No. 07–689, Bartlett, Executive Director of North Carolina State Board of Elections, et al. v. Strickland et al.
Argued October 14, 2008
Christopher G. Browning, Jr., argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Roy Cooper, Attorney General of North Carolina, Grayson G. Kelley, Tiare B. Smiley, Alexander McC. Peters, Susan K. Nichols, Walter Dellinger, Sri Srinivasan, and Irving L. Gornstein.
Carl W. Thurman III argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.
Daryl Joseffer argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae. On the brief were former Solicitor General Garre, Acting Assistant Attorney General Becker, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Diana K. Flynn, and Angela M. Miller.
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, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Terry Goddard of Arizona, Edmund G. Brown, Jr., of California, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Stephen N. Six of Kansas, Jack Conway of Kentucky, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Anne Milgram of New Jersey, Gary K. King of New Mexico, and Nancy H. Rogers of Ohio; for the Campaign Legal Center by J. Gerald Hebert, Paul S. Ryan, and Tara Malloy; for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law et al. by Matthew M. Hoffman, Stephen J. Pollak, William F. Sheehan, John Townsend Rich, Jon M. Greenbaum, John Payton, Jacqueline A. Berrien, Debo P. Adegbile, Ryan P. Haygood, and Brenda Wright; for the League of Women Voters of the United States by Sam Hirsch and Lloyd Leonard; for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. by Anita S. Earls, Laughlin McDonald, Steven R. Shapiro, Pamela S. Karlan, Jeffrey L. Fisher, and Thomas C. Goldstein; and for Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., et al. by Jeh Charles Johnson.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Florida House of Representatives by Bill McCollum, Attorney General of Florida, Scott D. Makar, Solicitor General, and Craig D. Feiser, Deputy Solicitor General; for the American Legislative Exchange Council et al. by E. Marshall Braden and Clark H. Bensen; and for the Pacific Legal Foundation et al. by Sharon L. Browne.
Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund et al. by Lois D. Thompson and Nina Perales; and for Nathaniel Persily et al. by Mr. Persily, pro se, and Michael B. de Leeuw.
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No. 07–773, Vaden v. Discover Bank et al.
Argued October 6, 2008
Daniel R. Ortiz argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were John A. Mattingly, Jr., and David T. Goldberg.
Carter G. Phillips argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Paul J. Zidlicky, Alan S. Kaplinsky, Joseph W. Hovermill, and Matthew T. Wagman.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al. by Evan M. Tager, David M. Gossett, Robin S. Conrad, Amar D. Sarwal, and Michael F. Altschul; for Cintas Corp. by Mark C. Dosker, Joseph A. Meckes, and Pierre H. Bergeron; for the Financial Services Roundtable et al. by Beth S. Brinkmann, L. Richard Fischer, and Seth M. Galanter; and for Law Professors by Imre S. Szalai, pro se.
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No. 08–88, Vermont v. Brillon
Argued January 13, 2009
Christina Rainville argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs was Erica A. Marthage.
Leondra R. Kruger argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With her on the brief were former Solicitor General Garre, Acting Assistant Attorney General Friedrich, then-Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Joseph C. Wyderko.
William A. Nelson argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Utah et al. by Mark L. Shurtleff, Attorney General of Utah, J. Frederic Voros, Jr., Chief, Criminal Appeals Division, and Christine F. Soltis and Ryan D. Tenney, Assistant Attorneys General, by Richard S. Gebelein, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Delaware, 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, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Bill McCollum of Florida, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Steve Carter of Indiana, Thomas J. Miller of Iowa, Steve Six of Kansas, Jack Conway of Kentucky, G. Steven Rowe of Maine, Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Lori Swanson of Minnesota, 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, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, Nancy H. Rogers of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Hardy Myers of Oregon, 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, Robert F. McDonnell of Virginia, Robert M. McKenna of Washington, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; and for the National Governors Association et al. by Richard Ruda.
Anthony J. Franze, Steven R. Shapiro, Robin L. Dahlberg, and Maureen Dimino filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. as amici curiae urging affirmance.
Briefs of amici curiae were filed for Retired State Court Justices by Samuel Spital and Alan D. Reitzfeld; and for the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence et al. by Cheryl Hanna.
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No. 105, Orig., Kansas v. Colorado
Argued December 1, 2008
Stephen N. Six, Attorney General of Kansas, argued the cause for plaintiff. With him on the brief were Michael C. Leitch, Deputy Attorney General, John M. Cassidy, Assistant Attorney General, and Leland E. Rolfs and John B. Draper, Special Assistant Attorneys General.
John W. Suthers, Attorney General of Colorado, argued the cause for defendant. With him on the brief were David W. Robbins and Dennis M. Montgomery, Special Assistant Attorneys General.
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No. 07–1315, Knowles, Warden v. Mirzayance
Argued January 13, 2009
Steven E. Mercer, 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, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Donald E. de Nicola, Deputy State Solicitor General, and Kristofer Jorstad, Deputy Attorney General.
Charles M. Sevilla argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Eric Multhaup.
Pamela Harris, John H. Blume, and Keir M. Weyble filed a brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae.
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No. 07–9712, Puckett v. United States
Argued January 14, 2009
Lars Robert Isaacson argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Jonathan D. Hacker and Geoffrey M. Wyatt.
Lisa H. Schertler argued the cause for the United States. With her on the brief were former Solicitor General Garre, Acting Assistant Attorney General Friedrich, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Kathleen A. Felton.
Kevin P. Martin, Dahlia S. Fetouh, Jodi B. Kalagher, and Barbara Bergman filed a brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae.
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No. 07–9995, Rivera v. Illinois
Argued February 23, 2009
James K. Leven argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Sarah O’Rourke Schrup, Robert N. Hochman, and Jeffrey T. Green.
Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General of Illinois, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Jane Elinor Notz, Deputy Solicitor General, Michael M. Glick and Karl R. Triebel, Assistant Attorneys General, Alan J. Spellberg, and Judy L. DeAngelis.
Matthew D. Roberts argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Kneedler, Acting Assistant Attorney General Glavin, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Deborah Watson.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of Florida et al. by Bill McCollum, Attorney General of Florida, Scott D. Makar, Solicitor General,and Courtney Brewer and Craig D. Feiser, Deputy Solicitors General, by Richard S. Gebelein, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Delaware, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Terry Goddard of Arizona, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Gregory F. Zoeller of Indiana, Tom Miller of Iowa, Steve Six of Kansas, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Chris Koster of Missouri, Steve Bullock of Montana, Kelly A. Ayotte of New Hampshire, Anne Milgram of New Jersey, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Richard Cordray of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, John R. Kroger of Oregon, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, 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 Sorrell of Vermont, Robert M. McKenna of Washington, and J. B. Van Hollen of Wisconsin; for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation by Kent S. Scheidegger; for the National District Attorneys Association by Linda T. Coberly and Gene C. Schaerr; and for Wayne County, Michigan, by Kym L. Worthy and Timothy A. Baughman.
Abigail K. Hemani, Kevin P. Martin, and Barbara Bergman filed a brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae.
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No. 07–1372, Hawaii et al. v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs et al.
Argued February 25, 2009
Mark J. Bennett, Attorney General of Hawaii, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Lisa M. Ginoza, First Deputy Attorney General, Dorothy Sellers, Solicitor General, William J. Wynhoff, Deputy Attorney General, Seth P. Waxman, Jonathan E. Nuechterlein, and Jonathan G. Cedarbaum.
William M. Jay argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of petitioners. With him on the brief were former Solicitor General Garre, Assistant Attorney General Tenpas, then-Deputy Solicitor General Joseffer, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, David C. Shilton, and John Emad Arbab.
Kannon K. Shanmugam argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Anna-Rose Mathieson, Kimberly D. Perrotta, Sherry P. Broder, Jon M. Van Dyke, Melody K. MacKenzie, William Meheula, and Hayden Aluli.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Washington et al. by Robert M. McKenna, Attorney General of Washington, Maureen A. Hart, Solicitor General, and Jay D. Geck, Deputy Solicitor General, and by the AttorneysGeneral for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Talis J. Coldberg of Alaska, Terry Goddard of Arizona, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Bill McCollum of Florida, Thurbert E. Baker of Georgia, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Steve Carter of Indiana, Tom Miller of Iowa, Steve Six of Kansas, Jack Conway of Kentucky, James D. “Buddy” Caldwell of Louisiana, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Jon Bruning of Nebraska, Kelly A. Ayotte of New Hampshire, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, Nancy H. Rogers of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Hardy Myers of Oregon, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Patrick C. Lynch of Rhode Island, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Lawrence E. Long of South Dakota, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, William H. Sorrell of Vermont, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; for the Commissioner of Public Lands for the State of New Mexico by Turner W. Branch; for the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence by Anthony T. Caso, John C. Eastman, and Edwin Meese III; for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii et al. by H. William Burgess and Shannon Lee Goessling; for the Mountain States Legal Foundation by J. Scott Detamore and William Perry Pendley; and for the Pacific Legal Foundation et al. by John H. Findley, Robert H. Thomas, and Ilya Shapiro.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Equal Justice Society et al. by Eric K. Yamamoto; for the National Congress of American Indians by Beth S. Brinkmann, Brian R. Matsui, John E. Echohawk, and Kim Jerome Gottschalk; for the Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. et al. by Catherine E. Stetson and Jessica L. Ellsworth; for Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa by George W. Van Buren; and for Samuel L. Kealoha, Jr., et al. by Walter R. Schoettle and Emmett E. Lee Loy.
Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the Alaska Federation of Natives, Inc., by David S. Case, Carol H. Daniel, and Riyaz Kanji; for the Asian American Justice Center et al. by Jonathan M. Cohen, Mark A. Packman, Karen Narasaki, and Vincent Eng; for Current and Former Hawaii State Officials by Virginia A. Seitz and Sarah O’Rouke Schrup; for the Hawai’i Congressional Delegation by Sri Srinivasan; and for the Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Homelands Assembly et al. by Charles Rothfeld, Andrew J. Pincus, and Thomas W. Merrill.
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No. 07–1216, Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Williams, Deceased
Argued December 3, 2008
Stephen M. Shapiro argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Andrew L. Frey, Andrew H. Schapiro, Lauren R. Goldman, Kenneth S. Geller, Miguel A. Estrada, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., David J. Debold, Kenneth S. Geller, William F. Gary, and Sharon A. Rudnick.
Robert S. Peck argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were James S. Coon, Raymond F. Thomas, William A. Gaylord, Charles S. Tauman, Maureen Leonard, and Kathryn H. Clarke.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for Associated Oregon Industries et al. by Thomas W. Brown and Joel S. DeVore; for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America by Jonathan D. Hacker, Irving L. Gornstein, Robin S. Conrad, and Amar D. Sarwal; for the National Association of Manufacturers by Francis R. Ortiz, Jan S. Amundson, and Quentin Riegel; for the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies by Sheila L. Birnbaum, Douglas W. Dunham, and Ellen P. Quackenbos; for the Pacific Legal Foundation by Timothy Sandefur and Deborah J. La Fetra; and for the Washington Legal Foundation et al. by Arvin Maskin, Konrad Cailteux, Daniel J. Popeo, and Paul D. Kamenar.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for Federal Procedure Scholars by Erwin Chemerinsky; for Public Justice, P. C., et al. by Elizabeth J. Cabraser and Steven E. Fineman; and for the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association by Meagan A. Flynn.
Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the State of Oregon et al. by Hardy Myers, Attorney General of Oregon, Peter Shepherd, Deputy Attorney General, Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General, and Janet A. Metcalf, Assistant Attorney General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Joseph R. Biden III of Delaware, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Gary King of New Mexico, Henry D. McMaster of South Carolina, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee,and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation by Kent S. Scheidegger; and for Retired Oregon Supreme Court Justice Susan M. Leeson et al. by Scott A. Shorr and Robert K. Udziela.
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No. 07–8521, Harbison v. Bell, Warden
Argued January 12, 2009
Dana C. Hansen Chavis argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Stephen M. Kissinger, Andrew J. Pincus, Charles A. Rothfeld, and Dan M. Kahan.
William M. Jay, by invitation of the Court, 552 U. S. ___, argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of the judgment below. With him on the brief were former Solicitor General Garre, Acting Assistant Attorney General Friedrich, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Robert J. Erickson. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General of Tennessee, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, and Gordon W. Smith, Associate Solicitor General, filed a brief for respondent.
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., and Virginia E. Sloan filed a brief for the Constitution Project as amicus curiae urging reversal.
Daniel T. Kobil and Irving L. Gornstein filed a brief for Current and Former Governors as amici curiae.
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No. 07–588, Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc., et al.;
No. 07–589, PSEG Fossil LLC et al. v. Riverkeeper, Inc.; and
No. 07–597, Utility Water Act Group v. Riverkeeper, Inc., et al.
Argued December 2, 2008
Deputy Solicitor General Joseffer argued the cause for the federal parties as respondents in support of petitioners. With him on the briefs were former Solicitor General Garre, Assistant Attorney General Tenpas, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Cynthia J. Morris, and Jessica O’Donnell.
Maureen E. Mahoney argued the cause for petitioners. With her on the briefs for petitioners Entergy Corp., et al., were J. Scott Ballenger, Cassandra S. Bernstein, Elise N. Zoli, Kevin P. Martin, Abigail Hemani, Chuck D. Barlow, and John G. Valeri, Jr. Kristy A. N. Bulleit filed briefs for petitioner Utility Water Act Group.
Richard J. Lazarus argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief for respondents Riverkeeper, Inc., et al. were Reed W. Super, Edward Lloyd, and P. Kent Correll. A brief for respondents State of Rhode Island et al. was filed by Patrick C. Lynch, Attorney General of Rhode Island, and Tricia O’Hare Jedele, Special Assistant Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General of Connecticut, and Kimberly Massicotte and Matthew Levine, Assistant Attorneys General, Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts, and Andrew Goldberg, Assistant Attorney General, Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General of New York, and Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andy D. Bing, Deputy Solicitor General, Denise A. Hartman, Assistant Solicitor General, and Maureen F. Leary, Assistant Attorney General, Joseph R. Biden III, Attorney General of Delaware, and Kevin Maloney, Deputy Attorney General, Anne Milgram, Attorney General of New Jersey, and Ellen Barney Balint, Deputy Attorney General.
Briefs of curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Nebraska et al. by Jon Bruning, Attorney General of Nebraska, and David D. Cookson, Chief Deputy Attorney General, and by the Attorneys General and other officials for their respective States as follows: Troy King, Attorney General of Alabama, Dustin McDaniel, Attorney General of Arkansas, John W. Suthers, Attorney General of Colorado, Bill McCollum, Attorney General of Florida, Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Stephen N. Six, Attorney General of Kansas, and Jared S. Maag, Deputy Solicitor General, Jack Conway, Attorney General of Kentucky, James D. Caldwell, Attorney General of Louisiana, Michael A. Cox, Attorney General of Michigan, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General of Missouri, Gary K. King, Attorney General of New Mexico, Wayne Stenehjem, Attorney General of North Dakota, Henry McMaster, Attorney General of South Carolina, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General of Tennessee, Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, and Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General of Virginia, and William E. Thro, State Solicitor General; for the American Chemistry Council et al. by Russell S. Frye, Leslie A. Hulse, Richard S. Wasserstrom, Robin S. Conrad, Amar D. Sarwal, Jan S. Amundson, and Quentin Riegel; for the American Petroleum Institute by Daniel P. Albers, David T. Ballard, Harry Ng, and Michael See; for the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance by Kevin M. Fong; for the National Association of Home Builders by Messrs. Albers and Ballard, Duane J. Desiderio, and Thomas J. Ward; for the Nuclear Energy Institute by Seth P. Waxman, Edward C. DuMont, Brian M. Boynton, and Ellen C. Ginsberg; and for the Pacific Legal Foundation by M. Reed Hopper and Steven Geoffrey Gieseler.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance 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, by Susan Shinkman and Richard P. Mather, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Tom Miller of Iowa, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Mike McGrath of Montana, Nancy H. Rogers of Ohio, and W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma; for Commercial Fishermen of America, et al., by Elizabeth J. Hubertz and Stephanie Tai; for Environment America et al. by Christopher J. Wright and Timothy J. Simeone; for Environmental Law Professors by Jared A. Goldstein; for the National Wildlife Federation et al. by David K. Mears; for OMB Watch by Amy Sinden; and for Voices of the Wetlands et al. by Deborah A. Sivas and Leah J. Russin.
Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the AEI Center for Regulatory and Market Studies et al. by Robert E. Litan; for the Clean Air Task Force et al. by Ann Brewster Weeks; and for Frank Ackerman et al. by David M. Driesen and Douglas A. Kysar.
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No. 07–581, 14 Penn Plaza LLC et al. v. Pyett et al.
Argued December 1, 2008
Paul Salvatore argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Edward A. Brill, Charles S. Sims, Mark D. Harris, Brian S. Rauch, Ian C. Schaefer, James F. Berg, and Howard Rothschild.
David C. Frederick argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Jeffrey L. Kreisberg, Michael F. Sturley, and Lynn E. Blais.
Curtis E. Gannon argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With him on the brief were former Solicitor General Garre, Acting Assistant Attorney General Becker, Dennis J. Dimsey, Ronald S. Cooper, and Lorraine C. Davis.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America by Samuel Estreicher and Robin S. Conrad; and for the Equal Employment Advisory Council by Rae T. Vann.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations et al. by Jonathan P. Hiatt, James B. Coppess, and Laurence Gold; for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law et al. by Matthew D. Slater, Michael Byars, and Andrew Weaver; for the National Employment Lawyers Association et al. by Kathleen Phair Barnard, Jeffrey L. Needle, Laurie A. McCann, and Deborah Zuckerman; for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc., by Raymond J. LaJeunesse, Jr.; and for the Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ, by Larry Engelstein.
Matthew W. Finkin, Barry Winograd, and James Oldham filed a brief for the National Academy of Arbitrators as amicus curiae.
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No. 07–1410, United States v. Navajo Nation
Argued February 23, 2009
Then-Acting Solicitor General Kneedler argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were former Solicitor General Garre, Assistant Attorney General Tenpas, Anthony A. Yang, and Elizabeth A. Peterson.
Carter G. Phillips argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Virginia A. Seitz, Robert A. Parker, Paul E. Frye, Lisa M. Enfield, and Louis Denetsosie.
A brief of amici curiae urging reversal was filed for Peabody Western Coal Co. et al. by Charles G. Cole, Antonia B. Ianniello, Shannen W. Coffin, Paul R. Hurst, G. Michael Halfenger, and Lawrence G. McBride.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of New Mexico et al. by Gary King, Attorney General of New Mexico, and David Thomson, Deputy Attorney General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Terry Goddard of Arizona and Mark Shurtleff of Utah; for Law Professors by Richard B. Collins and Carole E. Goldberg, both pro se; for the National Congress of American Indians et al. by Reid Peyton Chambers, Douglas B. L. Endreson, William R. Perry, and John T. Harrison; and for former Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus et al. by Kathleen M. Sullivan, Daniel H. Bromberg, and Margret M. Caruso.
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No. 07–10441, Corley v. United States
Argued January 21, 2009
David L. McColgin argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Leigh M. Skipper, Maureen K. Rowley, Joseph M. Miller, and Brett G. Sweitzer.
Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were former Solicitor General Garre, Acting Assistant Attorney General Friedrich, Toby J. Heytens, and Thomas E. Booth.
A brief of amici curiae urging reversal was filed for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers et al. by Jeffrey T. Green, Quin M. Sorenson, Sarah O’Rourke Schrup, Paul M. Rashkind, Frances H. Pratt, Peter Goldberger, Henry J. Bemporad, and Philip J. Lynch.
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No. 07–542, Arizona v. Gant
Argued October 7, 2008
Joseph T. Maziarz, Assistant Attorney General of Arizona, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Terry Goddard, Attorney General, Mary R. O’Grady, Solicitor General, Kent E. Cattani, Chief Counsel, Randall M. Howe, Former Chief Counsel, and Nicholas D. Acedo, Assistant Attorney General.
Anthony A. Yang 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, and Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben.
Thomas F. Jacobs argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Jeffrey T. Green.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the State of Florida et al. by Bill McCollum, Attorney General of Florida, Scott D. Makar, Solicitor General, and Craig D. Feiser and Courtney Brewer, Deputy Solicitors General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Troy King of Alabama, Talis J. Colberg of Alaska, Edmund G. Brown, Jr., of California, John W. Suthers of Colorado, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaii, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Steve Carter of Indiana, Steven N. Six of Kansas, Douglas F. Gansler of Maryland, Michael A. Cox of Michigan, Lori Swanson of Minnesota, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Kelly A. Ayotte of New Hampshire, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Wayne Stenehjem of North Dakota, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Hardy Myers of Oregon, Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Lawrence E. Long of South Dakota, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., of Tennessee, Robert M. McKenna of Washington, J. B. Van Hollen of Wisconsin, and Bruce A. Salzburg of Wyoming; for Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Inc., et al. by Wayne W. Schmidt, James P. Manak, Richard Weintraub, Michael E. McNeff, Eric B. Edwards, and Bernard J. Farber; for the National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., by William J. Johnson and Devallis Rutledge; and for Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley et al. by Mr. Cooley, pro se, Lael R. Rubin, Brentford J. Ferreira, and Phyllis C. Asayama.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. by James J. Tomkovicz, Steven R. Shapiro, and Graham A. Boyd; for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by Jeffrey L. Fisher, Pamela S. Karlan, Amy Howe, Kevin K. Russell, and Thomas C. Goldstein; and for the National Association of Federal Defenders by Beth S. Brinkmann, Seth M. Galanter, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Lila M. Bateman, Frances H. Pratt, Philip J. Lynch, Judith H. Mizner, and Stephen C. Moss.
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No. 07–615, Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi
Argued January 12, 2009
David J. Bederman argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Mina Almassi.
Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, by invitation of the Court, 552 U. S. ___, argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were former Solicitor General Garre, Assistant Attorney General Katsas, then-Acting Solicitor General Kneedler, Douglas N. Letter, Lewis S. Yelin, John B. Bellinger III, and Robert F. Hoyt.
Carter G. Phillips argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Jacqueline G. Cooper, Jonathan R. Mook, and Philip J. Hirschkop.
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No. 07–1209, Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Sanders; and Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Simmons
Argued December 8, 2008
Eric D. Miller argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were former Solicitor General Garre, Assistant Attorney General Katsas, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Todd M. Hughes, and Paul J. Hutter.
Christopher J. Meade argued the cause for respondent Simmons. With him on the brief was Anne K. Small. Mark R. Lippman argued the cause for respondent Sanders. With him on the brief was Michael A. Morin.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Legion et al. by Beth S. Brinkmann, Brian R. Matsui, and Barton F. Stichman; and for the Washington Legal Foundation et al. by Daniel J. Popeo and Richard A. Samp.
Blair Elizabeth Taylor filed a brief for the Federal Circuit Bar Association as amicus curiae.