No. 07–1239, Winter, Secretary of the Navy, et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.
Argued October 8, 2008
Solicitor General Garre argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Assistant Attorney General Tenpas, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nelson, Anthony A. Yang, Andrew C. Mergen, Michael R. Eitel, Luther L. Hajek, Allen M. Brabender, Daniel J. Dell’Orto, Thomas N. Ledvina, J. Page Turney, Jane C. Luxton, Mary Beth Ward, and Edward A. Boling
Richard B. Kendall argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief for respondent environmentalists were Robert N. Klieger, Gregory A. Fayer, Joel R. Reynolds, Cara A. Horowitz, and Stephen Zak Smith.
Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General of California, filed a brief for respondent California Coastal Commission. With him on the brief were Jamee Jordan Patterson, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, J. Matthew Rodriquez, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Manuel M. Medeiros, Solicitor General, and Gordon Burns, Deputy Solicitor General.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Navy League of the United States—Honolulu Council et al. by Robert H. Thomas, Mark M. Murakami, Theodore G. Meeker, and Michael A. Lilly; for the Pacific Legal Foundation by M. Reed Hopper and Steven Geoffrey Gieseler; and for the Washington Legal Foundation et al. by Andrew G. McBride, Daniel J. Popeo, and Paul D. Kamenar.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Ecological Society of America by Peter E. Perkowski; for California Assembly Member Julia Brownley et al. by Stephen B. Kinnaird, Peter H. Weiner, Paul W. Cane, Jr., and Sean D. Unger; and for Michael C. Small et al. by Mr. Small, pro se, Jonathan D. Varat, and Edward P. Lazarus.
Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the California Forestry Association et al. by Thomas R. Lundquist, J. Michael Klise, Michele Dias, William R. Murray, Douglas T. Nelson, Duane J. Desiderio, and Thomas J. Ward; and for Defenders of Wildlife et al. by Eric R. Glitzenstein.
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No. 07–1223, Bell v. Kelly, Warden
Argued November 12, 2008
Richard P. Bress argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Maureen E. Mahoney, J. Scott Ballenger, Matthew K. Roskoski, Robert Lee, Jonathan P. Sheldon, and Randi R. Vickers.
Katherine B. Burnett, Senior Assistant Attorney General of Virginia, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General, and Jerry P. Slonaker, Senior Assistant Attorney General.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for Former State Court Judges by Susan J. Kohlmann; for the National Association of Federal Defenders et al. by Andrea D. Lyon, Pamela Harris, and Frances H. Pratt; and for the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by Ashley C. Parrish and Marvin D. Miller.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of Idaho et al. by Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General of Idaho, and Jessica M. Lorello, L. LaMont Anderson, and Kenneth K. Jorgensen, Deputy Attorneys General, by Kevin T. Kane, Chief State’s Attorney of Connecticut, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Dustin McDaniel of Arkansas, John Suthers of Colorado, Joseph R. Biden III of Delaware, Bill McCollum of Florida, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Steve Carter of Indiana, Steve Six of Kansas, Jack Conway of Kentucky, Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Lori Swanson of Minnesota, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Mike McGrath of Montana, Jon Bruning of Nebraska, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Kelly A. Ayotte of New Hampshire, Anne Milgram of New Jersey, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Lawrence E. Long of South Dakota, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, Robert M. McKenna of Washington, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation by Kent S. Scheidegger; and for the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys by Joel R. Branscom.
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No. 07–544, Hedgpeth, Warden v. Pulido
Argued October 15, 2008
Jeremy Friedlander, Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Manuel Medeiros, State Solicitor General, Gerald A. Engler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Donald E. de Nicola, Deputy State Solicitor General, and Peggy S. Ruffra, Supervising Deputy Attorney General.
Pratik A. Shah argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were former Solicitor General Clement, former Assistant Attorney General Fisher, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Deborah Watson.
J. Bradley O’Connell, by appointment of the Court, 552 U. S. ___, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.
Kent S. Scheidegger filed a brief for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation as amicus curiae urging reversal.
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No. 07–562, Altria Group, Inc., et al. v. Good et al.
Argued October 6, 2008
Theodore B. Olson argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Mark A. Perry, Amir C. Tayrani, Kenneth J. Parsigian, Kenneth S. Geller, and Guy Miller Struve.
David C. Frederick argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Mark L. Evans, Gerard V. Mantese, Mark Rossman, Thomas V. Urmy, Jr., Todd S. Heyman, and Samuel W. Lanham, Jr.
Douglas Hallward-Driemeier argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of respondents. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Garre, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Assistant Attorney General Hertz, Mark B. Stern, and Alisha B. Klein.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America by Jeffrey A. Lamken, Allyson N. Ho, Robin S. Conrad, and Amar D. Sarwal; for the National Association of Manufacturers by Peter A. Barile III, Jan S. Amundson, and Quentin Riegel; for the Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., by John M. Thomas; and for the Washington Legal Foundation by Daniel J. Popeo and Richard A. Samp.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of Maine et al. by G. Steven Rowe, Attorney General of Maine, Paul Stern, Deputy Attorney General, Linda Conti, Chief, Consumer Protection Division, and Jennifer Willis and Carolyn Silsby, Assistant Attorneys General, by Peter J. Nickles, Interim Attorney General of the District of Columbia, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Talis J. Colberg of Alaska, Terry Goddard of Arizona, Dustin McDaniel of Arkansas, Edmund G. Brown, Jr., of California, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Joseph R. Biden III of Delaware, Bill McCollum of Florida, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Steve Carter of Indiana, Thomas J. Miller of Iowa, Stephen N. Six of Kansas, Jack Conway of Kentucky, James D. Caldwell of Louisiana, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Lori Swanson of Minnesota, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Mike McGrath of Montana, Jon Bruning of Nebraska, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Kelly A. Ayotte of New Hampshire, Anne Milgram of New Jersey, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, Nancy H. Rogers of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Hardy Myers of Oregon, Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania, Patrick C. Lynch of Rhode Island, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Lawrence E. Long of South Dakota, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, Robert M. McKenna of Washington, Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., of West Virginia, J. B. Van Hollen of Wisconsin, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; for the American Medical Association et al. by Gerson H. Smoger; for Former Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission by Robert L. King; for the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition et al. by Kathleen Hoke Dachille; for the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium et al. by David C. Vladeck, Leslie A. Brueckner, and Julie Nepveu; and for Allan M. Brandt et al. by Robert S. Peck and Francine A. Hochberg.
Briefs of amici curiae were filed for Constitutional and Administrative Law Scholars by Ernest A. Young and Erin Glenn Busby; and for Former Commissioners et al. of the Federal Trade Commission by Michael S. Fried, Christian G. Vergonis, and Robert T. Smith.
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No. 07–6984, Jimenez v. Quarterman, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
Argued November 4, 2008
Thomas C. Goldstein argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Pamela S. Karlan, Jeffrey L. Fisher, Amy Howe, Kevin K. Russell, and Scott T. Williams.
Sean D. Jordan, Deputy Solicitor General of Texas, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Greg Abbott, Attorney General, Kent C. Sullivan, First Assistant Attorney General, Eric J. R. Nichols, Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice, James C. Ho, Solicitor General, Rance L. Craft and Adam W. Aston, Assistant Solicitors General, and Marta McLaughlin, Assistant Attorney General.
George A. Cumming, Jr., Jani J. Maselli, Andrea Marsh, and Keith Hampton filed a brief for the Texas Fair Defense Project et al. as amici curiae urging reversal.
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No. 06–11206, Chambers v. United States
Argued November 10, 2008
Robert N. Hochman argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Jeffrey T. Green, Julie Morian, and Sarah O’Rourke Schrup.
Matthew D. Roberts argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Garre, Acting Assistant Attorney General Friedrich, and Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben.
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No. 07–513, Herring v. United States
Argued October 7, 2008
Pamela S. Karlan argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Jeffrey L. Fisher, Amy Howe, Kevin K. Russell, Ronald W. Wise, and Thomas C. Goldstein.
Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Garre, Acting Assistant Attorney General Friedrich, Toby J. Heytens, and Deborah Watson.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. by Geoffrey F. Aronow, William H. Forman, Eric G. Barber, and Steven R. Shapiro; for the Electronic Privacy Information Center et al. by Marc Rotenberg; and for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by Pamela Harris and Walter Dellinger.
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No. 07–901, Oregon v. Ice
Argued October 14, 2008
Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General of Oregon, argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, Peter Shepherd, Deputy Attorney General, and Douglas Petrina, Assistant Attorney General.
Ernest G. Lannet, by appointment of the Court, 553 U. S. ___, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Peter Gartlan and Rebecca A. Duncan.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Indiana et al. by Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Thomas M. Fisher, Solicitor General, Stephen R. Creason, Section Chief, and Ellen H. Meilaender, Deputy Attorney General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Terry Goddard of Arizona, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Bill McCollum of Florida, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Stephen N. Six of Kansas, G. Steven Rowe of Maine, Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Lori Swanson of Minnesota, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Lawrence E. Long of South Dakota, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, and Robert M. McKenna of Washington; for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation by Kent S. Scheidegger; and for Sentencing Law Scholars by Jonathan F. Mitchell and Stephanos Bibas, both pro se.
Jeffrey T. Green filed a brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae urging affirmance.
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No. 07–772, Waddington, Superintendent, Washington Corrections Center v. Sarausad
Argued October 15, 2008
William Berggren Collins, Deputy Solicitor General of Washington, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Robert M. McKenna, Attorney General, Jay D. Geck, Deputy Solicitor General, and Paul D. Weisser and John J. Samson, Assistant Attorneys General.
Jeffrey L. Fisher argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Patricia Novotny, by appointment of the Court, 555 U. S. ____, Jeffrey T. Green, Mark E. Haddad, David Zuckerman, and Vanessa Soriano Power.
Craig D. Singer and Pamela Harris filed a brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae urging affirmance.
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No. 07–610, Locke et al. v. Karass, State Controller, et al.
Argued October 6, 2008
W. James Young argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Milton L. Chappell and Stephen C. Whiting.
Jeremiah A. Collins argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief for respondent Maine State Employees Association et al. were Robert Alexander and Laurence Gold.
Former Solicitors General Clement and Garre, Acting Assistant Attorney General Katsas, Daryl Joseffer, Douglas N. Letter, Mark S. Flynn, and Nora Carroll filed a brief for the United States as amicus curiae.
Sharon L. Browne and Alan W. Foutz filed a brief for the Pacific Legal Foundation et al. as amici curiae urging reversal.
Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General of Virginia, William E. Thro, State Solicitor General, Stephen R. McCullough, Deputy State Solicitor General, and William C. Mims, Chief Deputy Attorney General, filed a brief for the Commonwealth of Virginia as amici curiae.
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No. 07–751, Pearson et al. v. Callahan
Argued October 14, 2008
Peter Stirba argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Meb W. Anderson and Orin S. Kerr.
Malcolm L. Stewart argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were former Solicitor General Garre, Acting Assistant Attorneys General Friedrich and Katsas, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, Ann Wallace, Barbara L. Herwig, and Edward Himmelfarb.
Theodore P. Metzler, Jr., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Robert A. Long, Jr., and James K. Slavens.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Illinois et al. by Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois, Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, and Jane Elinor Notz, Deputy Solicitor General, by Roberto J. Sánchez-Ramos, Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Talis J. Colberg of Alaska, Dustin McDaniel of Arkansas, Edmund G. Brown, Jr., of California, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Bill McCollum of Florida, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Steve Carter of Indiana, Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Mike McGrath of Montana, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Kelly A. Ayotte of New Hampshire, Anne Milgram of New Jersey, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Patrick C. Lynch of Rhode Island, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Lawrence E. Long of South Dakota, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, Robert M. McKenna of Washington, Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., of West Virginia, J. B. Van Hollen of Wisconsin, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; and for the National Association of Counties et al. by Richard Ruda and Lawrence Rosenthal.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the ACLU by Steven R. Shapiro and Adam B. Wolf; for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by Jeffrey A. Lamken and Barbara Bergman; for the National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights by Beth S. Brinkmann, Seth M. Galanter, and Michael Gerard; and for the National Police Accountability Project et al. by Michael Avery, John Burton, Stephen M. Latimer, David Rudovsky, and Jeffrey L. Needle.
Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the Liberty Legal Institute by Kelly J. Shackelford; and for the Texas Association of School Boards by Ramón G. Viada III.
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No. 07–1125, Fitzgerald et vir v. Barnstable School Committee et al.
Argued December 2, 2008
Charles A. Rothfeld argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Andrew J. Pincus, Dan M. Kahan, and Anne Glennon.
Kay H. Hodge argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief were Joan L. Stein and John M. Simon.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Bar Association by H. Thomas Wells, Jr., Richard M. Zuckerman, and Kristen Galles; for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. by Steven R. Shapiro, Lenora M. Lapidus, Marcia D. Greenberger, Jocelyn Samuels, and Dina R. Lassow; for the National Association of Women Lawyers by Margaret Drew, Beth L. Kaufman, Mary Therese Nagel, and Joanne Simboli Hodge; and for the Pacific Legal Foundation by John H. Findley and Steven Geoffrey Gieseler.
Lisa A. Brown, Ada Meloy, Francisco M. Negrón, Jr., Naomi Gittins, Thomas Hutton, and Lisa Soronen filed a brief for the National School Boards Association et al. as amici curiae urging affirmance.