Duncan, Warden v. Owens

Per Curiam

DUNCAN, WARDEN v. OWENS

certiorari to the united states court of appeals for

the seventh circuit

No. 14–1516. Argued January 12, 2016—Decided January 20, 2016 Certiorari dismissed. Reported below: 781 F. 3d 360.

Carolyn E. Shapiro, Solicitor General of Illinois, argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Brett E. Legner, Deputy Solicitor General, and Michael M. Glick and Garson S. Fischer , Assistant Attorneys General.

Barry Levenstam argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Andrew W. Vail, Skyler J. Silvertrust, Jessica Ring Amunson, and Ishan K. Bhabha.*

Per Curiam.

The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.

It is so ordered.

*A brief of amici curiae urging reversal was filed for the State of Washington et al. by Robert W. Ferguson, Attorney General of Washington, Noah G. Purcell, Solicitor General, Alan D. Copsey, Deputy Solicitor General, and John J. Samson, Assistant Attorney General, and by the Attorneys General and other officials for their respective States as follows: Luther Strange of Alabama, Craig W. Richards of Alaska, Mark Brnovich of Arizona, Matthew P . Denn of Delaware, Pamela Jo Bondi of Florida, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Gregory F. Zoeller of Indiana, Derek Schmidt of Kansas, Bill Schuette of Michigan, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Timothy C. Fox of Montana, Douglas J. Peterson of Nebraska, Adam Paul Laxalt of Nevada, Joseph A. Foster of New Hampshire, Michael DeWine of Ohio, Ellen F. Rosenblum of Oregon, Bruce R. Beemer, First Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Peter F. Kilmartin of Rhode Island, Alan Wilson of South Carolina, Marty J. Jackley of South Dakota, Ken Paxton of Texas, Sean D. Reyes of Utah, Mark R. Herring of Virginia, Patrick Mor-risey of West Virginia, Brad D. Schimel of Wisconsin, and Peter K. Michael of Wyoming.