HOME DEPOT U. S. A., INC. v. JACKSON

No. 17-1471.

139 S.Ct. 1743 (2019)

HOME DEPOT U. S. A., INC., Petitioner. v. George W. JACKSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 28, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Barnette , Atlanta, GA, for the petitioner.

F. Paul Bland , Washington, DC, for the respondent.

William P. Barnette , Kacy D. Goebel , Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., Atlanta, GA, Sarah E. Harrington , Thomas C. Goldstein , Erica Oleszczuk Evans , Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD, for petitioner.

Brian Warwick , Janet Varnell , David Lietz, Varnell & Warwick, P.A., Lady Lake, FL, F. Paul Bland , Karla Gilbride , Leah M. Nicholls , Ellen Noble , Public Justice, P.C., Washington, DC, Jennifer Bennett , Public Justice, P.C., Oakland, CA, Rashad Blossom , Blossom Law PLLC, Charlotte NC, Daniel K. Bryson , John Hunter Bryson , Whitfield Bryson & Mason LLP, Raleigh, NC, for respondent.


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