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

Merits briefs

• Brief for the Republic of the Philippines, Philippine Presidential Commission on Good Government, Philippine National Bank, and Arelma, Inc.
• Brief for Respondent Mariano J. Pimentel and the Class of Human Rights Victims
• Reply Brief for the Republic of the Philippines, Philippine Presidential Commission on Good Government, Philippine National Bank, and Arelma, Inc.

Amicus briefs

• Brief for the United States of America in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, & Smith Inc., in Support of Neither Party
• Brief for Professors of International Law in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Philippine Human Rights Groups in Support of Respondent

Merits briefs

• Brief for Petitioner Walter Allen Rothgery
• Brief for Respondent Gillespie County, Texas
• Reply Brief for Petitioner Walter Allen Rothgery

Amicus briefs

• Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for 24 Law Professors in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the American Bar Association Association in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the Brennan Center for Justice, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the Texas Association of Counties and the Texas District and County Attorneys Association in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the States of Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and Puerto Rico in Support of Respondent

Merits briefs

• Brief of Petitioners District of Columbia and Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor of the District of Columbia
• Brief of Respondent Dick Anthony Heller
• Reply Brief of Petitioners District of Columbia and Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor of the District of Columbia

Amicus briefs

• Brief for Violence Policy Center and the Police Chiefs for the Cities of Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Seattle in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Major American Cities, the United State Conference of Mayors and Legal Community Against Violence in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Jack N. Rakove, Saul Cornell, David T. Konig, William J. Novak, Lois G. Schwoerer et al. in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Law Professors Erwin Chemerinsky and Adam Winkler, as in Support of Petitoner
• Brief for American Public Health Association, American College of Preventive Medicine, American Trauma Society, and American Association of Suicidology in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Former Department of Justice Officials in Support of Petitoner
• Brief for Professors of Criminal Justice in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the City of Chicago and the Board of Education of the City of Chicago in Support of Petitioner (reprint)
• Brief for DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, D.C. Chamber of Commerce, D.C. for Democracy, D.C. League of Women Voters, Federal City Council of Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, the Childrens Defense Fund, Women Against Gun Violence, and Youth Alive! in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for District Attorneys in Support of Petitioner (reprint)
• Brief for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund in Support of Petitioners
• Brief for the American Bar Association in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Major Cities Chiefs, the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association, National Black Police Association, the National Latino Peace Officers Association, School Safety Advocacy Council, and the Police Executive Research Forum in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for New York, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for Professors of Linguistics and English Dennis E. Baron, Ph. D, Richard W. Bailey, Ph. D, and Jeffrey P. Kaplan in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the United States of America in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the the American Jewish Committee et al. in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the National Network to End Domestic Violence et al. in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for American Legislative Exchange in Support of Respondent
• Brief for GeorgiaCarry.org, Inc. in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Congress of Racial Equality in Support of Respondent (reprint)
• Brief for the Buckeye Firearms Foundation LLC, National Council for Investigationand Security Services, Ohio Association of Private Detective Agencies, Inc., DBA Ohio Association of Security and Investigation Services (OASIS), Michigan Council of Private Investigators, Indiana Association of Professional Investigators, and Kentucky Professional Investigators Association in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Disabled Veterans for Self-Defense and Kestra Childers in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Criminologists, Social Scientists, Other Distinguished Scholars, and the Claremont Institute in Support of Respondent (reprint)
• Brief for the Foundation for Free Expression in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Rutherford Institute in Support of Respondent (reprint)
• Brief for the Pink Pistols and Gays and Lesbians for Individual Liberty in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Alaska Outdoor Council, the Alaska Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fund, SITKA Sportsman's Association, the Juneau Rifle and Pistol Club, the Juneau Gun Club, and Alaska Territorial Sportsmen, Inc. in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Major General John D. Altenburg, Jr., Lieutenant General Charles E. Dominy, Lieutenant General Tom Fields, Lieutenant General Jay M. Garner, General Ronald H. Griffith, General William H. Hartzog, Lieutenant General Ronald V. Hite, Major General John. G. Meyer, Jr., Honorable Joe R. Reeder, Lieutenant General Dutch Shoffner, General John Tilelli, and The American Hunters and Shooters Association in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the National Rifle Association and the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Grass Roots of South Carolina, Inc. in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Libertarian National Committee in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Second Amendment Foundation in Support of Respondent
• Brief for 55 Members of the United States Senate, the President of the U.S. Senate, and 250 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in Support of Respondent
• Brief for 126 Women State Legislatures and Academics in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Virginia1774.org in Support of Respondent (reprint)
• Brief for Paragon Foundation in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the CATO Institute and History Professor Joyce Lee Malcolm in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI), Maryland State Lodge, the Fraternal Order of Police, the Southern States Police Benevolent Association, 29 Elected California District Attorneys, the San Francisco Veteran Police Officers Association, the Long Beach Police Officers Association, Texas Police Chiefs Association, Texas Municipal Police Association, New York State Association of Auxiliary Police, Mendocino County, California Sheriff Thomas D. Allman, Oregon State Rep. Andy Olson, the National Police Defense Foundation, the Law Enforcement Alliance of America, and the Independence Institute in Support of Respondent (reprint)
• Brief for the States of Texas, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washignton, West Virginia, and Wyoming in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Organizations and Scholars Correcting Myths and Misrepresentations Commonly Deployed by Opponents of an Individual-Right-Based Interpretation of the Second Amendment in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the President Pro Tempore of the Senate of Pennsylvania Joseph B. Scarnati, III in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the American Center for Law and Justice in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Mountain States Legal Foundation in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Institute for Justice in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Former Senior Officials of the Department of Justice in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Foundation for Moral Law in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Gun Owners of America, Inc., the Gun Owners Foundation, Maryland Shall Issue, Inc., the Virginia Citizens Defense League, Gun Owners of California, Inc., the Lincoln Institute for Research and Education, and the Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund in Support of Respondent
• Brief for State Firearm Associations in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc., Second Amendment Sisters, Inc., Women Against Gun Control, 60 Plus Association, Inc., Robert B. Smith, J.D., Christie Davies, M.A., Ph. D. Joe Michael Cobb, and Mrs. Minnie Lee Faulkner in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Dr. Suzanna Gratia Hupp, D.C. and the Liberty Legal Institute in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Academics in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Academics for the Second Amendment in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Center for Individual Freedom in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Retired Military Officers in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Heartland Institute in Support of Respondent
• Brief for National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc., in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Goldwater Institute in Support of Respondent
• Brief for American Civil Rights Union in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office in Support of Respondent (reprint)
• Brief for the Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Jeanette M. Moll et al. in Support of Respondent
• Brief for International Scholars in Support of Respondent
• Motion for Leave to File Out of Time Amicus Curiae Brief and Brief of the State of Wisconsin in Support of Respondent
• Brief for Members of Congress in Support of Reversal

Merits briefs

• Brief for Petitioner Richlin Security Service Company
• Brief for Respondent Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security
• Reply Brief for Petitioner Richlin Security Service Company

Amicus briefs

• Brief for the National Association of Legal Assistants, Paralyzed Veterans of American, and the Nation Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives in Support of Petitioner

Merits briefs

• Brief for Petitioner United States Chamber of Commerce
• Brief for State Respondent
• Brief for Respondents American Federation of Labor, Congress of Indstrial Organizations, and the California Labor Federation
• Reply Brief for Petitioner United States Chamber of Commerce

Amicus briefs

• Brief for the Health Care Association of New York State, the New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, New York State Health Care Facilities, NYSARC, and United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State in Support of Petitioner
• Joint Brief for the Associated Builders and Contractors, the National Federation of Independent Business Legal Foundation, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living, the Society for Human Resource Management, the Council on Labor Law Equality, HR Policy Association, Associated Builders and Contractors of California, and Members of the California Small Business Alliance in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the American Hospital Association in Support of Petitioner(reprint)
• Brief for the CATO Institute in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc., and Sherwood Cox in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for the United States in Support of Petitioner
• Brief for AARP, the Association for Gerontology and Human Development in Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the California Alliance for Retired Americans, the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc., the Gray Panthers Project Fund, the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, Older Women's League, and the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute in Support of Respondent
• Brief for the States of New York, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and Wyoming in Support of Respondents

Merits briefs

• Brief for Petitioner Keith Lavon Burgess
• Brief for Respondent United States of America
• Reply Brief for Petitioner Keith Lavon Burgess

Amicus briefs

• Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Families Against Mandatory Minimums in Support of Petitioner

Merits briefs

• Brief for Petitioner United States of America
• Brief for Respondent Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company, et al.
• Reply Brief for Petitioner United States of America

Amicus briefs

• Brief for Alliance Coal, LLC in Support of Respondent
• Brief for National Federation of Independent Business Legal Foundation in Support of Respondent

Merits briefs

• Brief for Appellant Honorable Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama
• Brief for Appellee Yvonne Kennedy
• Reply Brief for Appellant Honorable Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama

Amicus briefs

• Brief for Abigail Thernstrom and Stephen Thernstrom in Support of Appellant
• Brief for the Project on Fair Representation in Support of Appellant
• Brief for the States of Florida, South Carolina, Alaska, Louisiana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Virginia in Support of Appellant
• Brief for Former State Court Justices Charles Fried and Thomas R. Phillips in Support of Appellant
• Brief for American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Alabama in Support of Appellee
• Brief for the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Support of Appellee
• Brief for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., in Support of Appellee
• Brief for the United States of America in Support of Appellees in Part