Supreme Court of the United States
Greenlaw v. United States
This writing
- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- June 23, 2008
- Case
- Greenlaw v. United States
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Alito, with whom Justice Stevens joins, and with whom Justice Breyer joins as to Parts I, II, and III, dissenting. I respectfully dissent because I view the cross-appeal requirement as a rule of appellate practice. It is akin to the rule that courts invoke when they decline to consider arguments that the parties have not raised. Both rules rest on premises…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | June 23, 2008 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | June 23, 2008 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | June 23, 2008 |