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AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES CORP. v. HOEPER

No. 12-315.

134 S.Ct. 852 (2014)

AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES CORPORATION, Petitioner v. WILLIAM L. HOEPER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 27, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan F. Cohn , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Eric J. Feigin , for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioner.

Kevin K. Russell , Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Donald Chance Mark, Jr. , Fafmski Mark & Johnson, P.A., Eden Prairie, MN, David H. Yun , Jared R. Ellis , Jaudon & Avery LLP, Denver, CO, Peter D. Keisler , Counsel of Record, Jonathan F. Cohn , Eric D. McArthur , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Kevin K. Russell , Thomas C. Goldstein , Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Washington, DC, Pamela S. Kalian , Jeffrey L. Fisher , Stanford, CA, Scott A. McGath , Counsel of Record, Jason P. Rietz , Overturf McGath Hull & Doherty, P.C., Denver, CO, for Respondent.

Donald Chance Mark, Jr. , Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A., Eden Prairie, MN, David H. Yun , Jaudon & Avery LLP, Denver, CO, Peter D. Keisler , Counsel of Record, Jonathan F. Cohn , Eric D. McArthur , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Justice SOTOMAYOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 2001, Congress created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to assess and manage threats against air travel. Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), 49 U.S.C. § 44901 et seq. To ensure that the TSA would be informed of potential threats, Congress gave airlines and their employees immunity against civil liability for reporting suspicious...

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