Cite as: 534 U. S. 533 (2002)
Opinion of the Court
opportunity by including that defense in its answers to the complaints. Pp. 546-547.
620 N. W. 2d 680, affirmed.
O'Connor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, post, p. 548. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Souter and Breyer, JJ., joined, post, p. 549.
Howard L. Bolter argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Eric Schnapper.
Mark B. Rotenberg argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Lorie S. Gildea and Tracy M. Smith.
Deputy Solicitor General Clement argued the cause for intervenor United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Olson, Assistant Attorney General McCallum, Barbara McDowell, Mark B. Stern, and Alisa B. Klein.*
Justice O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court. In federal court, petitioners asserted state law claims under the supplemental jurisdiction statute, 28 U. S. C.
*Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of Maryland et al. by J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General of Maryland, Andrew Baida, Solicitor General, Robert H. Kono, Acting Attorney General of Guam, and Dan Schweitzer, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Bruce M. Botelho of Alaska, Ken Salazar of Colorado, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Robert A. Butterworth of Florida, Earl I. Anzai of Hawaii, Steve Carter of Indiana, Thomas J. Miller of Iowa, Richard P. Ieyoub of Louisiana, Thomas F. Reilly of Massachusetts, Mike Moore of Mississippi, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Don Stenberg of Nebraska, Frankie Sue Del Papa of Nevada, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, Betty D. Montgomery of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, D. Michael Fisher of Pennsylvania, Charles M. Condon of South Carolina, John Cornyn of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, and Randolph Beales of Virginia; and for the National Conference of State Legislatures et al. by Richard Ruda and James I. Crowley.
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