Standing Committee on Amicus Curiae Briefs

2005-Present Briefs

• Bernard L. Bilski & Rand A. Warsaw v. David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office, United States Supreme Court, No. 08-964,  October 2, 2009
• Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A., et al., v. United States of America, United States Supreme Court, No. 08-1119,  September 1, 2009
• Terrance Jamar Graham v. State of Florida, Joe Harris Sullivan v. State of Florida, United States Supreme Court, No. 08-7412 and 08-7621,  July 23, 2009
• Jose Padilla v. Kentucky, United State Supreme Court, No. 08-651,  June 2, 2009
• Scott David Bowen v. Oregon, United States Supreme Court, No. 08-1117,  May 28, 2009
• Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Norman Carpenter, United States Supreme Court, No. 08-678,  May 6, 2009.
• Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, et al., Supreme Court of the United States, No. 08-322  March 25, 2009
• Al-Marri v. Spagone, United States Supreme Court No. 08-368,  January 28, 2009
• United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, et al., Military Commissions Trial Judiciary, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,   January 14, 2009
• Hugh M. Caperton, Harman Development Corporation, Harman Mining Corporation, and Sovereign Coal Sales, Inc. v. Massey Coal Company, Et Al. - US Supreme Court Case No. 08-22   January 7, 2009
• Office of Public Advocacy v. Alaska Court System, Randall Guy Gordanier, Jr. and Siv Betti Jonsson, Alaska Supreme Court No. S-12999,  November 19, 2008
• Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital et al., Illinois Supreme Court, Consolidated Docket Nos. 105741 and 105745 September 11, 2008
• Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee, Supreme Court of the United States No. 07-1125 September 2, 2008
• Hugh M. Caperton v. Massey Coal Company, Supreme Court of the United States No. 08-22 August 4, 2008
• Derrick Todd Lee v. State of Louisiana July 7, 2008
• Munaf v. Geren AND Geren v. Omar., Case Nos. 06-1666, 07-394 February 28, 2008
• State of Indiana v. Ahmad Edwards, U.S. Supreme Court, Case No. 07-208
• Walter Allen Rothgery v. Gillespie County, Texas, Supreme Court Case No. 07-440 January 23, 2008
• District of Columbia v. Dick Anthony Heller, Supreme Court Case No. 07-290
• Virginia v. Moore, Supreme Court, No. 06-1082 December 10, 2007
• Lakhdar Boumediene, Et Al., v. George W. Bush, Et Al., Supreme Court Case Nos. 06-1195, 06-1196
• Jose Ernesto Medellin v. The State of Texas, Supreme Court of the United States, Case No. 06-984.
• Amgen, Inc. v. Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc. n/k/a Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. n/k/a Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc., Case No. 06-1291.
• In Re Seagate Technology, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Misc. Docket No. 830 March 21, 2007
• Panetti v. Quarterman, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 06-6407 February 22, 2007
• Schriro v. Landrigan, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 05-1575 December 19, 2006
• KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. and Technology Holding Co., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 04-1350 October 13, 2006
• Bell Atlantic Corporation, et al. v. Wiliam Twombly, et al., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 05-1126 August 25, 2006
• MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 05-608 July 26, 2006
• Lopez v. Gonzales and Toledo-Flores v. United States., U.S. Supreme Court, Nos. 05-547 and 05-7664 June 19, 2006
• eBay.com v. MercExchange, L.L.C., U.S. Supreme Court No. 05-130, March 10, 2006
• Woodford v. Ngo, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 05-416 February 2, 2006
• Dimick v. Republican Party of Minnesota, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 05-566 January 4, 2006
• Bustillo v. Johnson, U. S. Supreme Court, No. 05-51, December 22, 2005
• House v. Bell, U.S Supreme Court, No. 04-8990, September 22, 2005
  Appendix
• Illinois Tool Works Inc. and Trident, Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 04-1329, August 3, 2005
• U.S. v. Georgia and Goodman v. Georgia, U.S. Supreme Court, Nos. 04-1203 and 04-1236, July 29, 2005
• Illinois Tool Works Inc. and Trident, Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 04-1329, May 5, 2005
• Halbert v. Michigan, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 03-10198, February 22, 2005
• Medellin v. Dretke, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 04-5928, January 24, 2005

2001-2004 Briefs

• Ronald Rompilla v. Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, United States Supreme Court, No. 04-5462,  November 12, 2004
• Phillips v. AWH Corporation, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 03-1269, September 20, 2004
• Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, US Supreme Court, No. 02-1672, August 19, 2004
• Roper v. Simmons, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 03-633, July 19, 2004
• Kowalski v. Tesmer, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 03-407, June 7, 2004
• Benitez v. Mata, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 03-7434, February 25, 2004
• Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 03-6696, February 23, 2004
• Tennessee v. Lane, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 02-1667, November 7, 2003
• Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GMBH v. Dana Corporation, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Nos. 01-1357, -1376, 02-1221, -1256, October 31, 2003
• Padilla v. Rumsfeld, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 03-2235, July 28, 2003
• Banks v. Cockrell, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 02-8286, July 11, 2003
• Fellers v. United States, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 02-6320, July 11, 2003
• Spargo v. New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 03-7250 (L), 03-7289 (XAP), June 17, 2003
• Grutter v. Bollinger, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 02-241, February 18, 2003
• Lawrence and Garner v. Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 02-102, January, 2003
• Wiggins v. Corcoran, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 02-311, January 2003
• DeMore v. Kim, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 01-1491, October, 2002
• Washington Legal Foundation v. Legal Foundation of Washington, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 01-1325, October 18, 2002.
• Moseley v. Victoria’s Secret Catalogue, Inc., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 01-1015, August 15, 2002
• Republican Party of Minnesota v. Kelly,  U.S. Supreme Court, No. 01-521, February 19, 2002.
• Festo Corporation v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 00-1543, October 31, 2001.
Williams v. United States, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 01-175, September 28, 2001
• J.E.M. Ag Supply, Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 99-1996, June 15, 2001.
• McCarver v. North Carolina, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 00-8727, June 8, 2001.
• Grutter v. Bollinger, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 01-01447, May 31, 2001.
• Johnson & Johnston Associates, Inc. v. R.E. Service Co., Inc., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, May 8, 2001.
• Calcano-Martinez v. I.N.S., U.S. Supreme Court, No. 00-1011, February 23, 2001.

1998-2000 Briefs

• Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama at Birmingham v. Garrett, U.S. Supreme Court No., 99-1240, August 11, 2000
• Alexander v. Daley, U. S. Supreme Court, No. 99-2062, 2000
Washington Legal Foundation v Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 00-50139, August 8, 2000.
• Dale v. Boy Scouts of America, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 99-699, approved by Board of Governors March 23, 2000.
• Cannon & Bragg v. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 98-956, approved by Board of Governors January, 8, 1999
• Gibson v. Turpin, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 99-77, approved by the Board of Governors August 29, 1999
• Williams v. Taylor, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 98-8384, approved by the Board of Governors June 18, 1999.
• Anderson v. Roe and Doe, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 98-97, approved by Board of Governors December 7, 1998
• Washington Legal Foundation v. Legal Foundation of Washington, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 98-35154, approved by Board of Governors September 9, 1998.
• Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 97-1252, approved by Board of Governors September 9, 1998.
• Swidler & Berlin and Hamilton v. United States, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 97-1192, approved by Board of Governors April 25, 1998.