aiello, M.D. and others, amici curiae.

Edward T. Mechmann , New York State Catholic Conference, New York City, amicus curiae.

Adam Prizio , Albany, for Not Dead Yet and others, amici curiae.

New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City ( Beth Haroules and Arthur Eisenberg of counsel), for New York Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae.

Alan A. Pfeffer , Glenmont, for Alan A. Pfeffer and another, amici curiae.

Mordechai Biser , Passaic, New Jersey and Avrohom Weinstock , Agudath Israel of America, New York City, for Agudath Israel of America, amicus curiae.

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, New York City ( Clay J. Pierce , Wilson M. Brown, III and Nicholas J. Stevens of counsel), for New York Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, amicus curiae.

Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. ( Christina G. Kuhn of counsel), for American Medical Student Association and others, amici curiae.

Holland & Knight LLP, New York City ( Michael B. Eisenberg of counsel), for Richard N. Gottfried and others, amici curiae.

Winston & Strawn LLP, New York City ( Stephen L. Sheinfeld and Carla Kerr Stearns of counsel), for Betty Rollin and others, amici curiae.

Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, New York City ( Steven C. Schwartz and Jungmin Cho of counsel), and Law Offices of Joshua L. Dratel, P.C., New York City ( Joshua L. Dratel of counsel), for National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, amicus curiae.

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York City ( Stephen P. Younger and Anthony C. DeCinque of counsel), for Vincent Bonventre and others, amici curiae.

Hennessey & Bienstock LLP, New York City ( Patricia Hennessey of counsel), and Verrill Dana LLP, Boston, Massachusetts ( Thomas O. Bean of counsel), for Unitarian Universalist Association and others, amici curiae.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, New York City ( David B. Bassett of counsel), and Kevin Diaz , Compassion & Choices, Portland, Oregon, for Compassion. & Choices, amicus curiae.

Judges RIVERA, STEIN, FAHEY, GARCIA and WILSON concur, Judge RIVERA in a concurring opinion, Judge FAHEY in a separate concurring opinion, and Judge GARCIA in a separate concurring opinion in which Judge STEIN concurs; Chief Judge DIFIORE and Judge FEINMAN taking no part.