Complex sentence: The plaintiffs were represented by civil rights lawyer Mary Bonauto, attorney Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, and U.S. Solicitor General Don Verrilli, and the states were represented by former Michigan Solicitor General John J. Bursch and Joseph R. Whalen, an associate solicitor general from Tennessee.
Split into simpler sentences: The plaintiffs were represented by civil rights lawyer Mary Bonauto and Douglas Hallward-Driemeier. The states were represented by former Michigan Solicitor General John J. Bursch and Joseph R. Whalen, an associate solicitor general from Tennessee.