Justice Stevens, dissenting. It is appropriate to disregard this Court’s Rule 15.2 and permit respondents to defend a judgment on grounds not raised in the brief in opposition when the omitted issue is “predicate to an intelligent resolution of the question presented.” Ohio v. Robinette, <a href="/opinion/118066/ohio-v-robinette/#38" aria-description="Ci…
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