Graham County Soil and Water Conservation District v. U.S., ex rel. Wilson

Case Information
General Information about the case

Docket Number

08-304

Date Granted

06/22/2009

Oral Argument

Mon, 11/30/2009

Date Decided

03/30/2010

Appealed From

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Vote

7-2

Opinions/Dissents

Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the majority opinion. Justice Antonin Scalia concurred in part and concurred in the judgment. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justice Stephen Breyer, dissented.

Attorneys
Attorney information for this case

Attorneys for Petitioners:
Christopher G. Browning Jr.
North Carolina Department of Justice
(919) 716-6900
Counsel of Record
P.O. Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
CBrowning@ncdoj.gov
Party name: Graham County Soil and Water Conservation District, et al.

Attorneys for Respondent:
Mark T. Hurt
Attorney at Law
(276) 623-0808
Counsel of Record
159 West Main Street
Abingdon, VA 24210
Party name: United States, ex rel. Karen T. Wilson

Other:
John T. Boese
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobs LLP
(202) 639-7000
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004-2505
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, et al.

Conan Grames
Hunton & Williams LLP
(202) 955-1685
1900 K Street
WashingtonMcLean, DC 20006-1109
Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, et al.

Malcolm J. Harkins III
Proskauer Rose LLP
(202) 416-6800
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 400 South
Washington, DC 20004
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al.

Dan Himmelfarb
Mayer Brown LLP
(202) 263-3000
1909 K Street, N. W.
Washington, DC 20006-1101
dhimmelfarb@mayerbrown.com
Party name: National League of Cities

Elena Kagan
Solicitor General
(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States

Calvin R. Koons
Senior Deputy Attorney General
(717) 783-6709
Appellate Litigation Section
15th Floor, Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Party name: Pennsylvania, et al.

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