Following are briefs for cases heard by the Supreme Court in November 2004. 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.

Monday, November 1

Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Banks
Docket No. 03-892
and
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Banaitis
Docket No. 03-907

For Commissioner of Internal Revenue in 03-892 and 03-907

For Respondent Banks

For Respondent Banaitis

Joint Supplemental brief for Respondents

Stewart v. Dutra Construction Co.
Docket No. 03-814

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Petitioner's reply brief

Tuesday, November 2

Florida v. Nixon
Docket No. 03-931

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Petitioner's reply brief

Johnson v. California
Docket No. 03-636

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Petitioner's reply brief

Wednesday, November 3

Small v. United States
Docket No. 03-750

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Petitioner's reply brief

Smith v. City of Jackson et al.
Docket No. 03-1160

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief (2 MB)

Appendix to Respondent's brief (2 MB)

Monday, November 8

Devenpeck et al. v. Alford
Docket No. 03-710

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Shepard v. United States
Docket No. 03-9168

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Petitioner's reply brief

Tuesday, November 9

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma v. Thompson
Docket No. 02-1472
and
Thompson v. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Docket No. 03-853

For the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma et al.

For Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services

Reply brief for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma et al.

Pasquantino v. United States
Docket No. 03-725

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Petitioner's reply brief

Wednesday, November 10

Illinois v. Caballes
Docket No. 03-923

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief (3 MB)

Petitioner's reply brief

Brown v. Payton
Docket No. 03-1039

Petitioner's brief (2 MB)

Respondent's brief

Petitioner's reply brief

Monday, November 29

Ashcroft v. Raich
Docket No. 03-1454

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Howell v. Mississippi
Docket No. 03-9560

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Tuesday, November 30

Whitfield v. United States
Docket No. 03-1293
and
Hall v. United States
Docket No. 03-1294

For Petitioners in 03-1293 and 03-1294

For Respondent in 03-1293 and 03-1294

Reply brief for petitioners

Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
Docket No. 02-1672

Petitioner's brief

Respondent's brief

Petitioner's reply brief

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