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SOUTHERN UNION CO. v. U.S.

No. 11-94.

132 S.Ct. 2344 (2012)

183 L.Ed.2d 318

SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carter G. Phillips , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Michael R. Dreeben , Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Daniel R. Benson , Eric D. Herschmann , David E. Ross , Seth B. Davis , Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, New York, NY, Carter G. Phillips , Counsel of Record, Jeffrey T. Green , Jacqueline G. Cooper , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Ignacia S. Moreno , Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Nicole A. Saharsky , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Andrew C. Mergen , Allen M. Brabender , Nicholas A. DiMascio , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for United States.

Justice SOTOMAYOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Sixth Amendment reserves to juries the determination of any fact, other than the fact of a prior conviction, that increases a criminal defendant's maximum potential sentence. Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000); Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004). We...

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