This ruling vindicates the nine Ninth Circuit judges who dissented from a denial of rehearing by the full appeals court. The dissenting judges criticized the panel for “grave errors” and noted that the Supreme Court had previously reversed a 2009 ruling in Jones’ favor by the Ninth Circuit.
The state is represented by the Arizona Office of the Attorney General. Jones is represented by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP and the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the District of Arizona.
The case is Thornell v. Jones, case number 22-982, before the Supreme Court of the United States.
