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ARIZONA v. U.S.

No. 11-182.

132 S.Ct. 2492 (2012)

183 L.Ed.2d 351

ARIZONA, et al., Petitioners v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 25, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Clement, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, for Respondent.

Joseph Sciarrotta, Jr., General Counsel, Office of Governor, Janice K. Brewer, Phoenix, AZ, John J. Bouma, Robert A. Henry, Kelly Kszywienski, Snell & Wilmer LLP, Phoenix, AZ, Paul D. Clement, Counsel of Record, Viet D. Dinh, H. Christopher Bartolomucci, Nicholas J. Nelson, Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Justice KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court.

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