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PUERTO RICO v. SANCHEZ VALLE

No. 15-108.

136 S.Ct. 1863 (2016)

195 L. Ed. 2d 179

COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, Petitioner v. Luis M. SANCHEZ VALLE et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 9, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Landau, Washington, DC, for the Petitioner.

Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Nicole A. Saharsky, for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting Respondents.

César Miranda Rodríguez, Attorney General, Margarita Mercado Echegaray, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, San Juan, PR, Christopher Landau, P.C., Jason M. Wilcox, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Wanda T. Castro Alemán, Victor A. Meléndez Lugo, Sociedad Para Asistencia Legal, San Juan, PR, Adam G. Unikowsky, R. Trent McCotter, Benjamin M. Eidelson, Daniel F. Bousque, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondents.

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