Supreme Court of the United States

Carol Anne Bond v. United States — Ginsburg, J., Concurring

June 16, 2011180 L. Ed. 2d 269

Summary

Justice Ginsburg, joined by Justice Breyer, concurred in the Court's judgment. She emphasized that Bond, like any defendant, has a personal right not to be convicted under a constitutionally invalid law. Ginsburg argued that courts must consider constitutional claims even if the protected right belongs to a third party, as convictions under such laws are void.