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MEDELLIN v. TEXAS

Nos. 06-984, 08-5573, 08-5574.

129 S.Ct. 360 (2008)

554 U.S. 759

171 L.Ed.2d 833

Jose Ernesto MEDELLIN, v. TEXAS. In re Jose Ernesto Medellin.

Supreme Court of United States.

August 5, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Francis Donovan, Counsel of Record, Catherine M. Amirfar, Jill Van Berg, William C. Weeks, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Sandra L. Babcock, Northwestern University School of Law, Attorneys for Petitioner.

James C. Ho, Counsel of Record, Greg Abbott, Kent C. Sullivan, Eric J.R. Nichols, Edward L. Marshall, Kristopher S. Monson, Tina J. Miranda, Attorneys for Respondent.

Donald Francis Donovan, Counsel of Record, Carl Micarelli, Catherine M. Amirfar, Bruce W. Klaw, Jill Van Berg, Emma C. Prete, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, New York, for Petitioner.

Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, Kent C. Sullivan, First Assistant Attorney General, Eric J.R. Nichols, Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice, R. Ted Cruz, Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Sean D. Jordan, Deputy Solicitor General, Kristofer S. Monson, Daniel L. Geyser, Adam W. Aston, Assistant Solicitors General, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, Texas, for Respondent.

Petitioner seeks a stay of execution on the theory that either Congress or the Legislature of the State of Texas might determine that actions of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) should be given controlling weight in determining that a violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations is grounds for vacating the sentence imposed...

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