UNITED STATES v. COOLEY

No. 19-1414.

141 S.Ct. 1638 (2021)

593 U.S. 345

UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. Joshua James COOLEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 1, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Solicitor General Eric J. Feigin , Washington, D.C., for the petitioner.

Eric R. Henkel , Missoula, MT, appointed by this Court, for the respondent.

Elizabeth B. Prelogar , Acting Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.

Jeffrey T. Green , Meredith A. Dement Claire , Northwestern Supreme Court Practicum, Chicago, IL, Eric R. Henkel , Counsel of Record, Christian, Samson & Baskett, PLLC, John Rhodes , Federal Defenders of Montana, Missoula, MT, for respondent.

Jeffrey B. Wall , Acting Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, David P. Burns , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Eric J. Feigin , Deputy Solicitor General, Frederick Liu , Assistant to the Solicitor General, David M. Lieberman , Attorney Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.


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