Party Name:
Mary BERGHUIS, Warden, Petitioner, v. Van Chester THOMPKINS.
Attorney:
B. Eric Restuccia, Lansing, MI, for Petitioner. Nicole A. Saharsky, for United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioner. Elizabeth L. Jacobs, Detroit, MI, for Respondent. Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, B. Eric Restuccia, Michigan Solicitor General, Lans...
Judge Panel:
Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Stevens, Justice Ginsburg, and Justice Breyer ...