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U.S. v. BRIGGS

No. 19-108, No. 19-184.

141 S.Ct. 467 (2020)

UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. Michael J. D. BRIGGS; United States, Petitioner v. Richard D. Collins; United States, Petitioner v. Humphrey Daniels, III.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 10, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Noel J. Francisco , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Shaun S. Speranza , Col., USAF Chief, Mary Ellen Payne , Associate Chief, Brian C. Mason , Lt. Col., USAF, Deputy Chief, Government Trial and Appellate Counsel Division, Department of the Air Force, Joint Base Andrews-NAF , MD, Noel J. Francisco , Solicitor General, Brian A. Benczkowski , Assistant Attorney General, Eric J. Feigin , Deputy Solicitor General, Christopher G. Michel , Rebecca Taibleson , Assistants to the Solicitor General, Paul T. Crane , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Mark Schwartz , Maj., USAF, M. Dedra Campbell , Capt., USAF, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Joint Base Andrews , MD, Johnathan D. Legg , Maj., USAF, Air Force Academy, CO, Stephen I. Vladeck , Austin, TX, Term R. Zimmermann , Zimmermann Lavine & Zimmermann P.C., Houston, TX, David P. Sheldon , Tami L. Mitchell , Law Offices of David P. Sheldon PLLC, Washington, DC, William E. Cassara , William E. Cassara, P.C., Evans, GA, J. Carl Cecere , Cecere P.C., Dallas, TX, for Respondents.

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