NEW YORK v. NEW JERSEY

No. 156, Orig.

143 S.Ct. 918 (2023)

598 U.S. 218

NEW YORK v. NEW JERSEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 18, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith N. Vale , Deputy Solicitor General, for the plaintiff.

Jeremy M. Feigenbaum , Solicitor General, for the defendant.

Austin Raynor for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting defendant.

Letitia James , Attorney General, State of New York, Barbara D. Underwood , Counsel of Record, Solicitor General, Judith N. Vale , Deputy Solicitor General, Grace X. Zhou , Assistant Solicitor General, Helena Lynch , Assistant Attorney General, 28 Liberty Street, New York, New York, for plaintiff.

Matthew J. Platkin , Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, Jeremy M. Feigenbaum , Counsel or Record, Solicitor General, Alec Schierenbeck , Deputy Solicitor General, Sundeep Iyer , Assistant Attorney General, Trenton, New Jersey, for defendant.


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