ZIVOTOFSKY EX REL. ZIVOTOFSKY v. CLINTON

No. 10-699.

132 S.Ct. 1421 (2012)

182 L.Ed.2d 423

Menachem Binyamin ZIVOTOFSKY, by his parents and guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman ZIVOTOFSKY, Petitioner v. Hillary Rodham CLINTON, Secretary of State.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Lewin , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Nathan Lewin , Counsel of Record, Alyza D. Lewin , Lewin & Lewin, LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Harold Hongju Koh , Legal Adviser, Washington, DC, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, Ginger D. Anders , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Douglas N. Letter , Lewis S. Yelin , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.


Chief Justice ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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