The Gavel · 15-338 · 578 U.S. 317
Sheriff v. Gillie
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SCOTUS merits case argued in OT 2015.
Opinion of the Court
Author not listed
Mar 29, 2016
62 min
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Sheriff v. Gillie
May 16, 2016 · Ginsburg · 578 U.S. 317
Justice GINSBURG delivered the opinion of the Court. Ohio law authorizes the State's Attorney General to retain, as independent contractors, "special counsel" to act on the Attorney General's behalf in collecting certain debts owed to Ohio or an instrumentality of the State. Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 109.08 (Lexis 2014). As required by the Attorney General, special counsel use the Attorney…
Sheriff v. Gillie
Mar 18, 2016 · 136 S. Ct. 1407
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument granted.
Sheriff v. Gillie
Dec 11, 2015 · 136 S. Ct. 614
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted.