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Alphabetical Order (A-Z): Merits and Amicus Briefs

September 2009: Merits and Amicus Briefs

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American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League et al.

For twenty years, American Needle, Inc., held a license from the National Football League Properties LLC (NFLP) to produce and sell headwear adorned with the logos and trademarks of teams within the National Football League (NFL). In 2001, NFLP granted an exclusive license to Reebok International Ltd. to produce NFL headwear for ten years, effectively ending American Needle’s license. American Needle responded by bringing an antitrust suit against the NFL, NFLP, each of the NFL teams, and Reebok.

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Briscoe et al. v. Virginia

Petitioners Mark Briscoe and Sheldon Cypress were convicted of drug offenses in Virginia state court. In each trial, the state introduced a certificate of drug analysis detailing the nature and amount of the alleged drugs. The state did not call the analyst as a witness in either case. Instead, the state invoked a statute that permitted petitioners to call the analysts as an adverse witness. Petitioners argue that this procedure violated the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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