The following cases are argued before the Supreme Court in April 2008. To access other briefs for the 2007-2008 Term, return to the main Briefs Menu:

Merits briefs

• Brief for Petitioner Plains Commerce Bank
• Brief for Respondent Long Family Land and Cattle Company, Inc., Ronnie Long and Lila Long
• Reply Brief for Petitioner Plains Commerce Bank

Amicus briefs

• Brief for the States of Idaho, Alaska, Florida, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the American Bankers Association and the South Dakota Bankers Association in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the Mountain States Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the Association of American Railroads in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Clearwater County, Idaho County, and Louis County, Idaho; Cass County, Mahnomen County, and Mille Lacs County, Minnesota in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the National Network to End Domestic Violence, Sacred Circle, and the National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women, et al., in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the National American Indian Court Judges Association, the Navajo Nation, and the Northwest Intertribal Court System in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the United States in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the National Congress of American Indians, et al., in Support of Respondent

Merits briefs

• Brief for Petitioner John Bridge, et al.
• Brief for Respondent Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Company, et al.
• Reply Brief for Petitioner John Bridge, et al.

Amicus briefs

• Brief for the McKesson Corporation in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the Washington Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the International Association of Insurance Receivers in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the States of Connecticut, Arizona, Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the United States of America in Support of Respondent

Merits briefs

• Brief for Petitioner Michael J. Greenlaw
• Brief for Respondent United States of America
• Brief of Court-Appointed Amicus Curiae to Defend the Judgement Below in Case No. 07-330
• Reply Brief for Petitioner Michael J. Greenlaw
• Reply Brief for Respondent United States of America

Amicus briefs

• Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner

Merits briefs

• Brief for Petitioner Richard Irizarry
• Brief for Respondent United States of America
• Brief of Court-Appointed Amicus Curiae Urging Affirmance of the Judgment Below in Case No. 06-7517
• Reply Brief for Petitioner Richard Irizarry

Amicus briefs

• Coming soon!

Merits briefs

• Brief for Petitioner Patrick Kennedy
• Brief for Respondent State of Louisiana
• Reply Brief for Petitioner Patrick Kennedy

Amicus briefs

• Brief for the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Louisiana Public Defenders Association in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for British Law Associations, Scholars, Queens Counsel, and Former Law Lords in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Twelve Innocence Projects in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for National Association of Social Workers; the National Association of Social Workers, Louisiana Chapter; the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence; the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault; the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault; and the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Washington in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and Members of the Missouri General Assembly in Support of Respondent

Merit briefs

• Brief for Petitioner Brent Taylor
• Brief for Respondent the Fairchild Corporation
• Brief for the Federal Respondent
• Reply Brief for Petitioner Brent Taylor

Amicus briefs

• Brief for American Dental Association in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Civil Procedure and Complex Litigation Professors in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the National Security Archive, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Openthegovernment.org, the National Whistleblower Center, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Lavonna Eddy and Kathy Lander in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for American Association for Justice in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the State of Utah in Support of Respondent

Merits briefs

• Brief for Petitioner Sprint Communications Company L.P. and AT&T Corp.
• Brief for Respondent APCC Services, Inc., et al.
• Reply Brief for Petitioner Sprint Communications Company L.P. and AT&T Corp.

Amicus briefs

• Brief for Qwest Communications Corporation in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Network IP, LLC and Network Enhanced Telecom, LLP in Support of Petitioner

Merit briefs

• Brief for Petitioner Anup Engquist
• Brief for Respondent Oregon Department of Agriculture, Joseph (Jeff) Hyatt, and John Szczepanski
• Reply Brief for Petitioner Anup Engquist

Amicus briefs

• Brief for National Fraternal Order of Police in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for National Education Association, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, and the American Association of University Professors in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., and the North Carolina Troopers Association, Inc., in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Professor Richard Epstein and the Rutherford Institute in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Lamda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, the American Association of People with Disabilities, the American Civil Liberties Union, Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the Human Rights Campaign, and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for National Employment Lawyers Association in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Meir J. Westreich in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the States of Pennsylvania, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in Support of Respondent(reprint)
• Brief for the National School Boards Association in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the United States of America in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties in Support of Respondent
• Brief for National Conference of State Legislatures, the International City/County Management Association, Council of State Governments, the National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties, the International Municipal Lawyers Association, U.S. Conference of Mayors, and Government Finance Officers Association, Joined by the International Public Management Association for Human Resources in Support of Respondent

Merit briefs

• Brief for Appellant Jeff Davis
• Brief for Appellee Federal Election Commission

Amicus briefs

• Brief for Center for Competitive Politics in Support of Appellant
• Brief for Gene DeRossett and J. Edgar Broyhill II in Support of Appellant
• Brief for the James Madison Center for Free Speech and Citizens United in Support of Appellant
• Brief for Democracy 21, the Campaign Legal Center, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, and Public Citizen, Inc., in Support of Appellee
• Brief for Common Cause in Support of Appellee
• Brief for the CATO Institute in Support of Neither Party

Merit briefs

• Brief for Petitioner Dwayne Giles
• Brief for Respondent State of California
• Reply Brief for Petitioner Dwayne Giles

Amicus briefs

• Brief for National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the National Crime Victim Law Institute in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the States of Illinois, Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the National Association to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children's National Child Protection Training Center in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV LEAP), the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, and Legal Momentum, et al., in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Battered Women's Justice Project and Other Domestic Violence Organizations in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the National Association of Counsel for Children and the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Richard D. Friedman in Support of Respondent