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BARTENWERFER v. BUCKLEY

No. 21-908.

143 S.Ct. 665 (2023)

598 U.S. 69

Kate Marie BARTENWERFER, Petitioner v. Kieran BUCKLEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 22, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah M. Harris , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Zachary D. Tripp , Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Erica L. Ross for United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting respondent.

Iain Angus MacDonald , MacDonald Fernandez LLP, San Francisco, CA, Reno Fernandez , Anna-Rose Mathieson , Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP, San Francisco, CA, Lisa S. Blatt , Counsel of Record, Sarah M. Harris , Andrew L. Hoffman , Aaron Z. Roper , Mary E. Goetz , Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Janet Marie Brayer , Law Offices of Janet Brayer, Moss Beach, CA, Zachary D. Tripp , Counsel of Record, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Washington, DC, Robert B. Niles-Weed , Rachel M. Kaplowitz , Sara B. Weiss , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY, for Respondent.

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