UNITED STATES v. TAYLOR

No. 20-1459.

142 S.Ct. 2015 (2022)

596 U.S. 845

UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. Justin Eugene TAYLOR.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 21, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca Taibleson for petitioner.

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

Elizabeth B. Prelogar , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Brian H. Fletcher , Acting Solicitor General, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. , Assistant Attorney General, Eric J. Feigin , Deputy Solicitor General, Rebecca Taibleson , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Joshua K. Handell , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Michael R. Dreeben , Kendall Turner , Grace Leeper , Jenya Godina , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC, Frances H. Pratt , Counsel of Record, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria, VA, for Respondent.


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