Following are briefs for cases heard by the Supreme Court in March 2005. To access other briefs for the 2004-2005 Term, or to return to the main Briefs page for current cases, use the Argument Date menu to the right.

Tuesday, March 1

Exxon Corp. v. Allapattah Services
Docket No. 04-70
and
Ortega v. Star-Kist Foods
Docket No. 04-79

Brief for Exxon Corp.

Supplemental Brief for Exxon Corp.

Brief for Allapattah Services

Supplemental Brief for Allapattah Services

Brief for Ortega—Please check back soon

Brief for Star-Kist Foods (2 MB)

Reply brief for Ortega (1.5 MB)

Deck v. Missouri
Docket No. 04-5293

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Petitioner's reply brief

Wednesday, March 2

Van Orden v. Perry
Docket No. 03-1500

Petitioner's brief

Respondents' brief

Petitioner's reply brief

McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky
Docket No. 03-1693

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Petitioner's reply brief

Petitioner's supplemental brief

Monday, March 21

Castle Rock v. Gonzales
Docket No. 04-278

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Petitioner's reply brief

Cutter et al. v. Wilkinson et al.
Docket No. 03-9877

Petitioners' brief

Brief for the United States as Respondent in Support of Petitioners

Respondent's brief

Petitioners' reply brief

Tuesday, March 22

Tory et al. v. Cochran
Docket No. 03-1488

Petitioners' brief

Respondent's brief

Petitioners' reply brief

Dodd v. United States
Docket No. 04-5286

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Monday, March 28

San Remo Hotel v. San Francisco
Docket No. 04-340

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief (1 MB)

Petitioner's reply brief

Medellin v. Dretke
Docket No. 04-5928

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Petitioner's reply brief

Tuesday, March 29

MGM Studios v. Grokster
Docket No. 04-480

Motion Picture Studio and Recording Company Petitioners

Songwriter and Music Publisher Petitioners

Respondent's brief

Reply brief for Motion Picture Studio and Recording Company Petitioners

Reply brief for Songwriter and Music Publisher Petitioners

Nat'l. Cable & Telecomm. Assn. v. Brand X Internet Services
Docket No. 04-277
and
FCC v. Brand X Internet Services
Docket No. 04-281

Brief for the cable industry petitioners

Brief for the federal petitioners

Brief for respondents BellSouth and SBC in support of petitioners

Brief for respondents the Verizon Telephone Cos. et al. in support of reversal

Brief for respondents Earthlink, Inc., Brand X Internet Services, and Center for Digital Democracy

Brief for respondent MCI, Inc. (2.5 MB)

Reply brief for respondents the Verizon Telephone Cos. et al. in support of reversal

Wednesday, March 30

Wilkinson v. Austin
Docket No. 04-495

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

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