Briefs: February Cases 2008 - 2009 Term
Monday, February 23
United States v. Navajo Nation, Docket No. 07-1410
Merit briefs
- Brief for Petitioner United States of America
- Brief for Respondent Navajo Nation
- Reply Brief for Petitioner United States of America (revised)
- Brief for the Peabody Western Coal Company and the Southern California Edison Company in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Law Professors in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Former Secretaries of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus, Bruce Babbitt, Manuel Lujan, Jr., and Stewart L. Udallin Support of Respondent
- Brief for the States of New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the National Congress of American Indians, The Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of The Fort Peck Reservation, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, The Forest County Potawatomi Community, Pueblo of Isleta, Nez Perce Tribe, The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of The Flathead Reservation and The Confederated Tribes of The Umatilla Indian Reservation in Support of Respondent
Rivera v. Illinois, Docket No. 07-9995
Merit briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Michael Rivera
- Brief for Respondent the People of the State of Illinois
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Michael Rivera
- Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Wayne County, Michigan in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the States of Florida, Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the United States of America in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the National District Attorneys Association in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in Support of Respondent
Tuesday, February 24
Burlington No., & Santa Fe R. Co., v. United States, Docket No. 07-1601
and
Shell Oil Co., v. United States, Docket No. 07-1607
(consolidated)
Carlsbad Technology, Inc., v. Hif Bio, Inc. Docket No. 07-1437
Merit briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Carlsbad Technology, Inc.
- Brief for Respondent HIF Bio, Inc., and BizBiotech Co., Ltd
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Carlsbad Technology, Inc.
- Coming soon!
Wednesday, February 25
Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Docket No. 07-1372
Merit briefs
- Brief for Petitioner the State of Hawaii
- Brief for Respondent Office of Hawaiian Affairs
- Reply Brief for Petitioner the State of Hawaii
- Brief for the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Commissioner of Public Lands for the State of New Mexico in Support of Petitioner(reprint)
- Brief for the Pacific Legal Foundation, the CATO Institute, and the Center for Equal Opportunity in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Mountain States Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Grassroots Institute of Hawaii and the Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc., in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the United States of America in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Washington, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Alaska Federation of Natives, Inc., in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Equal Justice Society, and the Japanese American Citizens League in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the National Congress of American Indians in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Hawaii Congressional Delegation in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Current and Former Hawaii State Officials in Support of Respondent
- Brief for The Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Hawai‘I Maoli, the Native Hawaiian Chamber Of Commerce, the ‘Ilio‘Ulaokalani Coalition, the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, and I Mua Group in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Asian American Justice Center, the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, Inc., Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., the Asian Law Caucus, the Asian American Institute, the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Homelands Assembly, Na ‘A‘Ahuhiwa, the Native Hawaiian Bar Association, Hui Kako’o ‘Aina Ho’o Pulapula, and ‘Ahahui O Hawai’i in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Native Hawaiians, Samuel L. Kealoha, Jr., Virgil Emmitt Day, Jr., Patrick Kahawaiolaa, Josiah L. Hoohuli, and Mel Hoomanawanui in Support of Respondent
Flores-Figueroa v. United States, Docket No. 08-108
Merit briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Ignacio Flores-Figueroa
- Brief for Respondent United States of America
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Ignacio Flores-Figueroa
- Brief for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Advocates for Human Rights, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Law Caucus, Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., Decorah Area Faith Coalition, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Immigrant Defense Project of the New York State Defenders Association, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, Latinojustice Prldef, Luther College Office for College Ministries, National Immigrant Justice Center, National Immigration Law Center, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, Inc., North Carolina Justice Center, Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project, Postville Relief Effort Based Out of St. Bridget's Catholic Church Hispanic Ministry, and Washington Defender Association Immigration Project in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Professors of Criminal Law in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Legal Scholars and Technical Experts in in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for The Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center; Inc.; The Identity Theft Action Council of Nebraska; The Identity Theft Resource Center; Texas Legal Services Center; The National Crime Victim Law Institute; and The National Center for Victims of Crime in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Professors of Linguistics in Support of Neither Party
Monday, March 2
District Attorney's Office v. Osborne, Docket No. 08-6
Merit briefs
- Brief for Petitioner District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District and Adrienne Bachman, District Attorney
- Brief for Respondent William G. Osborne
- Reply Brief for Petitioner District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District and Adrienne Bachman, District Attorney
- Brief for the City of New York in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the States of California, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the the United States of America in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Council of State Governments, the National Association of Counties, and the International Municipal Lawyers Association in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for K.G. and the National Crime Victim Law Institute in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for 11 Individuals Who Have Received Clemancy Through DNA Testing in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Individuals Exonerated By Post-Conviction DNA Testing in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Current and Former Prosecutors in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Jeanette Popp, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, Melinda Elkins, Tracy Kanellopoulos, Stacy Fierge, Michele Mallin, and Mark Tokarski in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the American Civil Liberties Union, Rutherford Institute, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Respondent
Atlantic Sounding Co., v. Townsend, Docket No. 08-214
Tuesday, March 3
Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., Docket No. 08-22
Merit briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Hugh M. Caperton, Harman Development Corporation, Harman Mining Corporation, and Sovereign Coal Sales, Inc.
- Brief for Respondent A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc., et al.
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Hugh M. Caperton, Harman Development Corporation, Harman Mining Corporation, and Sovereign Coal Sales, Inc.
- Motion for Leave to File a Supplemental Brief and Supplemental Brief for Respondent A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc., et al.
- Petitioner's Opposition to Respondent's Motion for Leave to File a Supplemental Brief
- Brief for 27 Former Chief Justices and Justices in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Public Citizens in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Justice At Stake, the American Judicature Society, Appleseed, Common Cause, the Constitutional Accountability Center, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, the League of Women Voters, the National Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Judicial Campaign Conduct, the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, the Colorado Judicial Institute, Democracy North Carolina, the Fund for Modern Courts, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, Justice For All, the League of Women Voters of Michigan, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Education Fund, the Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, Missourians for Fair and Impartial Courts, the NC Center for Voter Education, Ohio Citizen Action, Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, Texans for Public Justice,the Washington Appellate Lawyers Association, Washington Appleseed, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Chicago Appleseed, and the Chicago Council of Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, the Campaign Legal Center, and the Reform Institute in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Committee for Economic Development, Intel Corporation, the Lockheed Martin Corporation, PepsiCo, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, the Illinois Association of Defense Counsel, and Transparency International - USA in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the American Bar Association in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the American Association of Justices in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Center for Political Accountability and the Carol and Lawrence Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Law Professors Ronald D. Rotunda and Michael R. Dimino in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the States of Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, and Utah in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Ten Current and Former Chief Justices and Justices in Support of Respondent (reprint)
- Brief for the James Madison Center for Free Speech in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Center for Competitive Politics in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Conference of Chief Justices in Support of Neither Party
- Brief for the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana in Support of Neither Party
Arthur Andersen LLP v. Carlisle, Docket No. 08-146
Merit briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Arthur Andersen, LLP, et al.
- Brief for Respondent Wayne Carlisle, et al. (reprint)
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Arthur Andersen, LLP, et al.

