Maryland v. Leeander Jerome Blake (546 U.S. 72)
U.S. Supreme Court · decided November 14, 2005 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Citation
- 546 U.S. 72 · 126 S. Ct. 602
- Decided
- November 14, 2005
- Term
- October Term 2005
- Vote
- 9–0
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Disposition
- Petition denied or appeal dismissed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party lost
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
546 U.S. 72 (2005) MARYLAND v. BLAKE. No. 04-373. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 1, 2005. Decided November 14, 2005 Kathryn Grill Graeff, Assistant Attorney General of Maryland, argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General, and Annabelle L. Lisic and Diane E. Keller, Assistant Attorneys General. James A. Feldman argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Acting Assistant Attorney General Richter, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, John P. Elwood, and Joel M. Gershowitz. Kenneth W. Ravenell argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Ivan J. Bates, Matthew A. S. Esworthy, and Jeffrey T. Green. [*] *73 PER CURIAM. The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted. It is so ordered. NOTES [*] Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Texas et al. by Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, Barry R. McBee, First Assistant Attorney General, R. Ted Cruz, Solicitor General, Don Clemmer, Deputy Attorney General, and Gena Bunn, Edward L. Marshall, and Fredericka Sargent, Assistant Attorneys General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective jurisdictions as follows: M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Robert J. Spagnoletti of the District of Columbia, Charles J. Crist, Jr., of…
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