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John COPELAND, et al., petitioners, v. Cyrus R. VANCE, Jr., et al., 2019 — 139 S. Ct. 2714 · caselaw · US
Criminal Law · MBE-tested
John COPELAND, et al., petitioners, v. Cyrus R. VANCE, Jr., et al.
139 S. Ct. 2714204 L. Ed. 2d 1123·Supreme Court of the United States·2019
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Opinion
John COPELAND, et al., petitioners,
v.
Cyrus R. VANCE, Jr., et al.
No. 18-918.
Supreme Court of the United States
June 17, 2019.
Motion of The Legal Aid Society for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Motion of Criminal Law Professors, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted. Motion of Constitutional Law Scholars for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied.