Brett C. Kimberlin v. J. Michael Quinlan et al. (515 U.S. 321)
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 12, 1995 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Citation
- 515 U.S. 321 · 115 S. Ct. 2552
- Decided
- June 12, 1995
- Term
- October Term 1994
- Vote
- 9–0
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
Opinion excerpt
515 U.S. 321 (1995) KIMBERLIN v. QUINLAN et al. No. 93-2068. United States Supreme Court. Argued April 26, 1995. Decided June 12, 1995. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Howard T. Rosenblatt argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Jerrold J. Ganzfried and Ellen S. Winter. Deputy Solicitor General Bender argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Days, Assistant Attorney General Hunger, and Cornelia T. L. Pillard. Michael L. Martinez argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Steven D. Gordon and William J. Dempster. [*] *322 Per Curiam. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for further consideration in light of Johnson v. Jones, ante, p. 304. NOTES [] Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Maryland et al. by J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General of Maryland, and Andrew H. Baida and Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill, Assistant Attorneys General, Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of Alabama, Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General of Alaska, Grant Woods, Attorney General of Arizona, Winston Bryant, Attorney General of Arkansas, Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General of California, Gale A. Norton, Attorney General of…
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